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LATEST NEWS…
  • Kent Police is seeking witnesses as officers carry out enquiries at the scene of a serious collision on the A2 near Dover. It was reported that three lorries were travelling in the same direction on the coastbound carriageway, from Lydden Hill approaching the Whitfield roundabout, when the […]
  • Two robbers who stole phones and money from victims in Dover have been jailed for a combined total of more than 10 years. Roland Berko, 22, and Erik Mata, 19, targeted a vulnerable man and a teenage boy in similar street robberies in January 2019. They were found guilty of the robberies in […]
FEATURES…
  • Celebrity divorces setting the trend for amicable separations as divorce rate increases 25% during Covid  Despite a major increase in the number of marriages ending, the amicable nature of divorces among celebrity couples is helping to create a more positive approach to the […]
  • Councillors have elected Cllr Pat Todd to be the Lord Mayor of Canterbury for a record-breaking fourth time. At the virtual meeting of Full Council on Tuesday 4 May, Cllr Anne Dekker was also elected to serve a second term as the Sheriff of Canterbury, an office that dates back to 1461 and one […]
TOURISM…
  • Irish Ferries setting sail from Dover Photo: Port of Dover Irish Ferries has launched its inaugural service from Dover to Calais on Tuesday 29 June. The Isle of Inishmore ship has undergone extensive refurbishments for the new service – including an upgraded Club Class Lounge, with 360-degree sea […]
  • Visit Kent’s latest Tourism Economic Impact Study, published today (Tuesday 8 December), shows before the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Canterbury’s visitor economy was valued at £523 million, after welcoming 7.8 million visitors in 2019.   Independent research commissioned by […]
ENTERTAINMENT…
  • The Creative Folkestone Festivals Fund’s first deadline for February has now closed but there are still two more opportunities to apply for 2021 and 2022. The Foundation is looking for applications from arts groups, companies, organisations or individuals based in the Folkestone area with […]
DRUGS…
  • Library image Two suspects have been charged in connection with an investigation into drugs being brought to Kent from Wales. Kent Police officers on patrol during the morning of Monday 18 January 2021, stopped a black Jaguar X Type car in Hythe. They recovered cannabis and a substance believed to […]
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 […]
BUSINESS…
  • The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has massively disrupted everyday life all over the world, with no signs to suggest when this might end and normality can return. One unprecedented change is the amount of people now working from home by necessity. Whilst you might initially enjoy spending an extra hour […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Scott, is receiving £769, 436 from the government’s Safer Streets Fund, to help prevent crime in parts of Ramsgate and Canterbury. The money will be spent on things like improvements to CCTV and home security equipment, as well as providing personal […]
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 […]
ACCIDENTS…
  • The Loop, Manston Image: Google Maps – Street View Officers are appealing for information following a collision involving a motorbike in Thanet. Between 2pm and 3pm on Sunday 31 January 2021, a motorbike reportedly collided with a van and a pram containing two young children on land next to […]
POLITICS…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 28 July 2021. Last Wednesday I joined Lewis Biggs, the curator of the 2020 Folkestone Triennial, for a tour of some of the new artworks for this year’s show. The Triennial had been delayed […]
FIRE…
  • Five men have been arrested following a disturbance at Napier Barracks in Folkestone. A 31-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a security guard the evening of Friday 29 January 2021 after Kent Police was called to a disturbance at around 2pm that day. He was taken into custody as […]
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…
  • The Freemasons are encouraging its 200,000 members to roll up their sleeves and volunteer to help vaccinate the population. To help protect all UK citizens during this difficult time, the Freemasons have also offered their lodges to administer the vital jabs and many buildings are being used as […]
  • A Folkestone resident has been issued with a £400 fine after hosting groups of people at his flat twice in less than two weeks. Kent Police officers first attended the property near Military Road at 11.25pm on Friday 20 November 2020 and dispersed around 20 people from the property. The resident of […]
FARMING…
  • Dog owners are being reminded to keep their pets under control when walking through fields following reports of sheep being attacked in the Canterbury area. Kent Police received a report of sheep-worrying in the Tonford Lane area, north of Thanington, shortly before 7pm on Monday 17 May 2021. At [...]
  • By Michael Valenzia, Regional Director of CLA South East The farming industry has a woeful safety record, which stubbornly shows little sign of improvement, with sobering statistics presented each year. Agriculture has the worst rate of worker fatal injury of the main industrial sectors. It is 18 [...]
MARITIME…
  • Words and pictures by Ray Duff The Fishing History Museum, located in Folkestone’s historic fishmarket area, has re-opened its doors to visitors once again after a very long close down period due to the pandemic. The exhibition, set up and run by local historians, Alan Taylor, Frank Bond and […]
  • The Port of Dover has unveiled a brand new apprenticeship scheme with 11 vacancies available across a diverse range of areas throughout its business, aiming to attract and nurture local talent with specialist skills and ideas. The Port has been working closely with its community partners including […]
HOLIDAYS…
  • 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), […]
  • Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette arrived into the Port of Dover yesterday, as part of a series of UK coastal cruises for British passengers which launched on 3rd July. Silhouette is the second passenger call into the Port since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. […]

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