£25million Deal leisure centre plans brought back to life
Library image Plans for a new leisure centre in Deal are back on the agenda following a two-year pause because of the pandemic. Dover District Council (DDC) originally announced plans…
Folkestone and Hythe MP working alongside GMB union to secure Dungeness nuclear plan
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 30 June 2022 Rail strike Last week’s RMT rail strike caused huge disruption across…
Scores of new homes in Charing get the nod
Plans have been approved for a residential development on land between Arthur Baker Playing Field and Ashford Road in Charing, near Ashford. The proposal is for 59 homes made up…
Folkestone £20m novel levelling up bid could see green park replace bus station in town centre
Going? Folkestone Bus Station Creating a sustainable, attractive and welcoming gateway to Folkestone town centre by moving the bus station and replacing it with a green park is at the…
Restoration of William Burges’ Neo-Gothic masterpiece in Dover to start in August
Restoration of the Maison Dieu gets underway in August following the appointment of Coniston Ltd as principal contractor Kent-based Coniston Ltd, specialists in the conservation and restoration of heritage and…
Development of Folkestone’s historic Leas Pavilion given green-light
Leas Pavilion restoration With all pre-commencement approvals now in place, work to return the Grade II-listed building to its former glory can begin. Selahattin Yalcin, Development Director at Gustavia, which…
Canterbury City Council site shuts up shop
Canterbury City Council’s 6.9 acre main office site in Military Road has gone on the market. Earlier this year, city councillors agreed to move the council’s offices into vacant space…
Chip in over proposed Canterbury city centre makeover
A public consultation on new proposals for street trading in Canterbury city centre has begun. In October 2021, councillors decided that when work starts in January 2023 to upgrade St…
Affordable homes project in Dover scoops top award
Bomford Place Dover The redevelopment of the site in Dover was praised by judges for improved community housing in a scheme sympathetic to the nearby Dover Castle. An affordable housing…
Man in Ottinge fined over beauty spot blight
An Ottinge, near Lyminge, resident who failed to co-operate over a planning notice has been fined more than £1,000 by magistrates. The case against Andrew Charlier, of Mill Hill, was…