Margate artist Tracey Emin buys Westbrook Loggia
Tracey Emin – Photo: Thanet District Council Artist Tracey Emin has bought the Westbrook Loggia building at Westbrook Bay from Thanet District Council. She plans to renovate it into a…
Folkestone and Hythe MP remains committed to delivery of the Harbour Plan
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 9 August 2023 When I was first elected as your Member of Parliament in…
Ramsgate Harbour gets makeover with new town square and Clock House facelift
Clock House Photo: Thanet District Council Work is now underway on the Inclusive Harbour elements of the Levelling Up Funded Projects in Ramsgate which include the refurbishment of the Clock…
Wildlife charities urge Gove to save wildlife site from Theme Park threat
Photo: Richard Bayfield A coalition of wildlife charities has written to Government Minister Michael Gove, asking him to revoke a planning designation that puts a nationally important wildlife site in…
Boost for local jobs at £1.5m revamped service station in Whitfield
Dover MP Natalie Elphicke welcomed a £1.5m investment that is set to create at least 15 new jobs when she unveiled the revitalised Whitfield Service Station just outside the port…
Folkestone’s East Cliff proposed revamp kicked into long grass
Sunny Sands beach overlooked by the Martello Tower situated on the East Cliff The previous Tory administration’s plan to revamp the East Cliff area in Folkestone has been dropped after…
Premiership Football Trophy comes to Whitfield – Pizza Lovers Rejoice!
If you’re a fan of football and pizza, you’re in luck. The Premier League trophy, the shiny silver prize that every team dreams of lifting, is coming to Whitfield Service…
Developer fined over planning rules at Manston housing project
Thanet District Council reports that a developer who did not follow the conditions of its planning permission for a housing project in Manston has been fined. The council’s Legal and…
Stunning new Benenden Music School sounds as good as it looks
Benenden’s New Concert Hall and Music School by Hollaway Studio Hollaway Studio, a visionary architecture practice, has crafted a stunning new music school and concert hall that sounds as good…
Folkestone residents invited to have their say on town centre transformation
Library image Folkestone town centre Folkestone is set to become a more vibrant, accessible and green destination thanks to a £19.8m investment from the government’s Levelling Up Fund. The fund…