The Spitfire: Mission Statement
27.03.26, 15:41 Updated 30.03.26, 09:04
Fred Atkins
Local newspapers may be dying out, but local news is making a comeback.
For the past five years I’ve been the Kent correspondent for both the ECB Reporters Network and Wisden.
I try to make sure that at least one line in every report I file could not have been written by a bot, but every now and again I’d actually like to read something that hasn’t been written in five minutes after the close of play and this is the idea behind The Spitfire.
The mission is to provide dedicated, independent reporting of Kent’s flagship sporting institution and we’ll be joining the CounterPress stable for the 2026 season as they look to revitalise coverage of the county game.
We hope you enjoy it.
Fred Atkins, March 2026.
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Fred Atkins Fred Atkins is a former Kent Messenger sports editor and has written several books, including The Spitfire Diaries, an account of Kent's 2021 season and Monty Panesar's "The Full Monty". He has followed KCCC since 1993 and has covered them for the ECB and Wisden since 2021.
