Month: December 2020

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LATEST NEWS…
  • Library image: Westgate Towers Canterbury Officers investigating a report of a sexual assault in Canterbury have made a second arrest. An 18-year-old man from Canterbury was arrested on Thursday 22 July 2021 and was taken into custody.   The arrest follows a report that at around 11pm on 9 […]
  • A Sheerness homeowner is helping Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) share life-saving safety advice after a vanity mirror sparked a fire in the bedroom of his home.  The blaze developed in the occupant’s bedroom in Belgrave Road on Sheppey, on a sunny afternoon on Friday 16 July, and is […]
  • Witnesses are being sought to a two vehicle crash in which a motorcyclist died in Lordswood near Chatham. The incident happened at 6.05pm on Wednesday 21 July 2021 when a grey Nissan X-Trail was in collision with an orange KTM 390 Duke motorbike on North Dane Way at the junction with Lordswood […]
FEATURES…
  • The site before the ‘Daylighting’ of Basted Stream One-hundred metres of the Bourne Stream south of Borough Green is set to flow freely once more after being released from its underground pipe thanks to the Environment Agency and construction firm A B Canham and Son. The newly open […]
  • Anti-social behaviour that is either targeted at or that negatively impacts upon your business can be an absolute nightmare. With stress, financial implications and even fear for you and your customers’ safety all being common side effects of these harmful actions. Some of the most common examples […]
  • Setting out on your own and starting an independent business is an exciting adventure and also a challenging one! Whether you’re a sole trader or currently working with a team of others to realise your dreams, there’s a lot to consider when going into business for yourself. It’s a […]
TOURISM…
  • Visitors to Broadstairs will find its main beach more easily accessible, as Thanet District Council plans to open the Viking Bay lift this month (week commencing 21 June).   Work costing an estimated £17,000, is set to start the week commencing 31 May and is anticipated to bring the lift back into […]
  • The hotel pictured refused the teenagers a room Police in Kent have been giving hotels advice on safeguarding children following test purchase operation in east Kent Test purchases were carried out by community police in east Kent as part of ongoing work to safeguard young people and combat child […]
  • It’s that time of year again when beaches are getting ready for summer. Beach recycling work has already started between Beach Walk and Tankerton Sailing Club. The dozer and excavator will work their way along each groyne bay regrading the stones, ensuring the beach is in good shape for the […]
ENTERTAINMENT…
  • JAM on the Marsh will be back live this summer from 8th – 18th July, albeit with limited audiences. In its 8th season, JAM on the Marsh, 2021 will captivate audiences with 7 exhibitions, 15 concerts, and open-air theatre.  Events will take place across Romney Marsh, from Hythe to Dungeness, in many […]
  • The Roman Museum in Canterbury Canterbury’s museums and galleries will reopen later this month with a busy schedule of activities, including a new exhibition showcasing artwork by young refugees and asylum seekers. The Roman Museum gets back up and running on Monday 17 May, with the Beaney […]
  • Words and pictures by Ray Duff Town Mayor Cllr Michelle Keutenuius, third from right, welcomed all to Pride Photo: Ray Duff Folkestone Pride became the county’s first outdoor LGBT event in almost two years last Saturday, due to the pandemic, and was held on The Leas near the Bandstand with a […]
DRUGS…
  • A prolific drug dealer who orchestrated a cocaine supply network throughout Tonbridge has been jailed. Thomas O’Toole was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after mobile phone data showed he had been offering the Class A drug to more than 120 users. A Kent Police investigation uncovered […]
  • Two men have appeared in court charged with drug dealing offences after suspected heroin and crack cocaine were seized. Officers from Kent Police’s Tactical Operations Command were responding to information relating to alleged drug dealing in Kent when they stopped a vehicle in Winchelsea, […]
  • A drug dealer who ran a county line from Folkestone has been jailed. Officers from the County Lines and Gangs Team, supported by Folkestone’s Community Policing Team, carried out a search warrant at Bradstone Road, Folkestone on 6 October 2020 after receiving information the Zac county line […]
FRAUD…
  • KCC has received further reports of residents in Kent being targeted by emails claiming to be from Royal Mail. What happens:You receive an email claiming to be from Royal Mail.The email states a parcel is on the way and a shipping fee needs to be paid.You are directed to a link to pay […]
  • Cash discovered in the van Almost £1 million has been recovered from a money launderer who hid bundles of cash within a secret compartment in his van. Faisal Khan is suspected to have been a courier for an organised crime group concerned in the supply of class A drugs, and was jailed for six years […]
