Sevenoaks Chronicle - May 22, 2025
Sevenoaks Chronicle - May 22, 2025
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In this issue
May 22, 2025
An Ace crop of strawberries...
STRAWBERRIES are picked at a Kent farm where the season is off to a “stonking start”.
1 min
TV series looks at keeping history alive
A NEW TV series highlights fascinating restoration work to preserve items of great historic interest that takes place every day in Sevenoaks.
2 mins
Report - 'Extreme wind' was cause of sinking of Bayesian
SEVENOAKS COUPLE AMONG 7 WHO DIED IN TRAGEDY OFF SICILY
3 mins
Analysis - high profile MPs could lose to Reform UK
HIGH profile MPs in Kent would lose their seats to Reform UK if local election trends were replicated in a national poll, new analysis suggests.
2 mins
No overall control at district council after 9 Tories revolt
REBELS SAY LEADER 'MORE FOCUSED ON INTERNAL POLITICS THAN PUBLIC SERVICE'
3 mins
Councils get Government feedback on unitary start points
THE Government has responded to proposals for the biggest change to local government in Kent since the 1970s.
1 min
Mayor's Award for stalwart charity supporter
A “STALWART supporter” of a Sevenoaks charity has been given the Mayor's Award.
1 min
Mum Lynda is the new district council chair - and daughter her escort
A MOTHER-DAUGHTER councillor pair will take on the roles of chairman and consort, of Sevenoaks District Council.
2 mins
Man who defied regulations fined £20,000
A MAN who put up two buildings in the green belt without planning permission, then refused to comply with a planning enforcement notice, has been fined £20,000 by Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court.
1 min
New soft play area was inspired by Knole Park
A NEW soft play inspired by Knole Park has opened in Sevenoaks.
1 min
Royal Mail deliveries and contactless ticketing
SEVENOAKS MP
2 mins
Festival's roots back in 1970
WHAT we now know as Sevenoaks Summer Festival began in 1970 when Sevenoaks School upgraded its previously internal “Paean”, a series of musical events inaugurated in 1968 to celebrate the end of exams, to Paean ’70 - A Festival of Music and the Arts for Sevenoaks.
2 mins
All aboard for Cheese Train special treat
THE Kent Cheese Train will be chugging through the Kent countryside once again as passengers tuck into local cheese and wine.
1 min
Lake opens up for wild swimming
IT looks rather like a fairytale, a glittering lake in a parkland setting in the grounds of one of Kent's most majestic stately homes.
1 min
Major new show to debut at Hever Castle
ANNE BOLEYN THE MUSICAL
2 mins
We can phase out gas - and no blackouts
THE recent national power outages in Spain and Portugal have attracted a lot of attention and raised understandable concerns about the ability of the UK to safely increase the proportion of renewables and reduce or even eliminate gas from the grid.
3 mins
Coming up at the Stag
The Stag Plaza.
1 min
Rotary Club sets up vintage tea room for VE anniversary
THE Rotary Club of Edenbridge and Westerham celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day by setting up a vintage tea room in Edenbridge’s Rickards Hall.
1 min
Sevda meets team who saved her
A COMMUNITY CPR and defibrillator training day in West Kingsdown led to an emotional reunion between a local mother and the emergency team who saved her life.
1 min
The Dogs Trust charity invites people to share their stories
THE Dogs Trust is asking people to share their stories about the vital role that dogs play in our lives.
1 min
'Fantastic effort' from U11 girls in tournament
THURSDAY, May 1 saw St Michael’s U11 Aces girls’ football team take to the field of the challenging ISFA Kent Regional Football Tournament.
1 min
THE KING AND I
Priscilla Presley is turning 80. Here MARION MCMULLEN looks at the girl who won the heart of a music icon then became a star in her own right
3 mins
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
THIS MELANOMA AWARENESS MONTH, LARA OWEN ASKS THE EXPERTS HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN AGE SPOTS AND SKIN CANCER
4 mins
Paradise found
A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF A MOST TREASURED SPACE
3 mins
View to a grill
FIVE BRILLIANT BUYS TO FIRE UP NATIONAL BBQ WEEK. BY SAM WYLIE-HARRIS
2 mins
SUBTLE UPGRADE
T’S not been the best kept recent motoring secret but Suzuki has now officially confirmed that its first, fully all-electric model will hit these shores later this year marking a significant change for what is comparatively speaking one of the smallest Japanese car makers.
3 mins
Smith: I know I can be one of the best in the world
DOVER'S Ross Smith celebrated one of the most dominant Players Championship victories ever seen last week, landing two nine-dart finishes on his way to a record-breaking triumph in Hildesheim.
1 min
Young tennis teams impress on county scene
KENT Tennis County Cup teams have been kept busy over the past two weekends.
3 mins
Kent suffer defeat after a thrilling final innings
CAMERON Green held his nerve to steer Gloucestershire to a hard-earned three-wicket victory over Kent on the final day of a thrilling County Championship Second Division match at the Seat Unique Stadium
4 mins
Bryant takes top spot in 40th triathlon
THE 7 Oaks Triathlon celebrated its 40th year on Sunday - with 246 competitors taking part in the 2025 event.
1 min
Sevenoaks Chronicle Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Reach Publishing Services Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
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