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LATEST NEWS…
  • Patrols have targeted speeding motorists and unsafe vehicles in west Kent. On 16 September 2021, officers from the Tonbridge and Malling Community Safety Unit and Kent Police’s Roads Policing Unit completed checks on motorists in support of a national campaign aimed at protecting vulnerable […]
  • Witnesses are being urged to come forward following a robbery in Canterbury. At around 3.50pm on Wednesday 15 September 2021 a boy was approached by two teenagers in St George’s Street, near the subway exit next to Burgate Lane. It is reported that the […]
FEATURES…
  • Locational TV equipment vans parked outside the Folca building in Folkestone town centre. Photo Ray Duff By Ray Duff A six part TV series, directed by the renowned Danny Boyle is currently being filmed around parts of Folkestone The series will be shooting some internal scenes at The Burstin Hotel […]
  • Words and pictures by Ray Duff The Fishing History Museum, located in Folkestone’s historic fishmarket area, has re-opened its doors to visitors once again after a very long close down period due to the pandemic. The exhibition, set up and run by local historians, Alan Taylor, Frank Bond and […]
TOURISM…
  • Photo above: Cookery Workshops at Chequers Kitchen Cookery School in Deal is one of 16 visitor experiences on the programme White Cliffs Country – the tourism and visitor arm of Dover District Council – has announced that 16 businesses from across the district, including the towns of Deal, Dover […]
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 2 June 2021. Covid-19 There has been considerable interest in the new variant of COVID-19 that originated in the Indian subcontinent. This new strain, similar to the Kent virus last year, […]
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…
  • A £1 million cocaine exchange in a Queenborough car park has led to a supplier being jailed for nine years. Vilmantus Jocius was observed by Kent Police officers exchanging a gas canister containing 13 kilograms of the class A drug at an out-of-town retail park in September 2020. The 33-year-old, […]
FRAUD…
  • Fraud investigators have issued a warning about rogue traders after a vulnerable woman was reportedly overcharged for having her driveway jet-washed. The woman, who is in her 80s, was approached by two men in Lydd on Thursday 29 April 2021 and offered the service for ‘less than £200’. […]
BUSINESS…
  • The Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA) has welcomed the announcement by the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, of an ambitious target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The Alliance, which is a not-for-profit organisation working to transition […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • Visitors to the Kent seaside are being urged to keep their distance – to help the ‘local’ wild birds flourish! People enjoying Kent’s coastline are being asked to respect the habitat of marine mammals and endangered birds as visitors to the county’s shoreline increase throughout […]
SCHOOLS…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 26 May 2021. Coronavirus We continue to see excellent progress in Kent in our efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Infection rates in Folkestone and Hythe remain at their lowest […]
ACCIDENTS…
  • Kent police has reported a fatal road crash which happened at 9.44pm on 12 May 2021 in Swale Way, Sittingbourne between a Honda CBR1000 motorbike and a blue Citroen C4 Picasso. The rider of the motorbike, a 26-year-old man from Whitstable, was travelling along the road when the two vehicles […]
POLITICS…
  • National Highways has secured a further interim injunction to prevent protesters from occupying the A20 and strategic roads linked to the Port of Dover. Those who breach the injunction will be in contempt of court and at risk of imprisonment and an unlimited fine. Ministers condemn activists for […]
FIRE…
  • Kent Fire and Rescue crews were called to reports of a trapped dog in the rocks at Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone. The owner of the dog called 999 around 6.49pm on Wednesday 23 June 2021.  Two fire engines, a boat and a technical rescue unit were sent to the scene. Heavy rescue cutting equipment […]
HOUSING…
  • Dover District Council (DDC) has submitted plans for 24 new homes at Poulton Close in Dover, image pictured above, as part of its ambition to build 500 new affordable homes in the district.  The new homes are proposed to be built in two three-storey blocks on a 0.35ha site to the west of the St […]
HEALTH…
  • Keen cyclist Frankie Fox, pictured above, is racking up the miles next month by covering 100 miles to support charity Meningitis Now and celebrate his little sister Poppy’s recovery from the disease. The 8-year-old, from Hoo, in Kent, has been interested in raising money for charity since watching […]
  • Today the Government has announced that the borough of Ashford will be placed in Tier 3 of Coronavirus restrictions, beginning when the national lockdown expires on 2 December. The whole of Kent is also in Tier 3, which is described as Very High Alert. The tiers will be reviewed by Government on 16 […]
FARMING…
  • The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has responded to the announcement by the Home Secretary that the government will strengthen police powers and create a new criminal offence to tackle unauthorised encampments. This new criminal offence will specifically target trespassers using [...]
  • By Michael Valenzia, Regional Director of CLA South East The farming industry has a woeful safety record, which stubbornly shows little sign of improvement, with sobering statistics presented each year. Agriculture has the worst rate of worker fatal injury of the main industrial sectors. It is 18 [...]
MARITIME…
  • Marella Cruises has revealed details of its brand new itineraries sailing UK shores in summer 2021. The Marella Explorer will call at Dover as part of its new domestic cruises, which the company says are “perfect for those looking to explore via sea the history and culture of some amazing British […]
  • 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 Saturday morning. The lifeboat crew located the 10-metre craft around 6-miles north west of Whitstable. It had […]
HOLIDAYS…
  • Thanet District Council has updated its Beach Management Plan, with preparations in place three months earlier than normal ready for the Easter weekend. Every year in Thanet, plans are made for ‘high season’ which tends to coincide with school summer holidays. However, this year the council has […]
  • Expedition ship MS Maud embarks on inaugural UK departure for Hurtigruten Expeditions MS Maud officially set sail on her inaugural sailing from the Port of Dover – the first-ever year-round UK departure for leading expedition brand Hurtigruten Expeditions. Offering year-round sailings to explore […]

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