» Hilary waits for right weather to sail to Scotland
30/06/09 15:57 from Kos RSS Feed
Determined Hilary Lister’s quest to become the first disabled woman to sail solo around Britain approached its halfway point this week, Yourswale reports. The 37-year-old Selling resident was greeted by a pipe band in Arklow, County W..

» Hefty tax bill threatens jobs at Sheerness Docks
30/06/09 15:57 from Kos RSS Feed
One hundred port workers face an uncertain future after their employer got into a bitter £3m row with the taxman, Yourswale reports . Car company Gefco has vowed to do everything it can to keep staff on the payroll despite being lande..

» Customs man arrested in drug smuggling inquiry
30/06/09 15:57 from Kos RSS Feed
A customs officer from Dover has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking. The middle-aged man was among five others to be arrested at addresses in Kent by HM Revenue and Customs officers and Metropolitan Police on Sunday. A man and w..

» Billy sets a new world record for making most pots
30/06/09 15:57 from Kos RSS Feed
A potter set a new world record for the most pots made in an hour at an event on Sunday, Yourmaidstone reports. Mark ‘Billy’ Byles smashed the previous record of 83 by crafting an impressive 150 pots in the 60 minutes. A large c..

» Cable thieves caused £200k damage to railway lines
30/06/09 15:57 from Kos RSS Feed
Three men who stole cable from live railway tracks have been jailed for a total of 17 years, Yourmaidstone reports . Peter Penn and Peter Taylor, both from Church Field, Snodland, and Stuart Smith, also from Snodland, appeared at Maidstone ..

» Kent stutter as Gloucester sieze initiative
30/06/09 15:57 from Kos RSS Feed
By Glenn Pearson Kent (215-6) v Gloucestershire, tea on day one Kent’s batsmen will once again be questioning why they haven’t piled on the runs in the first innings of a County Championship match, after several key men failed t..

» Gills to play friendly at Le Havre
30/06/09 15:57 from Kos RSS Feed
Gillingham will play French Ligue 2 side Le Havre in a friendly as part of their pre-season training camp at Le Touquet complex in France in July. Mark Stimson’s side will be spending four days at Le Touquet on the French coast near L..

» Parnell rejoins Kent
30/06/09 15:57 from Kos RSS Feed
by Glenn Pearson South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell has agreed to re-join Kent for a five-week spell, making him available for the Twenty20 quarter-final against Durham. The 19-year-old left-arm seamer will join Rob Key’s side fr..

» Crofts to join Brighton
30/06/09 15:57 from Kos RSS Feed
Former Gillingham captain Andrew Crofts is expected to sign for League One rivals Brighton & Hove Albion today (Tuesday). The 25-year-old was released at the end of last season after Gills boss Mark Stimson decided against offering the Wale..

» Toddler Portrait Photographer Kent - Chloe & Laura (Wedding Photographer Kent, Ian Parsfield)
30/06/09 10:02 from Wikio - Kent
Wow, how hot was it yesterday!! Well i was chasing this gorgeous little girl Chloe around Kelsey Park in Beckenham, i got some stunning shots that just cant be appriciated with the low resolution versions posted on my blog.... plus as it w..

» A Black Day For Traditional Dancing (Here's George)
30/06/09 06:52 from Wikio - Kent
A group of Morris dancers say they are "disappointed and frustrated" after performances were cancelled because they wear traditional black make-up. The Motley "Border" Morris Men from Dartford in Kent, follow a tradition which originated i..

» Alec Linfield joins the ASI (Adam Smith Institute Blog)
30/06/09 06:01 from Wikio - Kent
I am currently at Sutton Valence school in Kent, and having just taken my GCSE's I am feeling confident about the results that I will receive in August. I will be looking to take Maths, Economics, Design technology and Politics at AS level..

» Lesean McCoy Agrees to Deal (Bleeding Green Nation)
30/06/09 02:14 from Wikio - Kent
Because of the nearing of Training Camp, the Eagles needed to sign all of their draft picks before the start of the camp, and entered today with all but two of them under contract. But now there remains only one player left unsigned--WR Je..

» Femme Metal Festival Announce 7 Acts (Classic Rock and More)
29/06/09 23:04 from Wikio - Kent
The Femme Metal Festival is a brand new UK festival specifically aimed at promoting female fronted metal/rock bands and to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research UK. The festival will take place at the King's Hall, He..

» New books for Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:01:01 GMT
29/06/09 23:01 from Templeman Library New Acquisitions
In Process - Unions and climate change - the case for union environment reps In Process - Cole, Susan Guettel. - Landscapes, gender, and ritual space : the ancient Greek experience In Process - Cole, Susan Guettel. - Landscapes..