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LATEST NEWS…
  • Witnesses are being sought in relation to a disturbance in which two men were assaulted on Ramsgate seafront. It was reported that between 7pm and 8pm on Monday 19 July 2021 a verbal altercation arose after the two victims tried to stop a group of people stealing a bicycle from a man in Harbour […]
  • Witnesses are being sought after an attempted robbery was reported in Ashford. At around 2.25pm on 12 July 2021, a man was walking along a track between Bockhanger Lane and Hurst Road, Kennington when he was approached by a suspect holding a bladed item. The suspect demanded money but the victim […]
FEATURES…
  • Home to the National Memorial to the Few and The Scramble Experience We hope you continue to enjoy reading about the work of the Trust, a registered charity that depends now, more than ever before, on the generosity of its supporters. Here’s one way of making 2021 a better year! The […]
  • The family L-R Charlotte, Riley and Joseph Williams Photo Charlotte Williams Riley Williams, aged nine years old, loves fishing and has been angling since he was four years old. He and his Dad, Joseph, have been regular passengers onboard the Lady Ann, a charter fishing boat owned by Jason Parrott […]
TOURISM…
  • 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 […]
  • 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…
  • School of Acting Thanet-based theatre and live performance company, Looping the Loop CIC, is launching ‘School of Acting’ inside Theatre Royal Margate this month. The project for 11-16 year olds was set up in April last year after Theatre Royal Margate’s existing Youth Theatre faced imminent […]
DRUGS…
  • 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, […]
FRAUD…
  • Fraud investigators have issued a warning about rogue traders after a vulnerable woman was reportedly overcharged for having her driveway jet-washed. The woman, who is in her 80s, was approached by two men in Lydd on Thursday 29 April 2021 and offered the service for ‘less than £200’. […]
BUSINESS…
  •  The J10a/Sevington site in Ashford taking shape Ashford has always promoted its transport links, but did you know it’s set to start providing a port health service next year? In late September Defra told the council that the Sevington Inland Border Facility (IBF) is being designated a […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • The 7th annual Folkestone WNBR is scheduled to take place in Folkestone on Saturday 31 July 2021. ​Riders will gather on the Green at Shearway Rd CT19 4RH at 1.00pm for a 2.00pm start, where organisers say there will be body painting and live music.​ After setting off at 2.00pm there will be a rest […]
SCHOOLS…
  • Parents and carers who would like their children to be considered for a grammarschool place in Kent from September 2022 have just under two weeks to registerthem for the Kent Test. Registration needs to be completed by midnight on 1 July and, to be eligible, childrenmust be resident in the UK and […]
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 […]
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…
  • Kent Fire and Rescue crews were called to reports of a trapped dog in the rocks at Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone. The owner of the dog called 999 around 6.49pm on Wednesday 23 June 2021.  Two fire engines, a boat and a technical rescue unit were sent to the scene. Heavy rescue cutting equipment […]
HOUSING…
  • Since Canterbury City Council started its dedicated rough sleeper initiative (RSI) in July 2018, 352 people who were sleeping rough have been removed from the streets and been found permanent accommodation. It’s a fantastic achievement, and work continues every day to increase that number. […]
HEALTH…
  • Naz Cesur pictured above An Ashford businessman is putting his lockdown locks to good use by shaving them all off to raise cash for NHS charities. When the first lockdown ended last summer, Naz Cesur really needed a haircut, but he decided instead to keep growing his hair so that he could shave his […]
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins. On Tuesday 8 December the NHS carried out the first vaccinations in the world from a clinically approved COVID-19 vaccine. This is a fantastic achievement, and it is incredible to think that […]
FARMING…
  • Pictured above: CLA South East Regional Director Michael Valenzia The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is warning of a spike in dog attacks as ‘pandemic puppies’ are set to visit the countryside for the first time, coinciding with the peak of the lambing season. As dog attacks are up 10% [...]
  • 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…
  • Sheerness lifeboats Photo: Vic Boothe RNLI The Sheerness inshore lifeboat launched twice in less than two hours to a dinghy in trouble off the sea front at Sheerness after a number of emergency calls were made to HM Coastguard. The volunteer crew of the Sheerness RNLI inshore lifeboat were tasked […]
  • HM Coastguard is calling on open-water swimmers and cold-water dippers to be prepared and follow safety advice before entering the sea this Christmas.  Photo: HM Coastguard In a year when swimming pools have largely been closed, there has been a significant increase in people enjoying […]
HOLIDAYS…
  • A free hot meals initiative and Christmas present scheme for Folkestone’s vulnerable and disadvantaged children and parents helped 80 families over the festive period. After the success of Folkestone Town Council’s coordination of a scheme, spearheaded by the Town Mayor to provide free packed […]
  • Hannah Carnell opens the doors of her beach hut for the first time with children Romilly, Lucien and Eliot Tenants of the council’s new beach huts along Marine Walk in Folkestone have been picking up their keys with great excitement. The ambitious regeneration project has seen 35 of the […]

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