New eco-friendly Dover council homes near Sandwich – Ready to move into!
Residents Chelsea Buckingham and Nathan Cook being handed the keys to their new home by a DDC officer and DDC leader Cllr Kevin Mills Two new low-carbon council homes have…
MP urges council to take action against vandals and dumpers in Dover and Deal
Dover & Deal MP Natalie Elphicke is calling for Dover District Council to launch a crackdown on graffiti and fly-tipping. Natalie points out that fines have increased from 10th July…
Otterpool Solar Park could power new Folkestone town with Green Energy
Library image The possibility of a solar park on land adjoining Otterpool Park is to be explored. Cabinet members on Folkestone and Hythe District Council have asked Otterpool Park LLP,…
Scientists seek public help to study butterfly impacts of extreme weather
Common Blue butterfly Photo: Butterfly Conservation Scientists are asking for the public’s assistance in uncovering the effects of extreme weather on butterflies across Kent and Great Britain. The Butterfly Conservation,…
Fruit and veg grower in Kent wins top award
Caroline Ayears Johnson of Watts Farms receiving the Emsden trophy from Paul Cobb of FWAG Watts Farms, a Kent-based family business that grows a rainbow of crops, has won a…
Dover’s environmental ‘Heroes’ rewarded
The REACH awards Dover District Council hosted a ceremony on Sunday 2 July, in the Billiards Room at Kearsney Abbey, to reward some of the community’s local environmental heroes. The…
Meander down the newly improved Medway this summer
Allington Lock Photo: Environment Agency Summer is here and the weather is warm, and with the school holidays coming up it’s great to get out and enjoy the outdoors. If…
Calls to stop quarry extension and ‘appalling’ loss of ancient woodland near Maidstone
A proposed new quarry in Kent that could destroy even more ancient woodland than HS2 and Lower Thames Crossing combined must be stopped at all costs, says the Woodland Trust.…
Dover Labour leadership pledges to build 200 council homes a year
Dover District Council’s (DDC) new administration has pledged to build 200 environmentally friendly council homes every year in the district. Since 2021, almost 117 affordable homes have been built by…
‘Double whammy’ for householder stung for £900 after hiring unlicenced Ashford waste collector
Rubbish dumped at Hothfield Photo: ABC An unauthorised waste collector who charged an Ashford householder more than £500 to dispose of their rubbish then dumped it at two separate rural…