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Who says there's no money in Folkestone?

A friend just pointed out this is for sale in the area... Buyer collects, return not accepted, apparently. Bit of a short post, so I'll pad it out with a bread recipe from the same friend:Heres a recipe for oaty bread - it's a good hearty bread that ...

AF&RM CAMRA says Gate 28 is reopening as a pizza restaurant

Not sure if that info is more up to date than what I read on Facebook. This is from the September issue of Marsh Mash, the newsletter of Ashford, Folkestone and Romney Marsh branch of CAMRA: The bad news, The Fox Willesborough was firmly closed when ...

Oh my The Guardian says it's happening again!

blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2005/07/21/incidents_on_the_tube.html - can this all be following this mornings problems? Three tubes and a bus AGAIN? Sit tight and keep your eye on the news everyone. I have spoken to Clare she is at Victoria wait...

Yeah it says Sandgate in the piece though

The Grand isn't a real hotel any more is it? We asked in there about rooms, and they don't do regular by-the-night rooms I don't think...

Stuart Murdoch says "Steps are FREAKS"

Nothing interesting was brought up at yesterday's Belle and Sebastian press conference - no live dates planned yet, the band refused to condemn music piracy on the internet, they're not / definitely not / probably not / aren't planning to / are we? /...

Pop A Go Go

Pop-A-Go-Go is on Saturday, in Sheffield, and it promises to be GRATE!It's at the Boardwalk, Saturday the 17th of February, and is a tenner for 10 bands all day. Bands playing include MJ Hibbett, Saloon, Big Eyes, Velodrome 2000, The Action Time, Air...

Frankie Machine Live London Debut

The long awaited London debut of Frankie Machine is confirmed to happen on Tuesday 20th of February, in the glamourous surroundings of the Kentish Town Bull and Gate...There will also be other bands playing, but I'm not sure it really matters who, yo...

Billy Corgan to give birth

"I'm having a baby, and he's going to be called 'Our Kid'" says Smashing Pumpkin's singer Billy Corgan."And if Gallagher brothers rip me off, or try and steal a bit of my publicity I'll fookin' 'ave 'em"...Billy Corgan is 57....

Latest on the Coldplay split:

Thanks to Infected for this press release:Contrary to any recent "so far off the ball they could be Vinnie Jones" reports you might have heard recently Coldplay are still very much alive and well and together and will be playing the following dates ...

Charley Says...

Check this out!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005KFVL/clarkeology-21#

Never mind all your 'Eighties cartoons... A must for children of the 'Seventies...

Who says you need editors?

Here's a review submitted by one of the winners of our A competition:thanx for the tix to see A man, the gig was gud, and i remeber saying u wanted me to tell you how it was, so here goes......VD: lostprophets but worse, and the singers voice aint to...

Go West(life) Young Man

Westlife - the Irish popsters "co-managed" by Ronan Keating - are "overpriced" say the majority of popExers... Despite having their 5th and latest single go straight in at number one, as did the previous four, market forces have forced the value of ...

Moca make some noize

Moca are warming up for debut album Fizzy Pop by playing a few dates this week. And next week...They'll be making a spectacle at the Social in Nottingham on the 10th July, they�re special guests of The Queens Of Noize at the Barfly on the 18th and wi...

Wikipedia says no

From Alice Keppel's wikipedia entry:Keppel was born Alice Frederica Edmonstone, to Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Baronet and Mary Elizabeth Edmonstone, n�e Parsons, at Duntreath Castle in the Blane Valley, near the village of Strathblane, north of Glas...

Who says the housing market is dead?

Clare reports that that house we really liked in Black Griffin Lane is under offer already. It's only been on the market a week. Looks like we're going to miss that one then....

RE: Who says the housing market is dead?

Are you moving again? It seems like only yesterday that you left your deborturous London ways behind you and headed to leafy Folkstone. Are you looking to get a bigger pad to accommodate little Paulies?Like the new text entry box, very cool indeed. A...

