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LATEST NEWS…
  • Three drug dealers have been jailed for a total of more than nine years following work by officers in Ashford. Paul Bristow, 50, and Andrew Brown, 28, were stopped by Kent Police officers in Sussex in June 2021 and class A drugs were found in their possession. Further searches of properties near […]
  • Special guests joined pupils and staff for the tree planting ceremony Photo: KCC A tree with royal connections has been planted in the grounds of a Kent school after pupils and staff were chosen to help celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Parkside Community Primary School in […]
FEATURES…
  • The use of artificial intelligence is changing lives in a multitude of ways. As we continue to adapt as humans to available services and our willingness to adopt them increases, everyday life is being transformed through the use of AI. This is indeed altering most aspects of life including how […]
  • Sculptures outside The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge The mystery surrounding the appearance of a series of sculptures outside The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge in Canterbury’s city centre has been solved. The multi-coloured humanoid figures, made from laser cut steel ranging from 76cm to […]
TOURISM…
  • Claret Jug at Fishergate – DDC Following years of preparation and a year-long delay due to the pandemic, Sandwich is ready to host golf’s original championship as The Open returns to its spiritual English home at Royal St George’s from 11-18 July 2021. The Open has been held at Royal St […]
  • Tradewind Voyages’ brand new vessel, Golden Horizon sailed into Dover this morning; her chosen departure port for four new UK voyages throughout July. She arrived ready for a round-trip long weekend voyage, before returning to embark on her inaugural voyage from the Port on 19th July. Golden […]
ENTERTAINMENT…
  • The Creative Folkestone Festivals Fund’s first deadline for February has now closed but there are still two more opportunities to apply for 2021 and 2022. The Foundation is looking for applications from arts groups, companies, organisations or individuals based in the Folkestone area with […]
DRUGS…
  • More than 100 cannabis plants have been seized from a commercial unit near Ramsgate. During the afternoon of Monday 13 September 2021, officers from the Thanet Multi-agency Task Force (Thanet MTF) arrived at the premises in Telegraph Hill, Minster, following a report of suspicious activity in the […]
FRAUD…
  • A fraudster has been jailed after admitting his actions led to the loss of an elderly man’s savings. In December 2018 Charlie Anderson gained the trust of a man who was staying in hospital who then asked him to withdraw a week’s worth of pension money on his behalf. Anderson agreed but never […]
BUSINESS…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 21 April 2021. Twenty-seven million On Monday I joined the twenty-seven million people who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. I was administered with the Oxford AstraZeneca […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • Bridgefield Park will feature in the commemorative awards e-book Photo: BDP One of Ashford’s new playgrounds has been recognised at the national Street Design Awards.  Bridgefield Park, in Cheesemans Green Lane, was named runner-up in the awards which reward play areas that create safe but […]
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…
  • Witnesses to a serious collision in Swanley are being urged to come forward.  The incident happened on Lower Road at the junction with Bower Road, at 8.55pm on Easter Sunday.  A man in his 50s suffered serious injuries when the blue BMW 118i he was driving left the […]
POLITICS…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 20 October 2021. Last Friday, like so many other people, I was stunned to hear the news of the murder of my parliamentary colleague David Amess. On Monday this week I attended the memorial […]
FIRE…
  • Pegwell Bay Country Park is Kent Wildlife Trust’s largest nature reserve and is of international importance for its bird populations, including nightingales and cuckoos.  However, a number of these animals and their habitats were destroyed when a camp fire became out of control at the site, which […]
HOUSING…
  • PCSO Brandon Greenleaf with Ramsgate Town Council’s Maxine Morgan A Kent Police Community Support Officer’s idea to call on the kind-hearted knitters of Thanet during lockdown has resulted in a boost for the district’s rough sleepers. Although PCSO Brandon Greenleaf has only been […]
HEALTH…
  • The Leader of Kent County Council has called on the Government to keep schools closed in Thanet, Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone and Hythe.  Kent County Council’s Liberal Democrat Group Leader Rob Bird and Education Spokesman Trudy Dean made a similar call yesterday. Kent County Council […]
  • A couple who claimed they were celebrating their anniversary at a house in Dartford were fined along with three of their guests for breaching Coronavirus regulations. Kent Police officers attended the address, where a woman admitted only two of them lived there and the other three men were […]
FARMING…
  • Hare coursing has massive impact on rural communities, says CLA South East Regional Director, Tim Bamford Tim explained: “For many farmers, this is an all too familiar scene at this time of year: They have combined one of their fields, and carted the grain. They go to close the field gate [...]
  • A joint animal welfare warrant with the RSPCA led to officers from the Rural Task Force seizing 36 dogs in September. Assisted by officers from the Rural Task Force Special Constabulary the team conducted the search on Wednesday 22 September 2021 at a property in Meopham, near [...]
MARITIME…
  • Port of Dover The University of Kent is leading a new research and innovation project with the Port of Dover, P&O Ferries, Warwick Manufacturing Group and Schneider Electric to investigate steps towards decarbonisation of the cross-channel ferry fleet. This is part of the national priority of […]
  • Kent Fire and Rescue Service and HM Coastguard was called to reports of a person stuck in mud off the Harbour Arm, in Folkestone just after 11.30 this morning, 2 June. Two fire engines arrived as well as the Water Safety Unit. KFRS crews used mud paths to rescue a teenager, who was passed into the […]
HOLIDAYS…
  • Head over to Maidstone Museum this October half term for arts and crafts for the kids. From Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 October children from 4 to 11 years can take part in supervised craft sessions and make an Egyptian inspired head dress, necklace and wrist cuffs, or a scarab beetle and pyramid and […]
  • The Port of Dover welcomes the announcement by the government that international cruise sailings from England can resume from 2nd August. The Port has worked closely with the government, the UK Chamber of Shipping, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Cruise Britain and the many cruise […]

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