Tuesdays are big band time at McAuliffe's Pub on Meachem Road. On most Tuesday nights, that's where you'll find members of the John Bunic Big Band, playing the music of Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey ...

But what few may realize is that the template for that concept may have started 80 years ago today - with the death of a big-band musician.

A former EastEnders star who secured an interview with Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright auctioned off his exclusive recording for more than £3,000. John Altman, from Herne Bay, who ...

John Altman, from Herne Bay, who played ‘Nasty’ Nick Cotton in the soap, met the rock superstars at a gig in Chatham, on December 1, 1967 when, aged 15 and skipping school, he helped roadies ...