From the https://www.kentonline.co.uk By Keith Hunt, 25 November 2018.

Thug Leonard Ward from Chatham jailed after attack outside Prince of Wales pub.

A thug who launched an unprovoked attack on another man outside a pub and continued the assault while he was unconscious on the ground was branded “a true coward” by a judge.

Stephen Stout was outside the Prince of Wales in Railway Street, Chatham, early on July 19 looking for friends.

Maidstone Crown Court heard he was sitting on a wall when Leonard Ward approached and started being aggressive.

He took his jacket off and Mr Stout, 32, stood up and put his hands up to stop him going closer to him.

Prosecutor Keith Yardy said Ward, 26, punched the victim to the face. As he fell to the ground he hit his head and was unconscious.

But Ward, who had downed about six pints of lager, continued to punch him several more times to the head, before walking away. Mr Stout’s friends and others went to help him.

A pub worker asked who had done it and Ward boasted: “It was me."

Ambulance staff treated the victim at the scene for a one-inch cut to his forehead and bruising to his face and neck. He had a black eye and memory loss.

“It was a sustained or repeated assault and a vulnerable victim was targeted as he was on the ground unconscious,” said Mr Yardy. “He was repeatedly punched and unable to defend himself.”

Mr Stout told in a statement of his embarrassment of having to go to work with facial injuries.

He added he had moved to Medway from London to avoid violence.

Ward, of Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm.

He had previous convictions for violence. Keith Middleton, defending, said the ground worker, claimed he was talking to another man and asked Mr Stout not to keep interrupting. The assault happened, he said, because the victim did not stop.

He submitted that a suspended sentence with “swingeing conditions” could be imposed, and the victim could be compensated.

But jailing Ward for 10 months, Recorder John Bate-Wiliams said: “Despite Mr Stout trying to ward you off, you punched him to the ground unconscious.”

An indefinite restraining order was made.

From the https://www.kentlive.news By Lauren MacDougall, 21 December 2019.

The 33 pubs in Kent you have to drink at in 2020 according to CAMRA.

In total Kent has heaps of pubs listed in the guide and, while 33 of these are new entries, others have appeared in previous editions of the guide.

A total of 33 pubs from around Kent make up the new entries that feature in the 2020 edition of the Good Beer Guide.

The guide is produced annually by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), the independent guide to the best boozers in the UK that is researched by unpaid and independent volunteers nationwide.

Tom Stainer, CAMRA’s chief executive, said: “For nearly five decades, the Good Beer Guide has been a comprehensive guide to the UK’s breweries, their ales, and the best outlets to find them in across the country.

“What makes the Guide unique is that all the entries are compiled and vetted by a huge volunteer team, based around the country. We work hard to ensure that all areas of the country are covered and, unlike with some competitor titles, inclusion in this book is dependent only on merit, not on payment.

“The Good Beer Guide has always had an important role in acting as a barometer of the beer and pub industry. We believe information gleaned from the Guide is absolutely vital in the drive to save our pubs from closure and campaign for policies that better support pubs, local brewers and their customers.”

This pub is included in the 2020 list.

Prince of Wales, Chatham.

What the guide says: "Walkers and dogs are welcome in the flagstone-floored bar complete with log fire."