I was 29 when the Olympic flame was carried through the Kent village of Wrotham on its way to Wembley Stadium, in 1948. During the war, aged 19, I had been sent to America as a nanny, with my first ...

In gold script on the outside are the words: "A roots and blues club". And that's how the Wrotham feels: a club. Gloriously, it is anything but. It's an open-armed place, one that welcomes anyone and ...

The start of VHF broadcasts from the transmitter at Wrotham on 2 May 1955 was greeted with much ceremony. The chance for better quality sound, free from the interference that dogged the existing ...

FIRE engines rushed to a stately home that featured in Bridgerton and The Crown after a massive blaze broke out yesterday afternoon. Flames could be seen rising over the Wrotham Park Estate in South ...

Work is underway to transform a former Beefeater into a Turkish restaurant. The Royal Oak Beefeater in London Road, Wrotham Heath near Sevenoaks, shut its doors in July 2025. Now, it’s set to become ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Local hero: the Wrotham Arms (Wrotham Arms ) In gold script on the outside are the words: “A roots and blues club”. And that’s how ...