Rural based Hadlow College praised by Ofsted
Above: Chris Lydon, Vice Principal for Hadlow College (left) and Dan Cotton, Assistant Principal, Land Based Curriculum with the Residential Team Photo: Hadlow College The education watchdog, Ofsted paid a…
Folkestone and Hythe MP ‘humbling’ to see Ukrainian troops training to fight in Lydd
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 19 March 2024. Ukrainian army recruits Earlier this month I was in Lydd…
Sheep slaughtered in distressing dog attack near Gravesend – Appeal launched
Police are appealing for information into an incident that led to the death of a number of sheep and injuries to others near Gravesend. Patrols were called to land near…
Over 10,000 flock to Hadlow College for lambing weekend!
Photo: Hadlow College Hadlow College welcomed more than 10,000 people at the weekend as it marked the arrival of Spring with the annual ‘Lambing Weekend’. The two-day event has become…
Hadlow College’s Lambing Weekend Returns
One of the most anticipated events in the Spring calendar is almost here, with Hadlow College’s Lambing Weekend set to return to Kent’s only rural and land-based college later this…
Why South East rural communities can’t be taken for granted at upcoming general election
Tim Bamford By Tim Bamford, Regional Director Country Land and Business Association (CLA). – People in the countryside have faced a generation of economic neglect. Despite covering 85% of our…
MP Tom sees high-tech facilities at Kent rural college first hand!
Tom Tugendhat (third from right), with (from left to right) Dan Cotton, Assistant Principal Land Based Curriculum at Hadlow College, David Gleed, Chief Executive and Executive Principal at North Kent…
Council Leader urges government to protect agricultural land across Thanet
The Leader of Thanet District Council, Cllr Rick Everitt, has said that a letter received last week from Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Rachel Maclean MP, provides no…
Rural business group supports government climbdown on oil boilers’ ban and energy efficiency targets
The CLA has welcomed the Government’s climbdown on banning new oil boilers and setting energy efficiency targets for landlords. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed a number of changes to…