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Chatham Freestyle Club looking for new members

The Ramps and Rails team at Chatham Snowsports Centre are searching for the next UK freestyle star! Our reporter, Adam Broderick, visited them last night to learn more about the club, and what you need to do before you can…

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Anniversary of the last Kent rugby game

Next weekend, grassroots rugby players will be teased by England’s clash against Wales in the Six Nations tournament. Watching their beloved game be played on an international stage, amateur rugby players have received little news from the Rugby Football Union…

Supermarket employee goes the extra mile

Food retailers have been the second front-line of the pandemic, working non-stop for the last year to keep the country well-fed and minimise the risk of transmission. Gavin Baker, an employee in the produce section of Hempstead Sainsbury’s, has been…

Sir Tom Moore the Seal returned to the wild

An orphaned seal pup has been released back into the wild following rehabilitation in Norfolk. The seal was named in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the veteran pensioner who raised £30 million for the NHS this summer. Sir Tom…

Polar Paddington arrives in Yorkshire

The world’s first British polar bear has been re-homed today. Three-year-old Hamish has been on a 400-mile journey across the UK from Northern Scotland to Yorkshire. Hamish was born and grew up in Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park, and is one…

Conspiracy theorist joins armed protest in Arizona

Alex Jones, the man behind such theories as “chemicals in the water are turning the frogs gay” and “the government have weather weapons”, has been seen speaking to Republican supporters in Arizona. With chants of “count the votes”, the armed…

A locked down Remembrance Sunday for Kent

This year Britain will experience its first, and hopefully only, Lockdown Remembrance Sunday. With heavy restrictions on public gatherings, many Remembrance services have been cancelled and the Poppy Appeal has seen its lowest donations ever recorded.  The Mayor of Swale,…

Leicester Tigers test positive

Leicester Tigers have shut down training after multiple positive coronavirus tests. Players will now continue training individually at home in preparation for their first game of the season against Gloucester in two weeks. A club statement said: “Health, wellbeing and…

Rainham tutor provides free meals for her community

Almost 20,000 food vouchers were given out across Kent in the last month, according to Kent County Council, revealing the extent to which low-income families are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic.  Parliament voted against the central government…