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‘How can anybody be so horrid?’

VANDALS have destroyed the memorial to a 17-year-old who died when his moped collided with a lorry. Jamie Gooda, of Wilberforce Way, Gravesend, was killed in the crash on the old A2 at Hever Court Road, in June. Friends and relatives of the popular teen...

‘Many teenagers rely on mopeds’

A TEENAGER has defended youngsters who ride scooters following the latest horrific crash. David Edwards, 16, of Timberbank, Vigo knew both tragic Jamie Gooda and the teenager who suffered leg injuries in a smash with a HGV in Culverstone last month. Des...

Reporter provides quality news on YOUR doorstep

COMMUNITY leaders hailed the re-launch of the Gravesend Reporter saying residents will have access to quality news on their doorstep . Last Thursday the paper, which was founded over 150 years ago, was slashed to 25p in the shops, with thousands of copi...

THE END OF AN ERA

A WELL-KNOWN furniture shop that has served the borough for more than 100 years is to close because the owners are retiring. Baldwin and Son, in Perry Street, Northfleet, which opened in the 1890s, will stop trading on New Year s Eve, also forcing the cl...

For goodness SNAKES!

A SHOCKED dad found a four-foot Californian Corn Snake on a visit to his allotment. Wheelchair-bound Stephen Gould, 48, of Alamein Road, Swanscombe, spotted the bright orange snake with red heart shaped patterns along with his wife, Sheila, 46, as they t...

Fleet kick-start classes for kids

WHAT do Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Ebbsfleet United have in common? They are all in the premier league for education as the Stonebridge Road outfit joins a growing list of clubs offering specialist learning centres at their ground...

Light up our street

HUNDREDS of schoolchildren paraded through the town to celebrate the launch of the Cultural Olympiad. Gravesend town centre was brought to a standstill last Friday when 450 school children, teachers and parents took part in the Festival of Light parade....

Can you help lifeboat crew raise top cash?

A TEAM of lifesavers are hoping to raise £1,000 to support them in their quest to save lives at sea. Eleven members of the Gravesend RNLI crew have pledged to raise the money by taking part in the Great South Run this month. The group are no strangers t...

Cathedral tribute to ‘true reformer’

A SERVICE of thanksgiving for the life of a former county leader is to take place next month. The event to honour the memory of Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart OBE is to be held at Canterbury Cathedral at 11am on Thursday, November 27. The former leader of Ken...

Reporter audience just keeps on growing..

JUST as other newspapers in the county are closing offices and struggling against the financial climate your Reporter and Kentish Times series is just getter stronger. And to celebrate we ve come up with a price you will love – just 25p per week and what...

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Where are travellers to go if they are evicted? I WRITE with reference to the travellers and gypsies who are currently occupying Whitepost Lane, Sole Street, Cobham. As a traveller, I feel disgusted at the way travellers and gypsy people are treated. Wh...

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It s build or decline I WAS intrigued to see from last week s local press that Cllr Lee Croxton (now deputy leader of the Labour opposition) has discovered he opposes the Heritage Quarter regeneration scheme. The Development Agreement for the scheme as a...

Sport

Who’s the daddy? - It’s been a miserable end to the Spitfires’ year...except for one man

MARTIN van Jaarsveld has revealed that the prospect of impending fatherhood spearheaded his early endeavours as he smashed his way to a cluster of end-of-season accolades, writes Alex Leach. The South African, 34, and his wife, Jill, were expecting an al...

The Inside Track with Matt Walker: Season a sorry tale of ifs, buts and maybes

RELEGATION from Division One of the County Championship last Saturday means Kent s year goes down as a disappointing one – but it could have been so much better. We were heavily involved in every competition and fell at the final hurdle in each of the fo...

The Inside Track with Matt Walker: New challenge is just what I need

WHEN you have played so long for one club there is, somewhat inevitably, always going to be sadness at the end of an era. Kent has been my team in every way since I first represented them as an eight-year-old and there have been a lot of happy memories...

Daish’s TV nightmare - Fleet concern over two games in just 51 hours

LIAM Daish fears Ebbsfleet United s run of two Blue Square Premier fixtures in three days could leave him with little option than to change his starting XI, writes Alex Leach. The Fleet travel north to Altrincham this weekend before hosting Histon – a ma...

Gash cashes in on Barrow boys

EBBSFLEET United lifted themselves into the playoff positions – albeit briefly – with an uncompromising performance at Barrow on Saturday. Michael Gash scored a second-half brace to bring his tally for the season to seven after Luke Moore had started the...

Fleet Life with Ed Miller: Terminator offers Setanta schedule a brighter future

ONE wonders what little light bulb went on in the head of the Setanta Fixtures Guru when he chanced upon Ebbsfleet v Histon in the schedules and said to his minions, A-ha! I must have this game! It will make an awesome TV spectacle…! The crowds flockin...

