[ad_1] More than 1,300 people have backed a petition calling for short-stay parking spaces to be installed outside Ashford’s sorting office. Residents have long called for parking to be offered at the Royal Mail site in Tannery Lane, which is surrounded by double-yellow lines. Drivers risk being caught by wardens when parking outside the sorting…
[ad_1] Kent has a rich and colourful history, but there are some facts that are absolutely astounding. There is something about Kent that seems to attract people. Whether it is the Romans or the rich and famous, people seem to fall in love with the county. Read more: The fascinating stories behind Kent’s lost and…
[ad_1] Eight postcode areas in Kent are experiencing a limited Royal Mail delivery service due to coronavirus. People living in parts of Margate and Ashford are likely to face significant delays receiving their post. Royal Mail today confirmed that Margate postcodes CT7 to CT9 as well as Ashford postcodes TN23 to TN27 are in the…
[ad_1] The Met Office is warning that heavy rain set to batter the county is “likely to bring disruption to travel”. Forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning for rain on Tuesday morning (September 24). It will be in place from midnight until 3pm. Kent Royal Mail postman fired after being ‘one minute late’ with…
[ad_1] A mum took parenting to the next level this week when she gate crashed his maths class in a bid to teach him a valuable lesson. Becky Crandley walked into The Sittingbourne Community College in Swanstree Avenue and sat herself down next to her son as part of a “surprise” experiment on Friday (September…
[ad_1] A Kent postman was fired from his job after being just one minute late with a special delivery. Robert Lockyer, from Ashford, was based at the local delivery office in Tannery Lane and had worked for Royal Mail for 28 years. In October last year, he was dismissed after management accused him of “gross…
[ad_1] More than a quarter of the people taking the British citizenship test in Kent failed in 2017. Exclusive figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws show a total of 1,967 tests were taken in Kent in that year. And people failed on 524 occasions – 27 per cent of the time. However, the proportion…