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Kent cacti house to rival Kew

Modern-day plant hunter, Tom Hart Dyke, has unveiled his all-new Cacti and Succulent House in a corner of his famous World Garden at Lullingstone Castle

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Tunbridge Wells athlete to compete at Beijing

Kent table tennis player, Will Bayley, will be part of the Great Britain table tennis squad at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing.

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Madonna to rock Kent festival

Maidstone will rock this month as BBC Radio 1’s annual flagship event, Radio 1’s Big Weekend, sees queen of pop Madonna take to the stage at Mote Park on 10 and 11 May...

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Bluebell Walk celebrates 21st anniversary

The 21st anniversary Bluebell Walk, in aid of the Heart of Kent Hospice, takes place this year on Sunday 4 May.

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Kent jeweller wins luxury award

Kent jeweller, David Marshall, 43, has been awarded the title UK Luxury Jeweller of the Year at the 2007 jewellery awards. He became a Freeman of the City of London in 2002 and launched his own collection a year later.

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Restoration gardener honoured

Steve Edney, head gardener at the Salutation Gardens at Sandwich has been honoured by his old college for his latest project

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Kent CLA dominate NFU at Canterbury

In its centenary year, the Kent branch of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) challenged the Kent branch of the National Farmers Union (NFU) to a cricket match at the Kent Country Cricket Club’s St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury

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Software helps save Cutty Sark

The use of IT experts at the University of Greenwich to help save the Cutty Sark has been awarded the regional Best Partnership award.

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Secret’s of Ashford’s ancient trees

Two hundred historic trees have been identified by The Ashford Veteran Tree Project, which now needs volunteers to survey several parishes that have not yet yielded their arboreal secrets.

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Lydd Airshow attracts 25,000 visitors

Around 25,000 visitors attended the Lydd Airshow at London Ashford Airport – topping the total for the first-ever Lydd Airshow in 2006.

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Full Frontal takes Gold

Hadlow College’s ‘Full Frontal’ garden, designed by college graduates Heidi Harvey and Fern Alder was awarded a Gold Medal at this year’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

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Plan your summer in the Garden of England

Organising summer trips and days out just got easier, thanks to a new type of itinerary planner on the Heart of Kent tourism website

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Kent cacti house to rival Kew

Modern-day plant hunter, Tom Hart Dyke, has unveiled his all-new Cacti and Succulent House in a corner of his famous World Garden at Lullingstone Castle
READ MORE »


Spotlight on Orpington

Seemingly an average commuter town, there’s much more to this welcoming community than meets the eye
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Greg Clark, MP Tunbridge Wells, interviewed

Tunbridge Wells MP, Greg Clark, on West Kent’s new super hospital, his political heroes, jazz and eradicating poverty
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