By multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk (KentOnline reporter) King of the rings Courtney Tulloch laid down the gauntlet to his rivals as he aims to back up team bronze with individual success at the World Championships. The Maidstone gymnast produced a cruc…
Dartford judo player Charlotte Jenman nominated to join diving great Tom Daley and GB gymnast Courtney Tulloch as a winner of SportsAid’s One-to-Watch Award
By multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk (KentOnline reporter) Teenage judo prospect Charlotte Jenman could get used to the feeling of toppling the world’s best. Dartford star Jenman has enjoyed a breakthrough year with bronze at the under-18s European Champ…
More than 30 jobs created as building company Wienerberger announces £30m Sittingbourne factory investment
By jcruzlima@thekmgroup.co.uk (Juliana Cruz Lima) A building company is about to create 35 new jobs as it revealed a multi-million pound investment into a new factory in Sittingbourne. Wienerberger, which provides wall, roof, and landscaping products, …
Team GB Olympic rower Sara Parfett, from Cliffe Woods, opens refurbished Waterfront Leisure Centre at Gillingham Marina
By njordan@thekmgroup.co.uk (Nicola Jordan) Team GB Olympic athlete Sara Parfett officially reopened a riverside fitness and health complex as members tried out the new state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. The champion rower, who is from Cliffe W…
Chinook takes Suella Braverman from Dover to Manston as home secretary surveys Kent immigration centres
By jwright@thekmgroup.co.uk (Joe Wright) The home secretary took a trip onboard a Chinook helicopter as she travelled 19 miles between Dover and Manston this afternoon. The high-grade military helicopter, which can reach speeds of 187mph, was spotted i…
Kent trio James Hall, Courtney Tulloch and Giarnni Regini-Moran help Great Britain to World Gymnastics bronze and seal Paris Olympics spot
By multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk (KentOnline reporter) Great Britain came back from the brink to win men’s team bronze and qualify for the Olympics at the World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool. Gravesend’s Georgia-Mae Fenton helped the women’s …
Gravesend’s Georgia-Mae Fenton puts qualifying fall behind her with assured display as Great Britain’s women win team silver at World Gymnastics Championships
By multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk (KentOnline reporter) Georgia-Mae Fenton banished her beam demons to bank an early birthday present and help Great Britain to a historic World Championship silver in Liverpool. The Gravesend ace suffered a fall on the…
American bully found in Sheerness by Swale dog warden ready for adoption
By mcarr@thekmgroup.co.uk (Megan Carr) A dog that was left ‘gravely ill’ and wandering the streets has had her life turned around and is ready for adoption. Liza, an American bully, was found in Sheerness weighing half what she should during the summer…
Canterbury’s Matthew Stonier nominated for UK Athletics’ Olympic World-Class Programme at Olympic Confirmation Level but Dartford sprinter Adam Gemili only gets Olympic Relays support
By treeves@thekmgroup.co.uk (Thomas Reeves) Canterbury runner Matthew Stonier has been nominated to join UK Athletics’ Olympic World-Class Programme for the 2022/23 season. Stonier, 21, is rewarded after a breakthrough summer which saw his rapid rise c…
Maidstone’s Courtney Tulloch says Great Britain are yet to peak ahead of the men’s team final at the World Gymnastics Championships
By multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk (KentOnline reporter) Courtney Tulloch warned the rest of the world the best is yet to come from Great Britain’s men at the World Championships after an impressive qualifying display. Tulloch was in imperious form on …