Chris Britcher
Editor at Kent News
Kent-based local journalist and fan of things predominantly originating in 80s or early 90s - plying my trade with the KM but, natch, all views here are my own
Articles
Why Spectator article about Canterbury being in ‘general decline’ and a ‘no-go zone’ got it so wrong
2 days ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Chris Britcher
If I were to tell you one place in Kent was recently described in a national magazine as in “general decline”, awash with the homeless, and a potential “no-go zone where authority fears to tread”, what would be your first guess as to where this could be? I won’t pander to stereotypical views of some of the county’s towns, but I would hazard a guess Canterbury isn’t the first on your list of prime suspects. Canterbury? That big, bustling, culture-rich medieval-meets-modern city?
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2 days ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Chris Britcher
Saturday, December 12, 1987. A sold-out Hammersmith Odeon. T’Pau take to the stage on what would be the final day of a five-week reign at the top of the charts with their now-classic China In Your Hand. At some point during its stay at the top, their debut album, Bridge of Spies, was number one too. It remained in the top 40 for some seven months. Somewhere in the balcony of that show, I am attending my first ever live concert. I’m 14.
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4 days ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Chris Britcher
If, God forbid, you should find yourself losing a loved one in tragic or potentially criminal circumstances, the chances are you will be assigned one of the most unsung roles in policing: the family liaison officer. For the family of murder victims to those killed in road crashes, the role is an essential one. They are tasked as being the go-between between the investigating team and the grieving family coming to grips with their shock.
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5 days ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Chris Britcher
When there’s an (albeit modest) emergency, online search engines have become our go-to source for help. But let this sorry tale be a warning to you. A couple of Saturdays back, I was doing some work in the garden with a lawnmower plugged into an extension cable. Suddenly, it cut out. When I popped in to see if the plug had fallen out, it was, in fact, smouldering. Not, I surmised, a good sign.
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1 week ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Chris Britcher
Hands up if you think 25 minutes is too long for a coffee to arrive from the point of ordering? Well, settle down at the back, we’ll get to that shortly. As Margate’s transformation from down-at-heel, forgotten seaside resort to trendy, vibrant, must-visit resort continues with considerable gusto, neighbouring Cliftonville is suffering from what young folk refer to as FOMO - fear of missing out.
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My latest column has delighted the good folk of Kent...comments from our beloved readers include: 'As usual from this bloke, a load of old rubbish!' and the classic 'ill-informed, divisory tosh'...*doffs hat in all directions*
Here is how I spent my Monday lunchtime...grappling with a traditional Turkish 'treat' in a Kent seaside town... https://t.co/KZVqEa3plJ
It's Monday...and a number of readers have written to congratulate me on an article...and no-one (as yet) has suggested I'm a blithering idiot...this is a rare, limited edition collectors' item of a day
