We’re in the money! – Dover community groups celebrate
Community groups in the Dover district are being given a key funding boost to help local people with the cost of living, as over £50,000 is awarded to 34 different…
Council rally with LTA to serve up smashing news for Dover tennis courts
Library image: Unsplash Dover District Council is welcoming news that two tennis courts at Connaught Park in Dover are set to be refurbished with funding from the Lawn Tennis Association…
Southeastern trains launch grants of up to £50,000 to support community projects
Photo: Southeastern Trains For the first time, Southeastern is inviting applications for grants to help support projects that make a positive difference to communities across Kent, East Sussex and south-east…
Huge Charivari parade entertains thousands in Folkestone
The parade rounds the harbour area Photo: Ray Duff Report and photos by Ray Duff: The streets of Folkestone came alive on Saturday as the annual Charivari Carnival parade weaved…
Rough weather forces Blessing of the Fisheries to find safe haven in church
The Rt Reverend Nicholas Reade welcomes all to the ceremony Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff: The 2024 Blessing of the Fisheries was held on Sunday afternoon with a large…
Ramsgate dispersal order leads to e-scooter seized and man wanted on recall to prison arrested
A dispersal order to deter anti-social behaviour in Ramsgate has led to the arrest of a man wanted on recall to prison. The order was instigated in response to the…
Kent Search and Rescue volunteers handed £10,000 from Police
Kent Search and Rescue (KSAR) was presented with a £10,000 cheque from Kent Police Photo: Kent Police A charitable organisation dedicated to assisting the emergency services in the search for…
Council unveils refurbished pickleball courts in Broadstairs
Image: Brendan Sapp Unsplash Four refurbished pickleball courts at the Memorial Recreation Ground in Broadstairs were officially opened at an event on Friday 17 May. The courts have been improved…
Folkestone and Hythe Council leader and deputy take cash cut to top-up ward community grants
Community groups and projects across Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh are set to benefit from a pot of £90,000 of council grant funding in which Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s…
Local groups urged to apply for Dover’s £100,000 Cost of Living Community Impact Fund
Community groups supporting local people with the cost of living are being encouraged to apply to Dover District Council’s Cost of Living Community Impact Fund. The grant scheme, which launched…