Dual Anniversaries celebrated at the 2025 East Kent Ploughing Match
Furley Page was once again a key participant of the East Kent Ploughing Match, as the event celebrated its 80th anniversary at Quex Park in Birchington. The Ploughing Match is…
KFRS and Farmers Team Up to Tackle Tractor Fire, Saving a Farm’s Harvest
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) crews, with crucial guidance from local farmers, successfully tackled a tractor fire in Sittingbourne, preventing a much larger disaster and saving a valuable grain…
Hadlow College Wins Silver Gilt at Chelsea Flower Show
Hadlow College’s “No Such Thing as a Toadstool” exhibit earned a Silver Gilt medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The display, which explored the vital role of fungi, impressed…
Gate thefts prompts security warning for Canterbury farmers
Kent Police are investigating the theft of eleven galvanised gates from farmland in Bossingham, near Canterbury. The gates were stolen between 5pm on Thursday, January 16, 2025, and 9am the…
From Blossom to Bottle: Students harvest success with apple juice debut!
Photo: Hadlow College Hadlow College’s orchard has borne its first fruit and it has been transformed into student crafted apple juice! Hadlow College’s orchard has borne its first fruit and…
Thanet Earth Centre of Excellence nourishes community and future farmers with bumper crop
The UK’s first Centre of Excellence in greenhouse growing has had a fruitful first year, yielding more than just bountiful crops. In a testament to its impact, a full tonne…
Rural based Hadlow College praised by Ofsted
Above: Chris Lydon, Vice Principal for Hadlow College (left) and Dan Cotton, Assistant Principal, Land Based Curriculum with the Residential Team Photo: Hadlow College The education watchdog, Ofsted paid a…
Folkestone and Hythe MP ‘humbling’ to see Ukrainian troops training to fight in Lydd
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 19 March 2024. Ukrainian army recruits Earlier this month I was in Lydd…
Sheep slaughtered in distressing dog attack near Gravesend – Appeal launched
Police are appealing for information into an incident that led to the death of a number of sheep and injuries to others near Gravesend. Patrols were called to land near…