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Gravesend Reporter - Text only page News Porn oh...A FEMALE director of hardcore porn films is running for parliament in the forthcoming General Election. Gravesham Liberal Democrats have announced that Anna Arrowsmith (pictured below) managing director of adult film company Easy on the Eye, will stand a... 'We ran to drag woman from flame filled car'A COUPLE have told of the moment they rescued a pregnant woman from a car moments after it exploded, writes Nick Hitchens. Rickie and Julie Durnall have spoken exclusively to the Reporter about the moments before and after Victoria Fabian s Mazda explode... Lout jailed for attack on cabbieA MAN has been sentenced to more than three-and-a-half years for a viscous attack on an elderly taxi driver. Mark Heanan, 23, of Edenbridge, was handed an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for public protection at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday, M... Porn oh...A FEMALE director of hardcore porn films is running for parliament in the forthcoming General Election. Gravesham Liberal Democrats have announced that Anna Arrowsmith (pictured below) managing director of adult film company Easy on the Eye, will stand a... Sisters in Olympic bidTWO talented sisters are eyeing up the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games in the gruelling pentathlon event. Annie French, who attends Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (WGSG), in Parsons Lane, is only in the sixth-form but is already competing on an internat... Scout mournedHUNDREDS of mourners attended a memorial service for a teenage scout leader killed during a hiking expedition in Scotland. Stephen Young, 18, from Borough Green, fell through a shelf of snow while on a group trip to the Cairngorms on February 15. Famil... Ferry service under threatTHE historic ferry service across the Thames could end if plans to cut its funding are confirmed. Captain John Potter of Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Company service between Gravesend and Tilbury is furious that his subsidy could be cut by Thurro... Jail term cut for thug who hit driverA MAN jailed for head-butting a bus driver has had his sentence cut by almost a third. Ben Wakefield, 23, of Medhurst Gardens, Gravesend, attacked the driver, Choli Ali, on October 20, 2008, while trying to steal the day s fares. Wakefield, who was dru... Residents fury at 'non-dom' lord for financing MPRESIDENTS are split in their support for the two major political parties in the forthcoming general election, an exclusive poll has revealed. A poll of 100 shoppers in Gravesend town centre discovered that loyalties are split, with both Conservative and... Your right to knowMOST MPs believe they have nothing to apologise for over the horrendous expenses scandal. They acted within the rules and laws, a justified way of saying we were given permission to screw the taxpayer. But as the election battlefield draws closer you ca... Postbag Who will buy football club?I AM glad your sports columnist Ed Miller now, rather belatedly, seems to agree with my letter of 14 months ago that the Stonebridge Road chickens were coming home to roost. The question is: does anyone in charge there recognise these scrawny birds for w... Great idea, pity about the buildingI WAS interested in the article, Bluewater: the main event , about the proposed event and exhibition centre at Bluewater. I ve no objection to this as it will create jobs and bring money to the area. However, why does the planned building (pictured righ... Plight of father who lost wife and daughterIT is shocking what Cliff Tiltman has had to endure in his lifetime. He lost his 16-year-old daughter in the worst way possible and has had to live with that for the past 17 years. And then he lost his wife Linda – the only person with whom he has been ab... Country needs youWITH the general election fast approaching, now is the time to ask those who aspire to be our MPs what they will do if they are elected. All too often, the environment and the countryside do not get the attention and priority they deserve from politician... Anyone for tennis cash?THE British tennis team has just suffered another humiliating Davis Cup defeat to Lithuania, a nation with no player ranked inside the top 100. Millions are spent on this sport for the privileged every year, with no result beyond Murray, who ended up tra... Accident fearsI see that the county council is now trying to get children to shame school-run parents to not park at the front of Meopham Primary and other schools. While I can see their logic, I wonder whether it is safe to have children who at primary school age are... More pain for