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Rat-runners putting lives at risk in Sevenoaks

By 28Maz28

Bravo to John Morrison. We need more community champions like him.

By alicelander at 13:55 on 27/07/10

Safety campaigners have slammed rat-runners for risking the lives of young families in the Hollybush area. Local resident John Morrison has launched a campaign against speeding vehicles, as he fears an accident is waiting to happen. He claims commuters are at fault for using residential roads to bypass traffic lights on the A25 and the clogged up Riverhead roundabouts, and he has started up a petition. He is hoping...
Comedy at The Stag

By SevenoaksHol

Brilliant review, thanks, LOVE the Police Academy films!

By passwithcbs at 11:18 on 19/07/10

The Outside the Box Comedy Club night at the Stag is gaining increasing weight on the comedy circuit, ranked as the UK's 4th Best Comedy Venue by the Guardian. It is well worth a visit if you are looking for a varied night of comedy entertainment. Last weeks lineup (Thurs 15th July) was made up of Greg Davies - the unnaturally tall star from TV's "Inbetweeners", Alex Zane - Einstein haired TV host, and Michael "Jones&quo...
How the budget could affect Sevenoaks

By JPH66

About what I expected really. After the debacle of the previous administration things will have to...

By SevenoaksHol at 17:40 on 22/06/10

Well, the results are in and after preparing the country for the worst, the budget feels a little less scary than it could have been. But it’s still a belt-tightener. So how does it affect Sevenoaks? We’re an affluent town, with a reasonably high level of employment, but VAT rises affect everyone, and couple with the child benefit freezes and reduction on tax credits for families earning over £40,000, there is a...
Why doesn’t Sevenoaks have better takeaway choice?

By Sbains73

Totally agree. I moved to Sevenoaks a year ago and could not really believe that almost none of the...

By SevenoaksHol at 10:57 on 12/03/10

Last night we tried Paprika, the new Indian Takeaway on St John’s Hill. But a few doors down from Ashique – a good restaurant and takeaway, next door to the excellent Jolley Fish and Chips and a hop, skip and a jump from Dominos, setting up a takeaway-only business was a bold move. Having sampled the delicious menu (full of classics done well, delicate starters and huge potions of scrumptious specials) the bold but brave...
Do You Want To Buy More Locally Produced Food?

By SevenoaksHol

I think this is a fabulous idea and wish you every success with it!

By WeBuyNearby at 23:07 on 28/05/10

TV chefs keep telling us to eat locally produced food, but it's not always been that easy to source. www.WeBuyNearby.co.uk is a new farmers market with online ordering and supermarket-style deliver in and around Sevenoaks. It supports 40 small food producers in Kent and Sussex. Check it out!

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Deadline to stake claim with social club looms

By Sevenoaks-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

THOSE owed money by the former Sevenoaks Social Club have until the end of September to stake a claim. Creditors were issued with a deadline of September 30, by which to provide Brebnals with their names, address, claims and solicitors’ details. Chartered accountants Brebners are working on behalf of the Sevenoaks Management Committee and can be contacted at The Quadrangle, 180 Wardour Street, London W1F 8LB. The Sevenoaks...
Developers wait for a council decision

By Sevenoaks-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

DEMOLITION of an architectural gem will not start this week, as had been feared. But developers still intend to knock down Godwins, a Georgian property on Blackhall Lane, if Sevenoaks District Council gives permission to go ahead. A decision is due later this month. Neighbours and historical groups remain outraged. Helen O’Sullivan, of Eardley Road, said: “I’d be devastated if it was lost. “If Godwins is...
Kent Gardens Trust takes on challenge of researching the region’s most famous and historic beauty spots

By Sevenoaks-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

SEVENOAKS and district is abundant with glorious gardens, many of them constructed and planted by our Victorian ancestors more than 100 years ago. The old generation gave us ornamental trees, flowering shrubs, created garden walls, formal enclosures and even moats. They left a heritage, much of which is gradually being lost due to the changing social conditions in which we live today. There are too many examples of disappearing...
Speed limit for road probably too low

By Sevenoaks-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

I would question the journalistic value of your front page article about speeding (“You’re going way too fast”). Its main source seemed to be a Chronicle reporter with a heightened sense of moral outrage standing by the road with a speed gun. Government research has shown that the most appropriate speed limits are set by taking the speed at which 85 per cent of drivers would naturally drive within – this...
CCTV an ‘intrusive sledgehammer for insignificant walnut’

By Sevenoaks-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10

MORE surveillance cameras on one of Sevenoaks’ most affluent private streets represent a further invasion of privacy, some residents say. Neighbours first called for tighter security after a spate of crimes in Kippington Road in 2007. A CCTV camera was installed and there could be three more, including one at the junction of Oak Lane, applied for by Ron Tatum, acting on behalf of Kippington Road (Sevenoaks) Ltd. The plan has...