Fleet Youth Round-Up: Miles hat-trick takes Whites the distance

EBBSFLEET S youth section enjoyed another wonderful weekend, registering some excellent results. The U9 Reds continued their winning form when they took on old rivals, Darent River Green. Zachary Garratt opened the scoring after two minutes to put the...

Gravesend League Round-Up: Craggs produce much-needed Ace from the pack

CRAGGS Farm Reserves finally got their season into swing with an entertaining victory against NK Aces in the opening round of the League Cup on Saturday. Gary Watkins gave them a first-half lead and Tony Love stretched the advantage with a brace after th...

NKSL Round-Up: United set up a Real taster

REAL Gima progressed to the next round of the Kent Sunday Premier Cup after a comfortable victory over Plume of Feathers last weekend. Danny King, Steve Emberson, Tony Avery and Connor Chapman scored the crucial goals and they will now meet Gravesend Un...

Gravesham Girls & Ladies FC: Stone Maid to suffer by Reilly

GRAVESHAM Ladies dominated their match against Maidstone Rascals, scoring five times in each half. Laura Reilly was the biggest recipient of Maidstone s woeful defending, scoring four times, with Nicha Dyett (3), Kerry Baxter (2) and Alex Witham all get...

Parker Pens: Kinnear is no puppet, but is a relic of the past

THE appointment of Joe Kinnear as interim manager of Newcastle United is a strange decision that I really can t get my head round. Unfortunately for him, the fans of Newcastle have not welcomed the announcement and he will have to do very well to win th...

Daish: There’s no place like Stone

LIAM Daish believes Ebbsfleet United are slowly reinforcing the rumour that Stonebridge Road is fast becoming something of a fortress, writes Fintan Quinn. The Fleet boss watched his team go behind to Andy Atkin's opener for Eastbourne Borough on Tuesda...

Fleet miss out as Bourne hang on

Ebbsfleet United 1-1 Eastbourne Borough. TRY as they might, Ebbsfleet just could not produce a winner against Eastbourne Borough at Stonebridge Road on Tuesday night, writes Charles Webster. After going behind in the first half, a battling Fleet pressed...

Tales of a Fisherman: Autumn fare is so much better, but beware the winds

JUDGING by the nip in the air over the last few mornings, autumn has arrived and low pressure and high winds are just around the corner. I love this time of year and the season is certainly the best one for fishing in. For a start, the fair weather...

Tales of a Fisherman: Welcome East End water up and running

I KNOW that a lot of Kent anglers travel to Essex for their sport, even though it is on the other side of the River Thames. Tom Thumb Lake - situated within Eastbrookend Country Park, Dagenham - is one of a few fisheries in the East End of London where p...

WIN Superbikes tickets

THE BRITISH Superbike Championship season draws to a close at Brands Hatch next weekend with every rider desperate to end the season in a blaze of glory. Shane Byrne may have secured his second BSB title already, but he has an army of riders ready to tak...

Base jumpers: Final day heroics see racing team leap into third

MOTORBASE Performance boss David Bartrum declared himself absolutely ecstatic following his team s most successful points haul at the British Touring Car Championships (BTCC) last weekend. The Wrotham-based team picked up five trophies in the final mee...

Country Clubb

ONE of the brightest young stars in rugby league will find out next week if he has been selected to represent England in this month s World Cup in Australia, writes Fintan Quinn. Tony Clubb, from Gravesend, was called up to the national training squad fo...

Gees crack at hands of Chob

A depleted Gravesend just missed out on taking points from title-chasing Chobham at home on Saturday, writes Clive Lewis. It was clear from the outset the match would be at full throttle with the tackle areas fiercely contested. Within minutes the visi...

Old Gs blunted by Darts

OLD Gs were knocked off the summit of Kent One after suffering their first defeat of the season at the hands of buoyant local rivals Dartfordians. Things took a while to kick into life but, after Darts were penalised for collapsing a maul, Richard Oxtoby...

Vees’ run ended

VIGO S unbeaten start to the season was ended in emphatic fashion by Cranbrook in their Kent One clash on Saturday. The visitors started well and David Dunn scored his sixth of the season with yet another pushover try. Cranbrook then took the lead and...

Rugby Round-Up: Old Gs have too many answers for Asks

OLD Gravesendians moved top of Kent League One with a comprehensive home victory over Askeans on Saturday, writes John Oxtoby. The hosts did not seem too badly affected by a number of enforced changes and the pack, although never totally dominant, compet...

Oxtoby fires up Old Gs in opener

OLD Gravesendians made an excellent beginning to their league season with a hard-fought win over a strong Sittingbourne side, writes John Oxtoby. The game was strewn with errors from both teams, but Old Gs played the better rugby and pulled away from the...

Caton adds final touch

VIGO got their Kent League One campaign underway by registering a stunning away victory over Dartfordians. The visitors got off to the perfect start when Dan Norton booted them ahead with a second-minute penalty. However, the home side hit back with a...

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