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Mother of murder victim to set up stalker hotline

KENT NEWS: The mother of a shop assistant killed by an obsessed former boyfriend is setting up an advice line for victims of stalking. Clare Bernal, 22, of Groombridge, was shot dead by Michael Pech at Harvey Nicholls department store in Knightsbridge, west London, on September 13, 2005. She had briefly dated the store’s former security guard earlier that year but ended the relationship due to his obsessive behaviour. After refusing to accept this, Pech began to follow her, made....

Ferry operators agree to run combined service

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A new ship will be sailing between Ramsgate and Ostend after two ferry operators agreed to work together.

Transeuropa Ferries, which already sails out of Ramsgate, and LD Lines are teaming up to sail the Norman Spirit between the ports.

LD Lines has been operating the Norman Spirit between Dover and Boulogne, and the vessel will be renamed Ostend Spirit for its new route.

The commercial agreement was announced today (Mon,....

Fortnight of roadworks between J6 and J7 of M2

KENT NEWS: Motorists are being advised of a fortnight’s worth of diversions and road closures on a section of the M2. The work will be carried out every night from tonight between 8pm and 6am, between junctions six (Faversham) and seven (Brenley Corner). When the coast-bound carriageway is closed, motorists wishing to continue past junction seven will be diverted onto the A251 at junction six. When the London-bound carriageway is shut, those who want to continue....

Cafe owner loses £3,280 for bright red shutters

KENT NEWS: A cafe-owner who painted his security shutters bright red without permission has been ordered to pay £3,280. Essex resident Malvin Brown, who owns Uncle’s Café in Milton Road, Swanscombe, was prosecuted after people living near the business complained to Dartford council. He failed to comply with two planning enforcement notices sent to him and was taken to court as a result. Brown appeared before Dartford magistrates last Monday, when he was....

Mourners pay respects to murdered Jack Treeby

Hundreds of family and friends paid their final respects to the father-of-five who was killed in a hit-and-run incident just days after Christmas. The funeral of Jack Treeby, from Rainham, was held at 10.30am this morning, at St Peter’s Church in Bredhurst. His coffin was taken to the church by a horse drawn carriage and was followed by a procession of eight black limousines and seven flat bed lorries, each carrying various flower tributes thought to be worth thousands of pounds. The....

Breaking news: Hume and Walker exit Stones

Alan Walker and Lloyd Hume have left Maidstone United after resigning as joint-managers.

Their departure follow Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Aveley in the Ryman League Premier Division.

They leave the club 15th in the table, just three points off the relegation zone and with only one home win since September.

Maidstone chairman Paul Bowden-Brown said: “It was with great regret that I have had to accept the resignation of both Alan and Lloyd, but after a....

Club tight-lipped over suspension for 'eye gouger'

Exclusive by Steve Tervet Maidstone Rugby Club has refused to deny claims that it has allowed the player accused of blinding an opponent in an eye-gouging incident to continue turning out for the club. Clarence Harding has lost the sight in his right eye after he was allegedly the victim of a sickening eye-gouging incident while playing for Gravesend against Maidstone in a Kent Cup game on January 17. Harding, 26, now faces the prospect of having his rugby career cut cruelly short while....

Staff considering pulling out of Commonwealths

Olympic champion Jamie Staff looks set to join a growing list of athletes who are planning not to compete at this year’s Commonwealth Games. The Games, which are scheduled to be held in Delhi, India in October, have been surrounded by fears over security, which has thrown England’s attendance at the championships into doubt. Staff, who lives in Brabourne, near Ashford, is a big supporter of the Commonwealth Games and has featured in the last two at Manchester in 2002 and Sydney in....

Join our online petition to get Kelly's gold

KOS Media, the publishers of this website, has set up an online petition that we will take right to the top of world athletics as part of our campaign for Dame Kelly Holmes to receive the gold medal she was denied by a drugs cheat. Holmes won a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships in 2003, finishing behind Regina Jacobs. The American athlete tested positive for steroids weeks later, but the result still stands in the record books. KOS Media will lobby world governing body the....