2008-09-20UTC09:20:11Susie Dent's coming to FolkestoneSusie Dent of Countdown's "Dictionary Corner" is coming to Folkestone as part of Folkestone Literary Festival 2008. At least I hope it's the same Susie Dent. We watch Countdown every day on 40D, so this will be nice.She has a regular publication call... 2008-05-28UTC03:05:47Turin Brakes play the Leas Cliff Hall in August, 08/08/08Hevy is extremely excited to be presenting their biggest event so far this August, featuring two of their favourite upcoming bands supporting Turin Brakes at the Leas Cliff Hall.Leas Cliff Hall, FolkestoneFriday 8th August 2008 (08/08/08)Doors 7:00pm... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11288/Turin+Brakes+play+the+Leas+Cliff+Hall+in+August%2C+08/08/08"><img alt="Turin Brakes play the Leas Cliff Hall in August, 08/08/08" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11288/Turin+Brakes+play+the+Leas+Cliff+Hall+in+August%2C+08/08/08">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-02-29UTC07:36:16looking for suitable venue in FolkestoneHi,We are looking for suitable venue in Folkestone one of our gigs.We are an 8-piece live band called The Vintage Corporation and we organise our own 60’s and 70’s gigs. We are looking for halls in London and the South East to perform in.Requirement... 2007-03-23UTC08:59:13What a Hampton WickOh dear, be careful with your sat nav (particularly if you are visiting me from Fareham this weekend) and don't make the same mistake as this Fareham coach driver. Instead of taking a party of school children to Hampton Court, he ended up round the b... 2007-03-03UTC09:15:56Fareham crack denFareham's first crack den has just been closed down, that's on the same road as my alma mater.In the interest of balance and fairness, I did search for crack houses in Folkestone, but I have found none.... 2007-01-17UTC08:42:04Blood on the tracksWatched "The Roadkill Chef" last night, billed by BBC Three as "Eccentric roadkill connoisseur Fergus Drennan tries to change the eating habits of the people in the town of Sandwich in Kent by throwing the community a roadkill feast". Sandwich is rea... 2006-10-09UTC05:54:43Deadly dog flu!Front page of the Herald this week, and here it is on ickent...A KILLER dog virus has struck in Folkestone, claiming three victims and it is feared it will spread.The deadly parvovirus has killed three dogs from the same household and a vet has warne... 2006-04-20UTC01:12:03BBC NEWS | Politics | Stags should pay for embassy helpWhat on earth is this all about? I've been on lots of stag do's abroad (and have another two lined up, woo!) and no-one in any of our parties has been in trouble with the law. Where do they get this 24% figure from? Who did their research, was it the... 2006-03-29UTC04:49:16best place to live in folkestonei am thinking of moving to folkestone and am unsure of where to live. I am looking to move from manchester where for 200-250k you cant get much more than a 3 bedroom house. I am thinking in folkestone having looked on the web there is a possibility o... 2005-12-01UTC09:41:06Ricky Gervais PodcastThe Ricky Gervais Show on Guardian Unlimited - with all new material - will be available every Monday. Smart!According to Ricky, "I want to do a radio show where I can say I want, when I want for as long as I want and that's free for anybody who can ... 2005-10-03UTC11:15:00Ace weekendTook a road trip to Fareham to visit the family this weekend, borrowing Clare's dad's car. No problems getting there, though it's not a drive I've done myself before, up the M20, round the M25 and then down the A3. The A3 near the Devil's Punchbowl w... 2005-09-23UTC09:06:07MontereyJust setting up a place holder here where I will post the next part of my holiday honeymoon writeup... on leaving San Francisco we went to Monterey, before heading to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.First we had to get out of San Francisco, which meant... 2005-09-21UTC02:40:00San FranciscoSo, part the first of my big holiday / honeymoon write up. Slight preamble, some experiences on the way there. Our flights were at nice civilised times, but to save any rush and extend the holiday a bit, we booked into a hotel at Heathrow. But it was... 2005-08-24UTC08:42:47Google TalkGoogle Talk is up and running, Google's answer to MSN etc... hope it can chat across networks, will find out. Seems it's a service that can be connected to with other clients, so a jabber type client that can also talk to MSN people would seem to be ... 2005-07-29UTC09:00:37Does this look like a helicopter landing pad?Smooth commute in today, and same as last night, I walked between the mainline station and the office. If I do this every day it'll save me 50 quid a month! And Clare's doing it too, so that's 100 quid a month. And we're getting a bit of exercise wit... 2004-09-03UTC02:39:45Tonight tonight tonight, la la la la la la tonightTonight is the Fighting Cocks gig, and I am starting to think it might lead to TROUBLE... Clare said she'd come so long as it wasn't too late, as we have a wedding to go to tomorrow... sothen I told her they were on at 9, and that was OK, and now Cha... 2004-07-27UTC03:39:40Graham Coxon8 minutes after seeing Pete Doherty, Graham walked down the same road wearing a dark blue tracky tip with orange piping.2004-07-21UTC02:06:09Hamish ClarkNo, not one of those accidental double postings, I really did see him two days in a row, sat outside the same cafe on Regents Park Road. No sunglasses today, but a big bottle of Evian on his table. I wonder if he's camped out there thinking "this is ... 2004-05-10UTC10:15:43Kapetan MichalesI think I'm going to have stop eating out in Folkestone soon - we either seem to have a comically awful meal or the restuarant closes down. I have been going to Kapetan Michales on Bouverie Road West for about 18 months and every time I have had a g... 2003-12-02UTC12:10:25Power cutJust been for lunch at Sesame and they have a power cut up there... it's quite a way up the road, but it could be something to do with the cold weather, we had a lot of power cuts here last year...On a brighter note, I just found this picture of the ... 2003-10-03UTC12:08:40Manchester LA LA LAThis is a repost from the PopExcellent message board, they're having a meet up at the Electric Six gig in December... why not chip in on their board and go to? I have bought tickets for ELECTRIC SIX at the Manchester University on Saturday 6th Decemb... 2003-04-05UTC02:10:56David WalliamsAnd finally, on the same short lunch break where I saw Gwen Steffani and Ross Kelly, saw David Walliams (yeah, unfamiliar name, but you will know his face off TV, he does all those adverts with George Dawes) just outside the tea rooms on Regents Park... 2001-11-19UTC02:18:51Gracchus out of GladiatorYes, the legendary thespian Derek Jacobi buys his lunch in the same place I do... he was going into the health food shop on Regents Park Road as I was coming out......