victimWHOEVER thought offenders and victims being brought face to face was a good idea? This Restorative Justice idea is ridiculous and implies criminals are so lacking in empathy they do not understand that their actions are hurting others. These people know... Town’s history will be lostI AM Gravesend born and bred and I think a lot of my town. While I am happy to accept changes and progress, I cannot accept a future where my town is owned by developers, namely Edinburgh House. The scheme they are proposing is ridiculous, it is not tak... We need more timeNOW that we have finally got the Gravesham Borough Council backed Edin- burgh House Heritage Quarter development plans finally in, what have the council allowed in the way of consultation? Well, we the public have been given until just January 8 to read,... Menace of dangerous dogsI HAVE every sympathy with Kerry Keyes who suffered a horrific attack by another dog while walking her puppy. On September 23 I was walking my dog, a brown Border Collie cross, in the Church Walk area of Gravesend when I saw a white Staffordshire Terri... Sport SportHarriers men land top 10 Fitness berthEIGHT Istead & Ifield Harriers turned out for the Kent Fitness League match at Knowle Park, Sevenoaks, on Sunday, while many club members concentrated on long-distance training, writes Robert Carter. The men s team came ninth, and the ladies finished 14t... Treddy ready for full Test capJAMES Tredwell couldn t have done any more to convince the England selectors that he deserves a place in tomorrow s Test side against Bangladesh, according to Simon Willis. The Spitfires spinner warmed up for Friday s opening five-day game in Chittagon... Kent quartet draw selectors’ attentionFOUR Kent County Cricket Club women players have been named in England s provisional squad for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament. Captain Charlotte Edwards, batsman Lydia Greenway, wicketkeeper Tammy Beaumont and uncapped Susie Rowe are included in the 2... Tredwell makes winning England debutKENT off-spinner James Tredwell made his full One-Day International debut for England in Tuesday s victory against Bangladesh. The 28-year-old went for 52 runs in 10 overs and failed to take a wicket, but partnered century hero Eoin Morgan (110) at the c... Tredwell and Lions wrap up series winKENT off-spinner James Tredwell shone once again as the England Lions claimed an eight-wicket victory against Pakistan A to clinch their Twenty20 series. However, the Lions failed to complete a whitewash as they suffered a four-wicket defeat to their r... Crawley Shakes up delights bossLIAM Daish has received a double boost ahead of this Saturday s trip to Crawley Town with Ricky Shakes and topscorer Magno Vieira returning to first-team duty. Shakes was unavailable for Ebbsfleet s 1-1 draw at Wrexham last weekend as he attended his gra... Coach predicts another classicCHARLTON S first-team coach Mark Kinsella is expecting another blockbuster clash against rivals Millwall on Saturday. The south London neighbours shared eight goals in a thrilling tussle at The Valley earlier this season. And, given that Charlton cemente... Fleet Life with Ed Miller: Expungement’s bad, but it could be worse – just ask CambridgeEXPUNGED. The word of the moment. Go on, say it to yourselves a couple of times. Expunged, expunged, expunged… It sounds vaguely medical – in a gruesome way - and anybody coming up to me requesting a quick expungement would be hastily despatched with a s... Shreeves believes Fleet can beat dropWITH another hard-earned point garnered from a long trip to Wrexham, it seems like everybody in the football world is taking note of how Liam Daish is cajoling his side towards Blue Square Premier safety, writes Charles Webster. In a bizarre scene on Sat... Fleet Ladies: Ladies bag first winEBBSFLEET United Ladies welcomed their Northampton Town counterparts to Stonebridge Road and duly claimed their first victory of the campaign, writes Tina Martin. Kelly Philpott and Jay Blackie were on target for the Fleet last Sunday in a 2-1 success th... Crawley Shakes up delights bossLIAM Daish has received a double boost ahead of this Saturday s trip to Crawley Town with Ricky Shakes and topscorer Magno Vieira returning to first-team duty. Shakes was unavailable for Ebbsfleet s 1-1 draw at Wrexham last weekend as he attended his gra... Coach predicts another classicCHARLTON S first-team coach Mark Kinsella is expecting another blockbuster clash against rivals Millwall on Saturday. The south London neighbours shared eight goals in a thrilling tussle at The Valley earlier this season. And, given that Charlton cemente... Fleet Life with Ed Miller: Expungement’s bad, but it could be