Ho Ho Ho! Folkestone’s Christmas Fund is Back for 2025!
Ho ho ho! It’s that wonderful time of year again! The Town Mayor’s Christmas Fund is here to bring a little extra holiday cheer to Folkestone residents. For more than…
Chop Chop! Over £1,000 raised for Whitstable RNLI from Christmas tree chipping!
Christmas tree chipping raises £1,114 at Whitstable RNLI Photo: Chris Davey Despite the frosty morning, Whitstable RNLI volunteers welcomed a steady stream of festive fir trees to their station on…
Whitstable RNLI and supporters brave the chill for Boxing Day Dip!
Hardy Whitstable RNLI supporters who braved the chilly water for the Boxing Day dip RNLI Photo: Chris Davey Lifesavers and supporters plunged into the freezing Whitstable waters on Boxing Day…
Quick-thinking resident prevents Christmas Day kitchen fire from spreading!
Library image Kent Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to a kitchen fire at a house in Lines Terrace, Chatham at lunchtime on Christmas Day. Two fire engines swiftly…
Numerous arrests in one day Christmas crackdown on suspected thieves in north Kent
In a day of enforcement before Christmas, investigators from north Kent, Medway and Swale have detained shoplifting suspects for multiple offences. The arrests by proactive patrols took place on Saturday…
Wish Upon a Star: The Christmas spirit is alive and well in Folkestone & Hythe!
Council staff Caroline,Tracey and Jo feeling festive with donated presents Image: FHDC Thanks to the generosity of local staff, the Probation Service, and the Folkestone Channel Rotary Club, 119 vulnerable…
Kent Community Centres receive early Christmas gift from Southern Water
Sunflower House in Folkestone Ten Kent community centres are celebrating an early Christmas gift after receiving a share of Southern Water’s £30,000 regional Community Fund. Each centre has been awarded…
Bah Humbug? Teenagers charged with criminal damage to Christmas decorations in Thanet village
Kent Police report two teenagers have been charged with criminal damage to Christmas decorations in Cliffsend near Ramsgate. Officers received a report that displays outside houses in the village had…
Church Christmas Tree sparks controversy in Dover village
St Anthony’s Church Writing his monthly column ‘From the Vicarage’ published in the Alkham Newsletter, Vicar of St Anthony’s Church, in Alkham near Dover, Brian Williams, was shocked to hear…