2008-06-09UTC06:14:57St Tropez of cultureDoes this sound familiar? From Saturday's GuardianPierre Cardin, the millionaire Paris fashion designer and businessman who has spent millions restoring the castle, is trying to turn the village into a "St Tropez of culture". After establishing his o... 2008-05-16UTC01:36:14The Leas Club closing?I heard a rumour from two places the last couple of days (perhaps it was in this week's paper?) that the Leas Club is closing, and the site being redeveloped as flats. Can anyone confirm or deny?Do we really need more flats?UPDATE: duh yeah it was th... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11272/The+Leas+Club+closing%3F">Rated 4.23/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-15UTC12:39:36So was that the summer then?In the interest of being able to read back on this in years to come and reminisce about what was going on, I should have said something about the weather recently I think. But, I blinked, and it's gone now. Got a barbecue lined up for this Saturday, ... 2008-05-06UTC07:15:44Sunday lunch at the HermitageI think this is a new development, I just got an email:Winner of the KM award for good foodThe Hermitage 15 Cheriton Place Folkestone Kent Tel:01303 251 251 Website Menus: www.thehermitagerestaurant.com new! New! ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11227/Sunday+lunch+at+the+Hermitage"><img alt="Sunday lunch at the Hermitage" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2496134859_780229c35f_d.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11227/Sunday+lunch+at+the+Hermitage">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-02-14UTC03:50:45Mr Gordon Brown refused my demand to abolish religious mythology in schoolsWell fancy that. Do you think that one day a boy will ever be born who can swim faster than a shark one of these petitions will provoke anything other than a dismissal? We received a petition asking: "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister... 2008-02-07UTC10:19:15Guessing it's not all redundancies at the BBCDoes this sound like the BBC to you? It might not be I guess. I got this job ad seven times today, once recruitment companies get your details they WILL NOT EVER unsubscribe you. I have to report each one as spam now, it's for their own good...Hope y... 2007-09-02UTC05:31:31jquery is greatI use it for everything, it's well recommended. I'm sure prototype is good now too, but jquery is tiny, and does everything you need, and the code you write with it is tiny too. I have got really into the way you select things to do things to too. As... 2007-08-28UTC06:11:16Buffy, BACK!ROCK \m/ OK not actually Buffy, but the long rumoured Ripper spinoff, hope this will be good... This on popbitch forum today:Antony Stewart Head stars as Rupert Giles in "Ripper", by Joss Whedon, filming next summer for the BBC.www.popbitch.com/image... 2007-08-24UTC07:52:21Rotunda / seafront masterplan starting to move aheadBillionaire Roger De Haan has revealed he is in negotiation with a number of companies which will become partners in the venture to realise his popular Masterplan vision.The former Saga boss will redevelop the redundant site to provide benefits inclu... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10436/Rotunda+/+seafront+masterplan+starting+to+move+ahead">Rated 4.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-04-25UTC08:11:23Even I'm getting bored of the man with no face nowNo posting for five days, even though I'm sure I've had things to say, just been a bit busy. Interesting things that have happened include;* A suspicious fire near work in Hythe, a new development of flats was arsoned, not found this n the online new... 2007-01-02UTC09:49:01Longboard marathon visits FolkestoneNot along The Leas I hope, where skating is OUTLAWED:British Longboard Team Prepare for the Challenge of a Life TimeThe stage is set for a team of longboard skateboarders from Devon, UK to attempt a World Record Breaking marathon. In July 2007, the B... 2006-12-01UTC12:24:22UpdatesTravel update: twenty minutes late today, eitehr track circuit failure, or track surface failure, I was a bit too asleep to hear it. How can the surface fail? Must have been circuit. Why couldn't it have been another ten mins delay, taking us into re... 2006-12-01UTC10:51:40It's a dealBeen too busy with work, so missed if this was in the Herald or not, but according to ickent Mr DeHann and Mr Godden have done a deal for the seafront land! This is great! I think!ROGER De Haan and Jimmy Godden have done a deal for the seafront at Fo... 2006-10-13UTC12:43:27Write to the secretary of stateThat's who it is with now. Here is the town planning act, in case that is of any interest:Secretary of State's powers concerning plansDirection to reconsider proposals. 17.—(1) After a copy of a unitary development plan has been sent to the ... 2006-10-13UTC11:36:53RE: Trent developments are bypassing the councilWHAT? Sneaky buggers! How can we stop it? Is physical protest the only thing left to protect our town from these vandals?2006-10-13UTC07:11:27Trent developments are bypassing the councilThey're going direct to the government for their building certificate, so the council have missed their chance to approve or reject Trent and Godden's plans...2006-08-03UTC10:48:36RE: Systems development type stuffI know what you mean. I would find it very hard to give up my job in London so I hope the business will take off soon.I will forward your cv to my husband. He is an account manager at a design/advertising agency in Canterbury and he may be looking fo... 2006-08-03UTC10:28:28Systems development type stuffMostly web based, my CV is here, going to cover the site with "job wanted" ads too... Hoping to find something local, though it looks like the local economy can't support my expensive lifestyle, so looking in London too. Would love to stop commuting,... 2006-06-15UTC01:52:32A burgeoning local film industry?Sounds good, seen a couple of things in the paper about people making films locally, good luck with finding something locally.I (not Steve T) am still commuting daily from the West End of Folkestone into London, it's exhausting innit? I am being made... 2006-05-09UTC06:06:33RE: Godden will sell the land quite happily thoughhow do you know he'd sell it quite happily? I suspect he has a contract with Trent Developments now...2006-05-09UTC11:20:55Day 4, IPOD battery still behavingSo, my IPOD opening skills are up to scratch, my web development skills are lacking today. I'm using a new firefox extension that alerts you to memory leak errors in javascript... I have tonnes! I'm going to have to disable it again, as there's no wa... 2006-05-07UTC06:04:30I couldn't find mention of this in the paperThe only one who I saw suggesting both plans was the answer, was the chap from Trent Developments. I would have thought some sort of compromise was the only way forward though, unless someone buys Godden's land off him.... 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... 2006-03-22UTC04:23:22RE: Ferry godmotherSee also this... (assuming it's not the same article as the one you've posted). A sticking point for the ferry service would seem to be the harbour development. Roger de Haan is presenting his nice middle-class Norman Foster project in the near futur... 2006-03-10UTC09:42:45oh and don't forgetthey're called <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/mill+point+quay+developments">mill point quay developments</a> now...2006-03-09UTC08:03:42Well there's something to look forward toCriminal mischief seems inevitable on such a development.2006-02-08UTC10:13:51Good morningEvery day now we're noticing that it's getting lighter in the mornings, but TODAY we thought we'd overslept (and all our clocks were wrong, and GMTV's clock was wrong, and the church tower clock was wrong) as it was so bright outside. Weird how the s... 2006-01-23UTC10:10:11Now that's just meanIn the same weekend that the whole nation gets weepy about one (1) dead whale, there's more news about brazillions of grey squirrels being culled.Great weekend of comedy and sort of DIY. Went to the Lanterns comedy night Saturday, and quite literally... 2005-11-28UTC01:43:14Spam Spam SpamWow what a coincidence that you all have the same positive points to make! Do you work for M&B Builders Ltd, are they desperate for some positive press? There's no need for deviousness here, a few biased comments are fine, someone else will come alon... 2005-11-22UTC07:50:02Traversing the HTML Table with JavaScript and DOM interfaces