Dog owners told – Pick it up or cough up!
Pick up after your pooch – or pay the price is the message from Folkestone & Hythe District Council in its latest campaign designed to reduce dog fouling in the…
‘Champion’ survival story for one of UK’s rarest bees at Kent conservation project
Shrill carder bee queen Photo: Mark Chidwick… The survival of one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees – the shrill carder bee – has been boosted as conservation techniques see Woodland…
Folkestone and Hythe’s Greener Christmas showcases tips and tricks for the big day
From ‘sleighing food waste’ to ‘being a wrap star’ Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s latest campaign will help residents to make this Christmas their greenest one yet. The Greener Christmas…
Up and down like the tides in Thanet
Margate … Although Defra in their Bathing Water Report for 2022 have classified eight of Thanet’s bathing beaches as ‘Excellent’ and five classified as ‘Good’, it’s not all plain sailing…
Investigation into £2million Princes Parade development price hike to go ahead despite tory opposition
Princes Parade site hidden from view Mike Blakemore from the Shepway Green Party has claimed that Conservatives on Folkestone & Hythe District Council, including the Leader, have tried unsuccessfully to…
Embrace a Green Christmas with free trees from the Woodland Trust
Images: The Woodland Trust | Flickr & People Planting | Flickr… The Woodland Trust is urging schools and community groups across Kent and the south east of England to get…
New solar farm will power 7,000 homes in East Kent
Library image – Solar farm… Plans for a solar farm on land in Guston near Dover capable of providing sustainable energy to power around 7,000 homes have been given the…
People urged to make a noise over Jumping Spider home
Visitors at Swanscombe Photo: Richard Bayfield… A vision for a nature haven where critically endangered Distinguished Jumping Spiders and rare Man Orchids can flourish has been unveiled by the Save…
Calls for LTC review of ‘likely most environmentally damaging road scheme in England’
Brewers Wood Photo: Greg Hitchcock A coalition of conservation organisations and groups have written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper, calling for an immediate review of the…
Are you risking £50,000 fine for burning harmful rubbish on Guy Fawkes Night?
Whether the world-famous procession at Lewes or one of the many other advertised firework displays in Kent and the southeast, the Environment Agency says go to an organised event and…