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LATEST NEWS…
  • Children at Wingham Primary School, near Canterbury, welcomed Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Eva Winter and Special Constable Devi Patel to their classroom during a themed day to celebrate heroes. Artwork The two officers spoke to the youngsters from Year 2 on 14 October 2021, about […]
  • 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 […]
FEATURES…
  • Sculptures outside The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge The mystery surrounding the appearance of a series of sculptures outside The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge in Canterbury’s city centre has been solved. The multi-coloured humanoid figures, made from laser cut steel ranging from 76cm to […]
  • Site co-owner Martin Button with Police Cadets behind Words and pictures by Ray Duff On Saturday the World War two gun emplacement site at Capel was open to visitors to visit the still under excavation area. Covering some 13 square acres, the site originally contained three single eight inch guns […]
TOURISM…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 2 June 2021. Covid-19 There has been considerable interest in the new variant of COVID-19 that originated in the Indian subcontinent. This new strain, similar to the Kent virus last year, […]
  • 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. […]
ENTERTAINMENT…
  • Folkestone Festivals have organised a series of events starting next Saturday, 3rd July 2021. Take a peek at what’s on offer… More details at folkestonefestivals.org or the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FolkestoneFestival […]
DRUGS…
  • Two men from the north west of England have been jailed to a total of 30 years and four months after attempting to smuggle 243 kilos of cocaine into the UK on an empty passenger coach. The National Crime Agency investigated driver Christopher Bullows and his passenger Mark Tucker after the coach […]
FRAUD…
  • Detectives investigating two reports of fraud in the Canterbury area are warning residents to be wary of any unexpected deliveries. On Friday 11 December 2020, a parcel arrived at a property in Burgess Road, Aylesham at around 11am. The victim wasn’t expecting one and when he opened the box […]
BUSINESS…
  • To help boost business, shoppers and visitors alike will be able to use the Park and Ride service in Canterbury at all three sites for free this Sunday, 18 April. You will be able to take advantage of the new fleet of double deckers too from 10am to 5pm and all of the benefits they bring including: […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • Canterbury council has reported that once they have overcome the challenges posed by Covid-19 on staff numbers over a number of weeks, the handover from our former contractor Serco and last week’s bad weather, we have plans in place that will allow them to steadily improve the service we provide. […]
SCHOOLS…
  • Lianne, Aimee and Laura with some of the books they donated to Hythe Library Hythe Library has reopened following extensive work to replace its heating system and it also has an additional 130 books donated by three residents. Aimée Margott, Lianne Sandford and Laura Taylor felt moved to do […]
ACCIDENTS…
  • Witnesses are being sought to a fatal collision in which a woman died near Sittingbourne. The incident happened at around 7.30am on Monday 23 August 2021 when a red Nissan Qashqai was in collision with a yellow Mercedes lorry on Swale Way, Kemsley. Following the […]
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…
  • Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been called to assist Kent Police at the Napier Barracks in Folkestone, following reports of a fire.   Eight fire engines have been sent to the scene.  People living and working in the surrounding area are advised to close their windows and doors […]
HOUSING…
  • The new homes A new development in Folkestone is setting the standard for future building in the district. The 30 homes, which will be built on the former Highview school site in Moat Farm Road, have been designed by Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s in-house team, and are all for […]
HEALTH…
  • Teenagers who missed routine school immunisations this academic year can catch up at a drive-through school holiday clinic in Thanet on Wednesday, 4 August. This will be the second drive-through clinic to be held at St George’s School in Broadstairs and follows a similar successful event in […]
  • A staggering number of people in Kent have been fined for breaching Coronavirus legislation since March 2020 People are being urged to continue to follow lockdown guidance after figures revealed that more than 700 people have been fined for breaching Covid-19 legislation. 729 people have been […]
FARMING…
  • The Country Land & Business Association (CLA), together with over 150 local authorities and 10 professional bodies, is calling on the Sentencing Council to impose tougher fines and sentences for fly-tipping culprits. As part of a proposed review of the Environmental Offences Definitive [...]
  • 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 [...]
MARITIME…
  • Dover District Council (DDC) has welcomed the investment and jobs to be created under plans to establish an Inland Border Facility (IBF) at the White Cliffs Business Park (WCBP) in Dover.  The Department for Transport (DfT) has brought forward the proposals under a Special Development Order (SDO) […]
  • After an extensive clean up operation and regular inspections around the coast, advice for the public not to enter the sea or the area of beach below the high water mark has been lifted. Signs have been removed at the eleven bays where guidance against bathing had previously been in place following […]
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 […]
  • TUI’s Marella Explorer pictured above The first passenger cruise call sailed into Dover for the first time in 15 months. TUI’s Marella Explorer arrived alongside a celebratory welcome from local tugs and water cannons as part of her British Sights and Seas sailings. Sonia Limbrick, Head […]

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