worse – just ask CambridgeEXPUNGED. The word of the moment. Go on, say it to yourselves a couple of times. Expunged, expunged, expunged… It sounds vaguely medical – in a gruesome way - and anybody coming up to me requesting a quick expungement would be hastily despatched with a s... Shreeves believes Fleet can beat dropWITH another hard-earned point garnered from a long trip to Wrexham, it seems like everybody in the football world is taking note of how Liam Daish is cajoling his side towards Blue Square Premier safety, writes Charles Webster. In a bizarre scene on Sat... Fleet Ladies: Ladies bag first winEBBSFLEET United Ladies welcomed their Northampton Town counterparts to Stonebridge Road and duly claimed their first victory of the campaign, writes Tina Martin. Kelly Philpott and Jay Blackie were on target for the Fleet last Sunday in a 2-1 success th... Rowing: Gravesend rowers put on a decent showGRAVESEND Rowing Club put together an impressive series of results at the Maidstone Small Boats Head last Sunday. Matt Johnson and Dean Pettipher were victorious in their intermediate three double sculling category with a time of 9:55s. Pettipher then ra... Sport In Brief: Harriers men land team silver medalsISTEAD and Ifield Harriers had 15 runners at the Thanet 20m road race, where they managed to take away two prizes, writes Alan Cowan. Joe Cumberland was the first home for the club last weekend, although team-mate Mark Champion won a medal as the second-... Sport In Brief: Ladies break Anchors’ resistance for a pointGRAVESEND Rugby Football Club s ladies hockey first XI recovered from an initial setback to eventually share the spoils with their Anchorian counterparts in a 1-1 draw, writes Di Prior. Gravesend were caught out when Anchorians managed to slip a rebound... Table Tennis: Kent quintet land national prizeKENT S representatives in the national VETTS table tennis championship beat off stiff competition to be crowned the overall winners. Chris Bartram, from Dartford, and Jackie Williams, of Gravesend, teamed up with captain Mark Romano, Joey Kennedy and Mar... Sport In Brief: GNSC bag medal haul at Kent meetGRAVESEND and Northfleet Swimming Club s (GNSC s) members were in stunning form as they brought home a hatful of medals from the Kent County Championships, writes David Parish. The first gold medal winner of the day was 11-year-old Nicole Parish, who was... Sport In Brief: Ladies improve upon Bexley batteringGRAVESEND Rugby Football Club ladies hockey third XI at least managed to avoid the previous beating they suffered against Bexley Invicta when they lost 1-0 to the same opposition last Saturday, writes Di Prior. An early first-half goal on a snowy, grey... WIN!...British Superbike tickets at Brands HatchTHERE is only one place to be this Easter weekend (April 2/3/4) and that is Brands Hatch for the opening round of the 2010 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship. Former champions Neil Hodgson and Ryuichi Kiyonari will be making their much-anticipat... Green light for Brands actionBRANDS Hatch is revving up for the start of the 2010 motorsport season with the arrival of the British Motorcycle Racing Club (BMRC) this weekend. The BMRC is the UK s oldest motorcycling club and the organisation will kick off its 101st year of racing a... Three-sy riders - British Superbikes welcomes new trioTHREE new manufacturers will be on the grid when the 2010 British Superbike (BSB) Championship gets underway on Easter weekend at Brands Hatch. With newly-added entries from Aprilia, BMW and KTM, there will now be eight marques represented in the series.... Favourites back on the grid at BrandsWEST Kingsdown raceway Brands Hatch is gearing up for another year of high octane motorsport thrills after unveiling its 2010 calendar. Crowd favourites British Superbikes (BSB) and DTM are set to return, while the football-themed Superleague Formula ser... Full throttle fun at BrandsMOTORSPORT enthusiasts who fancy following in the tyre treads of their racing heroes are in luck. Club MSV of MotorSport Vision (MSV) – the company that owns and operates Kent raceway Brands Hatch – has extended its taster session programme for 2010. Th... Gravesend breeze past Thanet in cupWITH the strong north wind behind them, Gravesend breezed through to a comfortable cup victory over Thanet Wanderers at Rectory Field, writes Mike Cubitt. Having been awarded an away team victory for Saturday s clash with Maidstone – who failed to fulfil... HSBC make Vigo pay harsh penaltyON A miserable, cold afternoon, struggling HSBC pulled off a shock success over an uninspired Vigo outfit, writes Trevor Newnham. Despite the fact they are struggling at the foot of the table, a solitary penalty