Plans to convert former wedding venue hit by vandals into homes postponed

A former hotel and wedding venue that closed 18 months ago has been targeted by vandals, while the owner’s efforts to redevelop the building have also been plagued by delays. Geoffrey Goddard previously applied to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in June 2022 to repurpose the Hadlow Manor Hotel in Goose Green, but has since … Read more

Plans to convert former wedding venue hit by vandals into homes postponed

A former hotel and wedding venue that closed 18 months ago has been targeted by vandals, while the owner’s efforts to redevelop the building have also been plagued by delays. Geoffrey Goddard previously applied to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in June 2022 to repurpose the Hadlow Manor Hotel in Goose Green, but has since … Read more

Shark eggs may no longer hatch due to climate change

Climate change may be on the horizon for some sharks, new research suggests. The study found that eggs of the spotted catshark are significantly less likely to survive under the worst-case climate scenario in 2100. The findings still suggest that these sharks could continue to thrive under less dire climate conditions. The new Beats pills … Read more

Falling space debris is a growing problem that will only get worse

Earlier this year the The peace of a Florida neighborhood was disturbed when a piece of junk from the international space station crashed through a house. This was followed in May by a 90-pound piece of a SpaceX Dragon ship crashing into a camping resort in North Carolina, raising the question: are space agencies doing … Read more

‘My friends take my trash home because the garbage men don’t show up’

A pensioner says he dropped off his rubbish at friends’ homes after no bins had been collected for more than three months. Rene Pollak, who lives in Throwley near Faversham, is furious because he hasn’t seen the binmen turn up at his door since mid-March, and he’s had to pick up more and more rubbish. … Read more

Incredible hydrothermal environment discovered deep beneath the ocean

A beautiful new wonderland has been discovered, hidden deep beneath the ocean waves of the Arctic Circle. Off the coast of Svalbard, Norway, a field of hydrothermal vents unfolds more than 3,000 meters deep along the Knipovich Ridge, an underwater mountain range previously considered fairly inconspicuous. Instead, like underfloor heating, the volcanic activity beneath the … Read more

‘It’s no service if our bins break’

Fed-up residents say a new waste processor cannot provide service because the bins are “keep being broken”. Residents of the Ashford borough have been experiencing disruption for months since contractor Suez replaced Biffa at the end of March. Residents say many bins have been broken in Ashford since Suez took over the waste contract Now … Read more

The latest threat to the ozone layer: Elon’s Starlink satellite mega-constellation

Thousands of satellites are currently in low Earth orbit, and some will eventually become defunct and fall back into our planet’s atmosphere. When they reenter the atmosphere, satellites leave behind a trail of chemicals that eat away at the ozone layer. A new study warns that the growing number of internet satellites have contributed to … Read more

ā€œThey came to our city and left it as a bomb site.ā€

A seaside promenade was left looking like a ‘bomb site’ after thousands of people flocked to the coast this weekend. With the sun finally shining on Kent, the beach in Folkestone was full. The Folkestone coast has been branded a “bomb site” due to piles of rubbish left behind after warm weather. Photo: Liam Godfrey … Read more

ā€œThey came to our city and left it as a bomb site.ā€

A seaside promenade was left looking like a ‘bomb site’ after thousands of people flocked to the coast this weekend. With the sun finally shining on Kent, the beach in Folkestone was full. The Folkestone coast has been branded a “bomb site” due to piles of rubbish left behind after warm weather. Photo: Liam Godfrey … Read more