Could you step up to be a volunteer Flood Warden in Kent?
Many Kent communities are at risk of flooding and The Environment Agency and the Kent Resilience Forum are looking for people to become volunteer flood wardens across the county. Kent…
Whitstable lifeboat crew rescue kayaker struggling near Kentish Flats wind farm
Stock picture of former Herne Bay Pier Head – Courtesy RNLI Whitstable The Whitstable Atlantic 85 lifeboat launched just after 1.00pm on Friday 17 September following a report of a…
Duke of Cambridge praises Kent firefighters for lifesaving actions on five-year-old Lila
HRH The Duke of Cambridge, Lila and James Photo: KFRS Two of Kent’s on-call firefighters have been praised by HRH The Duke of Cambridge for their efforts to save the…
Firefighters save lives in Kent schools
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) delivers hundreds of fire safety lessons to thousands of children and adults each year, to help create a safer future for Kent and Medway.…
Whitstable RNLI Lifeboat launched to yacht run aground 6 miles offshore
A ‘Mayday’ call from a sailing yacht aground in the vicinity of ‘The Spile’ bank off the Isle of Sheppey saw the Whitstable Atlantic 85 lifeboat launch to assist on…
Folkestone & Hythe MP offers help to constituents over support for those wanting to leave Afghanistan
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 25 August 2021. Gurkha hunger strike On Thursday last week I visited the Gurkha…
Quick thinking Kent PCSOs treat semi-conscious cyclist who had fallen from bike with chocolate bar and orange juice
Quick thinking PCSO John Cork on the left and PCSO Lee Fennell on the right The supervisor of two PCSOs who came to the rescue of a man who had…
Fire crews warn of using electrical chargers at night after Romney Marsh blaze
Following a blaze at a house in New Romney in the early hours of yesterday morning, fire crews are warning people of using electrical chargers at night. Kent Fire and…
Coastguards assist rescue of man stuck in mud up to his waist on Romney Marsh beach
The rescue on Littlestone beach A Coastguard rescue team were quick to respond after a family called 999 when a man became stuck in mud up to his waist on…
Disabled commercial fishing boat drifting in shipping lanes off Margate towed out of danger by RNLI crew
Fishing vessel under tow by Margate lifeboat 4 August 2021 Photo: RNLI Margate A commercial fishing vessel has been towed to safety by Margate lifeboat after it encountered machinery problems…