Dover to Folkestone train line reopens 5th SeptemberSo says <a href="http://www.railwaypeople.com">railwaypeople.com</a>...<br /><br />Katy DoveDove's mesmerising kaledoscopic animations investigate the complex relationship between colour and sounds. Much of her work takes the form of a visual and audio representation of an idea, emotion or perception using animation to reduce experience to ... Cancellations... and a silver lining.Outkast and Kings of Convenience have both pulled out of their upcoming Astoria shows.Kings of Convenience were due to play tonight, with Doves, Ed Harcourt, Elbow and but have been replaced at the last minute by first reserves, THE COOPER TEMPLE CLA... PopEx Coo!Right, I am off on holiday, (semi) trained pigeons will be running the site from now on, so please behave.<br /><br />No that's not a picture of me, it's one of the blokes from DOVES - Doves / Pigeons, do you see? Do you?Coo, more free stuffThe latest band to join the "bribe ourselves a better dividend" bandwagon are DOVES, and they've done it in the most style so far... There are regular copies of the single "The Cedar Room", and promo only copies of the single, which are different, an... House huntTwo houses today in Canterbury, different parts of town, but with things in common. For starters, both too expensive really at 250k each. If the market really is tumbling we might be able to make a cheeky offer on just about anything we see now thoug... Dover???Damn, missed that show, it was all about buy to let / second homes anyway wasn't it?Folkestone has risen in price too much over the past four years to make it a bargainous buy to let - the rental value of my place would not cover my mortgage, though ... Ah Dover was thrown in as a bit of a gambleA High Risk says the Where Best To Invest website:3000 new jobs could be created by a £100 million expansion of the White Cliffs Business Park, but it all rests on whether a certain DIY store decides to relocate. Even without the investment, house pr... Kirstie and Phil tip DOVER!No not "tipped over", they recommend Dover as a good place to invest, they say it's a high risk investment though... indeed, buy in Folkestone instead!... RE: Kirstie and Phil tip DOVER!Hello PaulyI'm another Manchester bod who wants to come and live in Folkestone. Whilst I get myself sorted, I'm thinking of buy-to-letting, but I'm unsure whether there is any demand for rental property in Folkestone yet. Lettings agents won't really... Oh no, that's good for Doverbut with Dover being so much cheaper everyone who might have bought in Folkestone will buy there instead, and our property values won't go up as much!Actually the leaflet we picked up on the train this week indicated the high speed link will be servi... Gig guide from this week in 1981!so it wasn't all big name indie bands playing the Metronome every night as I've been led to believe... here's a fascinating republication of gig listings from 1981, from the good people at kentgigs.com. Don't forget my Folkestone gig guide though.We ... Worth a trip to Dover forWent to Blakes yesterday, what an amazing place! Really looking forward to going back next week to eat there, just drank very fine beer this time.There's not much on their website, but if you look here looks like there's meant to be more to it...... Westmount burnsBBC has details of this derelict building on Folkestone Road burning. No news yet as to whether it was arson or not, but it's the second major fire in Dover his week, after St Martin's church also burned.... Kent TV vs Your Kent TVNow some confusion has been cleared up for me, there are two of these youtube.com copyist sites around at the moment, both just launched at the same time, kenttv.com launched by the council and run in some way by Bob Geldof, and also yourkenttv.co.uk... fruit vegPlease check out the Little veg shop in folkestone for all your wholesale and retail needs, we're on Dover Road but for more info see our site <a href="http://www.thelittlevegshop.co.uk">thelittlevegshop.co.uk</a> Beer and rugbyGot a good weekend lined up I think, not going to Canterbury this week, though I will be in a Canterbury frame of mind as I'm seeing a mortgage advisor Saturday morning to see what we can do. Then, it's Dover beer festival, either going there at lunc... Beer festival on today in DoverMmmm, beer festival, at the town hall, starts today but is also on tomorrow, hope there's some beer left.The Easter Ales Festival is back in Chambers in a few weeks too, over the, uh, Easter weekend. See you there.... Lost: bit annoyingWatched the new episode, hope you enjoy it if you watch it tonight. I'm