  • Warrants at suspected brothels across Gillingham and London led to Kent Police arresting four people on suspicion of modern day slavery offences. On the morning of Wednesday 31 March 2021, the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate carried out six warrants as part of an investigation into the […]
BUSINESS…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 21 April 2021. Twenty-seven million On Monday I joined the twenty-seven million people who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. I was administered with the Oxford AstraZeneca […]
  • From Sunday 21 March 2021, freight travelling to the Port can travel straight down the M20 motorway using a dedicated lane for Dover rather than being redirected to Manston, as the site owned by the Department for Transport prepares to be stood down. Hauliers travelling to France that have spent […]
  • A major milestone has been reached with the foundations being installed for the new business centre in New Romney. Breem Construction, the contractors building the Mountfield Road centre, began the initial groundwork in December and the first concrete for the building’s foundations has just been […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • Photo: Ashford Borough Council ‘Don’t be a Lazy Chucker’ is Ashford’s new litter campaign aimed at those inconsiderate people who bring it but don’t bin it. Launching this week the campaign will focus on four major ‘hotspot’ litter locations. It will later expand to cover further areas in the […]
  • Photo shows officers from Folkestone & Hythe District Council and Kent Police hold a road check in Folkestone as part of the joint waste carrier operation. Anyone removing waste, including scrap metal, tyres and building materials from properties and businesses across Folkestone, Hythe and […]
  • The former gas works site at Ship Street has been purchased by Folkestone & Hythe District Council as part of the strategic regeneration of Folkestone and the wider district. The large plot is sited at the edge of Folkestone Town Centre between Folkestone Central station and the town centre – […]
SCHOOLS…
  • Following the success of a drive-through school immunisations model, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust will be hosting a pop-up clinic at their large vaccination centre in Thanet next week for teenagers who missed having their HPV, meningitis and booster jabs. Thanks to space available at […]
  • Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash Kent County Councillors Trudy Dean and Rob Bird are demanding immediate action to stem the spread of the new strain of the Covid-19 virus with the closure of all schools for two months. The liberal Democrats are saying: “It makes no sense to close schools […]
  • Photo by CDC on Unsplash In a letter to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson yesterday (Saturday), Kent County Council Leader Roger Gough and Cabinet Member for Education and Skills Richard Long urged the Secretary of State to keep primary schools closed in Thanet, Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone […]
ACCIDENTS…
  • A man in his 30s was taken to a London hospital after his black Mercedes collided with a bridge at Drovers roundabout, Junction 9, at around 4.40am on Friday 19 March 2021. Kent Police has since reported he died this morning, 20 March 2021. His next of kin have been informed. A diversion was put in […]
  • Information is sought following a fatal collision on the A2 near Dover. At around 8pm on Wednesday 19 May 2021, a silver Volkswagen T-Roc is reported to have been in collision with a tree while it was travelling on the coastbound A2 at Shepherdswell. A passenger, a man in his 20s from Dover, was […]
  • Road traffic accidents can change lives. Even a minor fender bender can leave you feeling shaken and could cause a severe injury. Motorists don’t have to live in fear of being involved in an accident, but they are common, and you could even be involved in a serious accident without doing anything […]
POLITICS…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 21 July 2021. On Tuesday this week I spoke in the House of Commons in support of the government’s new Nationality and Borders Bill. This is important and necessary legislation to address the […]
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 14 July 2021. Heroes Last Sunday night the fantastic campaign of the England men’s football team came to an end after a floodlit penalty shootout at Wembley stadium. Whilst it’s easy to be […]
  • The vandalised office The constituency office of Natalie Elphicke, Member of Parliament for Dover and Deal, has been repeatedly vandalised as her team prepare to return to the office as lockdown restrictions ease. Following the Health Secretary’s announcement that he does not expect Covid […]
FIRE…
  • Firefighters believe a spark from a barbecue accidentally set fire to a hedgerow of conifer trees, which spread to multiple sheds and fence panels in Ashford. Two fire engines were sent to the scene in Rylands Road, Kennington, and crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to stop the […]