There you go, who says degrees are not worth the paper they're written on?

It's probably clear, but that other poster is my dad, he has the VW Beetle that I once owned, he tried to tow my bro-in-law's van with it recently, and it didn't go entirely according to plan...I know I've never done much mechanically, but I like to ...

Charlie Brooker says "Don't vote for Boris"

Here in the Guardian. Via OnionBagBlog.

Leas Lift demo today at 4pm

Hmm handy, Tim Prater says:Don't forget Folkestone Leas Lift demo at 4pm on the Leas today. Bring friends!What about those of us who have to work? Folkestone is not only full of unemployables and retireds!Tim Prater, I believe I saw you in a public h...

Aha Dave says smesher.com is already doing this

smesher.com twitter.com/bengee

New High Speed Rail (draft) timetable released today

Read 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...

Another nice day with the family

Kerry and the boys visited today, no Derrick as he's had ANOTHER accident, this time involving a chair lift. How many mirrors must that boy have broken??? Dad came instead again, to keep them company on the trip. Had a nice walk down to the beach and...

Who says I'm unqualified?

Got another certificate to hang up in the bathroom along with my very difficult book award, I'm now officially a Holiday Extras Superhero! Just for being part of the team that made the new hotel upgrades setup (go to homepage search for a hotel and b...

Folkestone gets the high speed rail service next month

From 7 September, the high-speed services will also serve Dover Priory, Canterbury West, Ramsgate, Folkestone Central and Folkestone West.

says the BBC.

the worst of email and IM together

Like in the early days of gmail, google wave invites are being requested and offered all over the show, limiting (or saying you are limiting) the number of signups is a good strategy. So, got mine, will I use it? We'll see... Robert Scoble says:it br...

Frog and Frigate reopening party!

Apparently there is one, will not see you there though, it is next Friday 30th October. This is in Southampton, not a town I usually talk about. Enjoy if you are going......

nme says the police were called to the editors gig

Read it here. I was at the gig, I was not in the fight. Sorry I have not written my review yet (of the gig or the fight) been busy.

HomeEasy

@hpoom tipped me off about Home Easy who make easy to fit RF light switches and sockets, sounds nice and simple and convenient, but does not support central control for full home automation. So an intermediate solution until you full commit to rewiri...

Derek Acorah

Medium type from the "Most Haunted" TV show. I'm a medium, it says so on my vest.

The Pretty Things

+ Quiklik. Someone has memories of them playing at The Flamenco but I've seen a poster says it was the LCH.

Catherine Wheel

With God Machine... Says "Meterodome" on the website.

Girlschool

Actually says Leas Cliff Hotel here...

Tiger

Soho Live, plus Divine Comedy, and "special guests" as headliner it says here...

Idlewild

Plus Sons and Daughters it says here...

WASP

Not sure what day, the ticket is very faded... Zed Yago supported, this site says REM played there only two days before, I did pick the gigs to go to......

Wheatus

Someone on the onfolkestone forum says "i just remember luis lozano on stage! and throwing wheatos at wheatus... we were a sad sad bunch... hmmm

Oxfam Benefit Gig

with Lenny and other bands (for MTV it says here, hmm, yeah)

Megadeth

First time I saw them. Just caught up with a friend who was there too (and who I'd not seen for over ten years, he says Alice In Chains opened, followed by The Almighty at the Poole Arts Center gig '91 (if I remember correctly)...

Comedy Club

Last Thursday in the month, 3 "top name London comedians" it says here. Tel: 01303 220444

An Evening of Clairvoyance with Colin Fry

I'm a medium, it says so on my pants.
Colin Fry

Fighting Cocks

"Punktronic excursions in a white noise wonderland", it says here...

Nathan Cassidy, frog that says sausages (Edinburgh preview)

Pendulum DJ set?

@kentmusicevents says "Pendulum DJ set @ onyx Folkestone is 100% confirmed... do not listen to the party poopers!!!"