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Sep 14
2 min

Welcome to issue 11 of the Faversham Eye.

THE AMATEUR EDITION We are very reasonably depressed by the ongoing incompetence being shown by our national politicians and the future p...

Sep 14
5 min

CONYER - Can we really put a price on thenightingale's song?

By Rich Lehmann On the afternoon of 2nd May, I headed off to Conyer with my wife, Bea. It was the first time I'd driven a car for seven w...

Sep 14
3 min

Hijacked High Street

By Claudia Heywood It’s August 2020, we’re heading into probably the worst recession any of us will live through and the Covid-19 cloud s...

Sep 13
10 min

A FOOTPATH PAVED WITH (YOUR) GOLD

By: Brian Pain and David Rottenborough our local government correspondent How a small clique of Parish councillors can manipulate the law...

Sep 13
7 min

THE TASTES OF FAVERSHAM - Bacon sarnie

For this instalment of Tastes of Faversham we sent our tasters out in pursuit of the best bacon sarnie in town. It is regularly voted the...

Sep 11
4 min

The Spire: Inside the University of West Ospringe

By Andy Capon The University of West Ospringe celebrated its 55th birthday this week with the opening of a new library. Faversham MP and ...

Aug 24
8 min

The Tastes of Faversham: Best Veg Box

One of the best things that has come out of the Covid crisis is that we have all had to rethink our shopping habits – for the better. We ...

Jul 28
4 min

Ordinance Wharf

By Brian Pain It was only a matter of time before property developer Michael White applied again for planning permission on Ordnance Whar...

Jul 18
1 min

Welcome to Issue 10:

The Faversham Eye – Telling you stuff somebody doesn’t want you to know since 2019... We have naturally been devastated by the decision o...

Jul 18
14 min

CLEVE HILL: THE GAME WAS RIGGED FROM THE START

By Richard Belfield As soon as David Rose, the inspector for the Cleve Hill enquiry, was appointed it was an easy bet to see what the out...

May 8
1 min

REQUEST FOR DONATIONS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Faversham Eye is, and will remain, freely available to all in the town. It is an independent community newspaper, funded by Brian Pai...

Apr 25
2 min

Welcome to Issue Nine:

Because it takes more than the biggest global crisis in a century to stop the Faversham Eye. In just a few brief months, Coronavirus has ...

Apr 24
4 min

FAVERSHAM'S SHODDY HOUSES - WHY ARE THEY BEING BUILT SO BADLY?

As we are all painfully aware, Faversham is suffering a flood of new housing developments which threaten the character and identity of th...

Apr 24
24 min

COVID 19 - THE TIMELINE OF A PANDEMIC

By Richard Fleury The whole world will remember 2020 as the year of coronavirus. In Faversham, as elsewhere, the outbreak has caused the ...

Apr 24
4 min

FAVERSHAM FARMS APPEAL FOR LOCAL WORKERS

In the last issue of the Eye, we highlighted how Faversham's farmers faced disastrous labour shortages this season as EU workers stay awa...

Apr 11
10 min

C-19 Support your local businesses

Compiled by Helen Renny with help from INFaversham and Faversham deliveries and Takeaway Many local businesses are going to struggle to s...

Mar 29
2 min

Issue 9 Update

Dear Readers, We hope you are all safe and well in these difficult times. To do our bit keeping everyone informed during the Coronavirus ...

Mar 20
2 min

PUBLIC INFORMATION BULLETIN ON COVID-19 PROCEDURES FOR FAVERSHAM FOODBANK

Faversham Foodbank is here to help people in emergency situations who cannot afford to buy food. We are committed to remaining open to ou...

Feb 29
8 min

BENSTED'S - CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME

By Richard Belfield Bensted’s is an unusual local charity. On first glance, it looks more like an investment trust. According to their 20...

Feb 29
8 min

ABBEY SCHOOL - A NEW SYSTEM OF SCHOOL RULES

Words by Ruby Bishop Ruby Bishop is studying for her GCSEs at Faversham's Abbey School, which last year surprised pupils and parents by i...

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