Fred the ghost just won’t budge. One of Britain’s top ghost hunters has been called in by a couple whose council home is haunted by a stubborn spirit. For nearly two years George and Lynda
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Rochester, Kent (1996)
Who’s the thing of the castle? Spooked staff blame ghost for creepy happenings at Upnor. By John Plunkett. A ghost is being blamed for some alarming disturbances at Upnor Castle. Spooked security guards can find
Continue ReadingChatham, Kent (1969)
A camera was at the centre of a fascinating incident at Snob Boutique in Chatham High Street five years ago. The boutique is fitted with closed circuit television cameras to check on customers movements. One
Continue ReadingGillingham, Kent (1978)
‘Ghost that drove my husband from home’. Mother tells of strange goings-on. A young mother is blaming her broken marriage on an “evil” ghost which she claims haunts her council house. Mrs June Peel says
Continue ReadingHollingbourne, Kent (1930)
Hollingbourne Ghost. Unseen hand that flung coal and potatoes. Bangs at night. Following the sensation caused by the announcement that a Shoreham girl, Vera Obbard, was the object of attack of some ghost or spirit
Continue ReadingHythe, Kent (1999)
Art critic ghost is in the frame for a spirited scam to sell paintings. Here’s one saleman who really IS whiter than white. Exclusive by James Clench. Ghostly goings-on are sending shivers down the spine
Continue ReadingHythe, Kent (1888)
Here is a seasonable item: – The Dean and Chapter of Canterbury have presented the vicarage of Sopley, near Bournemouth, to the Rev. J. F. Vallings, at present curate of Hythe, Kent. I hear that
Continue ReadingRamsgate, Kent (1969)
Ghost that stops the beer flowing in Thanet pub, terrorises family. Haunted pub landlord asks priest’s help. By Margaret Solley. It’s built like a church – the Thanet seaside pub where the beer suddenly stops
Continue ReadingMargate, Kent (1993)
Garage hands reckon friendly phantom’s on the night shift. A modern-day Elves and Shoemakers tale is unfolding at the garage in Fort Road, Margate. Staff at the Thanet Test Centre have been mystified by the
Continue ReadingMaidstone, Kent (1909)
Members’ uncanny experience. The “South Eastern Gazette” is responsible for the following strange story: On Saturday night an incident of a remarkable kind occurred at one of the clubs of Maidstone. Sounds were heard of
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