convinced the story's still being made up as it goes along, and that there won't be any actual answers by the end of the show. Some new ideas introduced, I'll probably stick with... pink floyd tribute the relicshello my name is tracey, i live in dover & on sat 12th july i went to the louis armstrong where the relics were playing. i thought they were absolutely brilliant. The maen on the drums, keyboard & guitars were fantastic, & the 2 girls singing were re... live music cultured pearlHi - just to let you know that Cultured Pearl are performing at Crabble Corn Mill, River, Dover - on Sat 23rd August - this is a fund raising event for Crabble Corn Mill Trust.Entry is £2 - there will be a BBQ, Real Ale & local cider available.The tr... Apologies, I was drunk when I posted thatIt's fairly local, that's the exciting thing. The likes of Ricky Gervais, visiting our humble county, whoever would have imagined such a thing.... Rocket man lands in Dover todaySwiss jet pack flyer Yves Rossy had to postpone yesterday's attempted personal jet crossing of the channel, but with any luck he'll be landing in Dover today, so look out for him, keep your heads down! The Guardian has more, or (sorry I'm in a hurry)... My family HistoryHi I am intereted in genealogy and have recently found out from my brother that he used to dance at Leas Cliff Hall in the 50s when he was stationed at Dover while serving in the York and Lancs reg, coincidentally my father told him he did the same t... Not Dover beer festivalTried to go to the winter ales festival in Dover last night, but failed. Couldn't get there early enough, so we had to queue, and didn't fancy that much. We waited about half an hour, but it was one in one out. Didn't think many people would be leavi... Allotment: very good!Went to Allotment in Dover last night and it was great! We booked a week in advance and gave notice that there was a vegan on the way and they were very accomodating. I had onion soup as a starter, and a spicy bean casserole for my main, both good. B... The rest of the weekendAs mentioend we went to Allotment and it was very good, we say we're going back there again as soon as possible, but then we do tend to say that about places, and we only go out about once a year, so we'll see just how soon it is that we get there.Th... Saw a GREAT house at the weekendBut boo, it was too small! I've decided this is my ideal location in Canterbury though, just off Old Dover Road, everything just looks nice. This was actually on between Old Dover Road and New Dover Road. This house is under budget, three bedrooms, n... Woohoo booked into The Allotment for Friday nightI think I deserve it... will obviously report back with another review!New High Speed Rail (draft) timetable released todayRead about it here on southeasternrailway.co.uk.See the actual high speed draft timetable, including high speed rail link between Folkestone and London Kings Cross St Pancras - looks like 57 minutes from Folkestone Central if you catch the direct tra... DovesA "campaign for real indie" night, they're quite good, if a bit mellowKaty DoveDovesDoves, Ed Harcourt, Elbow and Cooper Temple Clause were last minute replacements for Kings of Convenience. NME Brats show.... Hope Sandoval and The Warm InventionsDoves in Liverpool75.90Beer Festival75 ales to try over two days at Dover town hall, See you there...LUDOVICO EINAUDI: SOLO CONCERTlive music - Robins NestLouis Armstrong (Maison Dieu Road Dover Kent Ct16 1ra 01304 204759) 20:00 Harbour Festivala day of exciting activities centred around the Harbour at Folkestone, raising funds for RNLI and local charities. Raft race; Trawler & yatch races off the Sunny Sands; Coastguard tug firefighting display; Dover lifeboat will be moored in the Harbou... Boheme - Three Tenorslive in concert at: The St Lawrence Ground, Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3NZ. Tickets: 01227-456886. 19:00 New Open mic night @ The CricketersNew Open Mic Night at the Cricketers Pub in River, Dover.<br /><br />Sunday 12th October 8 untill midnight.<br /><br />Organised by London promoter Laura Bodell.<br /><br />Showcase your talents to invited industry guests or just friends and family!Hope SandovalLa Vedova Allegra in Napoli, ItalyLa Vedova Allegra tickets for 18/05/2010La Vedova Allegra in Napoli, ItalyLa Vedova Allegra tickets for 13/05/2010La Vedova Allegra in Napoli, ItalyLa Vedova Allegra tickets for 12/05/2010Ludovico Einaudi in Monza40.75Ludovico Einaudi in Piazzola sul Brenta36.96Doves in London75.90DovesEden Sessions: Doves in St Austell119.90Doves in Bradford75.90Doves in Brandon83.60Alice in Chains in Padova, Italy42.84