The Romney Marsh Times

Flight training school creates jobs at Lydd airport

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:29:00 +0000

A flight training school opening at Lydd Airport, Romney Marsh, has created new jobs at the airport. The expansion into Lydd of Harvard Aviation,...

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Two fined in Marsh fly-tipping crackdown

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:03:00 +0000

Two men have each been fined £300 after they were stopped near Old Romney in a crackdown on illegal flytipping on Romney Marsh, Kent. A total of 89...

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World record set for channel crossing at Dover

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:10:00 +0000

Dover was the scene of a new world-record after group of surfers became the first relay team to cross the English Channel on stand-up paddleboards...

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M20 traffic easing following car crush

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:33:00 +0000

Traffic around the coastbound exit slip road of the M20 at Junction 10 is easing this afternoon (Friday, July 2nd 2010) after it was closed when an...

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M20 delays as car crushed by lorry at Junction 10

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:15:00 +0000

Sainsbury's lorry crushes car on M20 A woman was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries this morning (2nd July 2010) when her car was crushed...

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Lydd Airport to go to public inquiry

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:40:00 +0000

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles has decided a public inquiry must be held over the £25m expansion of Lydd...

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Armed robber raids New Romney bookmakers

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:23:00 +0000

A armed, armed with what is thought to be a firearm, raided a bookmakers in New Romney, Romney Marsh, on Friday morning. Police have launched an...

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Piranha found in Folkestone pond

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:12:00 +0000

A half-kilo piranha has been caught at a pond in Radnor Park, Folkestone. The fish, which is classed as one of the most ferocious predators, usually...

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Primary school coach crashes on A20

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:41:00 +0000

Ten children have been taken to hospital after a coach carrying children and adults from a primary school in Dover, Kent, was involved in an accident...

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Police hunting attackers after vicious assault in Lydd

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:39:00 +0000

Police in Kent are hunting for a group of men who violently attacked a young man in Lydd, Romney Marsh, last month. The 19-year-old man was walking...

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Bank holiday misery predicted for Dover and Folkestone

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:42:00 +0000

Motorists in Dover and Folkestone can expect travel misery tomorrow (28th May 2010) and over the weekend as up to 14 million holiday makers take to...

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Links for 2010-05-26 [del.icio.us]

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Welcome to Tenterden
A taste of what Tenterden has to offer to both day and longer staying visitors

Kent shoppers warned of supermarket car park scam

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:31:00 +0000

Shoppers across Kent are being told to be on their guard after four people had their bank cards stolen in supermarket car parks in Folkestone,...

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Man saved after 100 foot Dover cliff fall

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:45:00 +0000

Brambles saved Folkestone man in "critical situation" A 15 strong team of firefighters supported by coastguard and ambulance crews have rescued a man...

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Violence threat in Ashford, Police issue CCTV appeal

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:17:00 +0000

Police in Ashford, Kent, have released CCTV pictures of two men they would like to speak to after threats of violence were made in High Street. A...

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Roundup of Kent News of the week from across the Internet

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Sat, 22 May 2010 09:34:00 +0000

Links to notable, bizare and interesting Kent news stories from across the Internet this week. Kent News roundup: * RMTimes most shared Kent news...

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Links for 2010-05-21 [del.icio.us]

Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Folkestone & District Local History Society
Welcome to Ashford and Tenterden - a great place to visit
Ashford & Tenterden Tourism information
Folkestone Choral Society
The Knowhere Guide
Collection of links to Folkestone

Help find missing 14-year-old Hythe girl

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:59:00 +0000

Police in Folkestone, Kent, are growing increasingly concerned for a 14-year-old girl from Hythe who has not been seen since Sunday. Sophie Heywood...

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Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Lydd Allotments

Ivychurch pub wins pub of the year accolade

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:08:00 +0000

The Bell Inn in Ivychurch, Romney Marsh, has won an award from the local branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. The pub was voted Pub of the Year for...

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Vigil launched to protect UK nesting first in Kent

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Police in Kent are helping to protect a pair of herons in Kent that are thought to be the first breeding Purple herons ever recorded in the UK. The...

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Fatal crash closes M20

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:39:00 +0000

A man has been killed in a crash on the M20 in Kent this morning (Thursday 20th May 2010). The coastbound carriageway of the M20 has been closed...

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Links for 2010-05-18 [del.icio.us]

Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Rural Ways - Country Breaks
Information on Romney Marsh
Folkestone Town Council
Folkestone Harbour company
Leas Cliff Hall
Theatre and entertainment venue
The Tower Theatre Folkestone
Historic Kent
Website with extensive details on history of SE Kent.

WW2 shell blown up near A20

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:30:00 +0000

An unexploded mortar shell from the Second World War has been blown up by bomb disposal experts near Capel le Ferne, Kent. A local farmer discovered...

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Blind Ashford boy, 4, learns to "see" like a Dolphin

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:22:00 +0000

A four-year-old blind boy from Ashford is walking on his own for the first time after people from the town raised money to help him learn to how see...

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RH&D train almost derailed

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:24:00 +0000

A train on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway had to make an emergency stop last week after two teenagers blocked the railway line with a rubber...

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Murder investigation after body found in field

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:03:00 +0000

Kent Police have started a murder investigation after a womans body was found in a field in east Kent. Read full story at BBC News.(c) 2009 Romney...

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Prince of Darkness coming to Folkestone

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Thu, 06 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000

The "Prince of Darkness" Ozzy Osbourne is coming to Folkestone. The multi-platinum selling heavy metal singer-songwriter is to reportedly play at...

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Shepway sportspeople get funding boost for 2012

newsdesk@romneymarshtimes.com (Romney Marsh Times, Editor) — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:55:00 +0000

Three sportsmen from Shepway have received a boost to their London 2012 Olympic ambitions after Kent County Council granted them funding towards...

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Links for 2010-04-13 [del.icio.us]

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Dungeness, Kent, UK
Blog by Dungeness resident.
From Under the Stone
Well written, intelligent, blog on Shepway politics.
Grand Burstin Hotel Folkestone