was enough to see the visitors claim all t... Unlucky 13 for Old GsOLD Gravesendians suffered their heaviest defeat of the season as they conceded 13 tries at home to high-flying Brighton, writes John Oxtoby. Last Saturday s mismatch reflected the difference between a team on top of their game and pushing for promotion... Gees scrape past in-form DonsWIMBLEDON came to Gravesend on the back of their win over second-placed Dover the previous week and pushed the league leaders all they way in a narrow success for the home side, writes Mike Cubitt. Despite winning possession early on, good defence from t... Unstable Old Gs left feeling HorshOLD Gravesendians continued their run of poor results with a heavy defeat at home to Sussex side Horsham, writes John Oxtoby. The hosts were shorn of first choice players for various reasons, facing a Horsham side that was strengthened by many of theirs... Hardy Sitting down the battling Vigo villagersVIGO came close to an upset but just could not break down a resolute Sittingbourne defence as they suffered a 16-6 away defeat, writes Trevor Newnham. A barnstorming final 15 minutes last Saturday saw Vigo throw everything at the home side, yet they just... Youth rugby funSOME of the county s finest rugby talent will be under the spotlight at Gravesend RFC s Rectory Field home ground for the the 22nd Invitation Schools Floodlit 7s event on Monday. The cup and plate winners from last year, Campion School (Essex) and Duke o... Revenge is sweet for rampant GeesGRAVESEND gained revenge on the only team to have beaten them at Rectory Field this season as they exacted defeat on Surrey outfit Cobham, writes Mike Cubitt. The hosts kicked off and immediately put pressure on the receiver, winning turnover ball to laun... Norton inspires Vigo to narrow Erith winVIGO were indebted to fly-half Dan Norton when he claimed all their points in a narrow success at home to struggling Erith. In fact, if Erith had kept their heads instead of protesting at every decision that didn t go their way, they may well have beaten... House prove harsh hostsTHERE was no sign that Old Gravesendians can reverse their recent run of poor results as they went down at Park House – a side they prevailed against earlier in the season, writes John Oxtoby. Old Gs remain bottom of the league, while the win helped Park... What's On Hunt is on for an Anne FrankAUDITIONS to appear in a production based on the life of Anne Frank have been announced. Gravesend & District Theatre Guild will be casting for the adaptation of diary of the famous young WWII chronicler. Director Andrew Hogarth said: It is a very impo... Bottoms up, again...THE last time I was fortunate enough to go on a press trip I visited the historic Flemish town of Ypres, where I sampled a bottle of beer widely regarded as the world s finest. On that late September afternoon, as I supped the Westvleteren Abt 12 - the s... Be shocked and rockedPREPARE to be shocked and rocked to the core by the Circus of Horrors. Following the success of The Asylum Tour, their new show The Day of the Dead is due to appear at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford. It set in Mexico during the early 1900 s amid the back... Relish a pre-theatre treatTHE capital s theatreland has become synonymous with pre-theatre meals. However theatre-goers in north Kent can also have the pleasure of a delicious meal before settling down to a show at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford. Having visited the venue on num... Veteran band hopes to lure the next guitar heroUP and coming bands are expected to join the famous Red Touch when they perform next month. The group are set to play the Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone on February 7, with support from local band Sticky Tyres and Forerunner. Fronted by Vic Hyland and C... Pioneers’ story brought to lifeTHE world of the intrepid adventurers to Colonial America will be brought to life by one of the USA s leading character interpreters. To celebrate 400 years since British pioneers arrived in Chesapeake, Virginia, Willie Balderson is making a rare trip to... It’s panto time againCRE8IVE Pantomimes production of Dick Whittington at the Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks, marks the first time a professional panto has played at this troubled venue for several years, writes Mark Campbell. In council hands following a shortlived stint under pr... Boos and hisses achievement for OzA CLUTCH of TV stars, an over-the-top baddie and cries of Oh no he didn t and It s behind you! could only mean one thing – pantomime has come to town. Performing an adaptation of the classic tale The Wizard of Oz, an impressive cast including local girl L... |