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LATEST NEWS…
  • Two men linked to the supply of Class A drugs in Kent and who guarded the proceeds of a criminal gang totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds have been jailed. Milan Kosoric and Pero Mitrovic were caught red handed by police with almost £750,000 in cash, which they kept stored in […]
  • As the leaves turn gold and the nights draw darker, The Feast of Hope is coming to a secret venue in Ramsgate.  A free Autumn dinner is happening at a secret venue in Ramsgate on the 29th of October at 6pm. Cooked up by the Newington Community and it’s award-winning resident chef. Pomona […]
FEATURES…
  • Mobility issues cannot only impact an elder’s physical health, but it can also affect their mental wellbeing and cause them to lose their independence. There are, however, products you can invest in and tactics you can use to support their mobility, which can make them feel less of a burden while […]
  • If you take proper care of your boiler, you can keep it running for up to 15 years. That said, a boiler will inevitably wear down over time, and an old boiler might actually end up costing you more than you think.   If you’ve moved into a house, you may not know how old the boiler is, or how […]
TOURISM…
  • Claret Jug at Fishergate – DDC Following years of preparation and a year-long delay due to the pandemic, Sandwich is ready to host golf’s original championship as The Open returns to its spiritual English home at Royal St George’s from 11-18 July 2021. The Open has been held at Royal St […]
  • DFDS welcomed its newest ferry to the Dover-Calais route on Wednesday 4 August when it made its maiden voyage to Dover. The Côte d’Opale can carry 3,100 lane metres of freight, making it the longest ship on the Channel, and has space for up to 1,000 passengers. It replaces Calais Seaways, […]
ENTERTAINMENT…
  • 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 […]
DRUGS…
  • Notices attached to the home in Brook Road Repeated calls to nuisance and abusive behaviour at a home in Faversham have led to a Closure Order being secured. Between late January and mid-June 2021, Kent Police was called to a property in Brook Road on 23 separate occasions. The calls primarily […]
FRAUD…
  • A tax adviser from Ramsgate has been jailed for two years and seven months after defrauding a client out of more than £45,000. In May 2017, Lana Laws asked one of his clients to pay a large sum of money to his firm to cover the cost of the client’s capital gains tax that was due. The client […]
BUSINESS…
  • More funding for small and medium-sized businesses in the Folkestone Community Works area has been released. A further £100,000 is now available under the SME Business Grant Scheme offering local businesses grants – which must be match-funded pound for pound – to help support their development and […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • Ashford Borough Council has secured a £1.45m Government grant to replace the ageing power plant at its flagship Stour leisure centre with a state-of-the-art system which will slash running costs, cut carbon emissions by 45% and provide a boost to bold ambitions to make the borough carbon neutral by […]
SCHOOLS…
  • Parents and carers whose children may be eligible to receive benefits-related Free School Meals are being urged to apply for them ahead of the upcoming summer school holidays, even if their child is in Years R, 1 or 2. The Government recently announced that it was extending its grant funding until […]
ACCIDENTS…
  • Collision investigators are renewing their appeal for information, after the death of a cyclist who fell from his bike near Sevenoaks. The man, aged 56, was critically injured at around 11.40am on Sunday 15 August 2021, as he was cycling along Starhill […]
POLITICS…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 20 October 2021. Last Friday, like so many other people, I was stunned to hear the news of the murder of my parliamentary colleague David Amess. On Monday this week I attended the memorial […]
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 […]
HOUSING…
  • Permission to appeal the judicial review of the planning permission for the Princes Parade development has been refused today (3 December 2020). Lord Justice Newey upheld the previous judgement of Mr. Justice Dove – refusing the appeal and upholding the judicial review proceedings in their […]
HEALTH…
  • Community Respiratory Practitioner Helen Gremo, was first to be vaccinated today (Monday, 28 December) as hundreds of frontline community NHS staff in Kent join colleagues from across the country in the nationwide vaccination programme. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT), which is […]
  • The former Saga call centre, in Haine Road, Ramsgate was closed by the firm in January when 600 employees started working permanently from home. But from Monday, 22 February it will be transformed into a life-saving vaccination centre serving vulnerable people in Thanet and those within a 45-minute […]
FARMING…
  • The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has responded to the announcement by the Home Secretary that the government will strengthen police powers and create a new criminal offence to tackle unauthorised encampments. This new criminal offence will specifically target trespassers using [...]
  • 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 [...]
MARITIME…
  • Marsh huts’ project Plans for Romney Marsh could see the area become even more of a holiday hotspot. More than 100 beach chalets, toilets, including a fully-accessible Changing Place toilet, café, concession kiosk and upgraded car parking are to be built at the Coast Drive Car Park by Folkestone […]
  • The Port of Dover has announced that necessary structural strengthening and investigations works will require the temporary closure of the Union Street swingbridge. The works will take place after the school summer holiday and bank holiday periods, in order to minimise disruption to the local […]
HOLIDAYS…
  • Folkestone & Hythe District Council is looking to bring a little bit of festive cheer to traders and residents this year with a gift of free Christmas parking. Charges in all council pay and display car parks and on-street parking bays across the district will be waived on the three Saturdays […]
  • 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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