[ad_1] A housing complex will be named after the boss of a company that was just across the road. The block of retirement homes, at Charlton Green, Dover, will be called Elkington House. Artist’s impression of the futeure Elkington House. Picture: Dover District Council This is after Vivian Elkington who was in charge of Dover…
[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] 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…
[ad_1] Developers of a housing complex are giving the community the chance to christen it. And the person who chooses the winning name will get a £200 prize and will be able to attend the grand opening. McCarthy and Stone says construction is set to begin for the 70 extra care apartments at Charlton Green,…