  • A Sheerness homeowner is helping Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) share life-saving safety advice after a vanity mirror sparked a fire in the bedroom of his home.  The blaze developed in the occupant’s bedroom in Belgrave Road on Sheppey, on a sunny afternoon on Friday 16 July, and is […]
  • Officers from Kent Police are currently working alongside colleagues from Kent Fire and Rescue Service and South East Coast Ambulance Service after being called to a report of an explosion in Mill View, Willesborough, Ashford at 7.57am on Tuesday, 4 May 2021. A number of people were reported to […]
HOUSING…
  • Purchasing property in any country can be tedious, especially as each country has its own set of rules and regulations. When you’re purchasing a property in Spain, it’s essential to understand what is involved with the buying process, including any fees, taxes, and other expenses. Spain […]
  • Work begins Dover District Council (DDC) has broken ground on three development sites that will together provide 50 new affordable homes. All of the homes will be available for rent by local people on the Council’s waiting list. The developments at Napchester Road in Whitfield (26 homes); Kimberley […]
  • Folkestone and Hythe District Council offices A landlord that refused to make safety improvements at two of her properties in Folkestone has been fined nearly £5,000. Madeleine Scott, from London, was served three housing improvement notices by Folkestone & Hythe District Council after officers […]
HEALTH…
  • Photo: Jessica Lewis – Unsplash Many parents enjoyed teaching their children at home during the first lockdown, but for others, the prospect of having to dust off their teaching skills again fills them with dread. What programme of work should they follow? Should the children guide the […]
  • Police Officers investigating a collision in Ashford are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Kent Police was called at 5.45pm on Friday 28 May 2021 following a report of a collision between a pedestrian and a car in North Street. Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance […]
  • Further fines have been issued over the past week to people breaching Government Covid-19 regulations. In Canterbury on Wednesday 16 December 2020 officers were called to a suspected breach at a property in Lancaster Road where a party was taking place. Two women were issued with fixed penalty […]
FARMING…
  • Dog owners are reminded to take responsibility for their pets after recent attacks on sheep near Dover and Maidstone. Over the past week there have been three reported incidents of sheep worrying, including one near Elms Vale Road, Farthingloe where three sheep were injured on Saturday 6 February [...]
  • Dog owners are reminded to take responsibility for their pets after a report of sheep being attacked near Tenterden. Kent Police received a report of sheep-worrying in the Wittersham area on Sunday 30 May 2021. At least one lamb was badly injured. Officers from the Rural Task Force are [...]
  • A survey run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) is looking for arable farmers to share their views on how agri-environment schemes can benefit them and their local wildlife. It’s hoped that farmers across Kent will complete the survey, with findings being presented to [...]
MARITIME…
  • A couple enjoying a beach walk on a sunny but cold day found themselves having to climb up onto a concrete apron to escape the incoming tide. The couple were visiting the area on Saturday 5 December and had decided to walk along the coast. Not being familiar with the tides they found themselves cut […]
  • RNLI Lifeguards across the beaches of Thanet & Swale were kept busy last week with multiple incidents, training sessions and a sewage leak to contend with. Margate’s beaches saw a number of incidents over the weekend of Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 June. On the afternoon of Saturday (12 June), […]
  • The Prime Minister confirmed the lifting of almost all legal restrictions on social contact in England from 19th July.  However, with the Government acknowledging the possibility of up to 100,000 cases of Covid being reported each day as cases inevitably rise from that date, he also urged […]
HOLIDAYS…
  • Tradewind Voyages’ brand new vessel, Golden Horizon sailed into Dover this morning; her chosen departure port for four new UK voyages throughout July. She arrived ready for a round-trip long weekend voyage, before returning to embark on her inaugural voyage from the Port on 19th July. Golden […]
  • Peter Jurzynski in a very cold and snowy Connecticut yearning for a Summer in Folkestone Merry  Christmas to all my dear friends in Folkestone, Hawkinge, Sandgate, Canterbury and all the neighbouring communities  that I have called home for part of each year for decades. No doubt […]
  • Thanet District Council has updated its Beach Management Plan, with preparations in place three months earlier than normal ready for the Easter weekend. Every year in Thanet, plans are made for ‘high season’ which tends to coincide with school summer holidays. However, this year the council has […]

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