Margate ‘sewage’ bathing ban lifted in time for weekend
After an extensive clean up operation and regular inspections around the coast, advice for the public not to enter the sea or the area of beach below the high water…
Kent seaside visitors urged to keep their distance from ‘locals’
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…
Dangerous landslips in Herne Bay causing serious concerns
Photo: Canterbury City Council Canterbury council is very concerned to see there have been further landslips at Bishopstone Glen in Herne Bay over recent days, following previous incidents earlier this…
Dover landmarks renamed in memory of Dame Vera Lynn
Left to right: Virginia Lewis-Jones, Dame Vera Lynn’s daughter; Cllr Trevor Bartlett, Leader of Dover District Council; Cllr Graeme Wanstall, Dover Town Council; Virginia Portman, National Trust General Manager A…
Police Cadets move in to clean-up Dover town
Kent Police Cadets recently supported the Great British Clean-up campaign in Dover by collecting around 25 bags of rubbish. The volunteers were out with their litter-pickers on Thursday 10 June…
Do you have elephants lurking in your Kent garden?
Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is launching a Kent-wide moth spotting week next week, urging people across the county to get outdoors and take part in spotting an array of important…
Protection order tackles Conningbrook Lakes anti-social behaviour in Ashford
Following a recent consultation Ashford Borough Council has introduced a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for Conningbrook Lakes, pictured above. The PSPO encompasses an area including and surrounding the main…
Ashford launches ‘rubbish’ wildlife photo competition
To celebrate the impending arrival of a new fleet of Biffa trucks Ashford Borough Council is hosting a photo competition through Aspire Landscape Management, the council’s grounds maintenance service, to…
Do you think England can win The Euros? Vote with your butts in Dover!
Cigarette ballot bin in Dover’s Market Square It’s the ‘million-dollar question’ being posed to smokers as part of the Great British Spring Clean’s #millionmilemission to clean our streets. Two new…
End of an era as Dungeness B nuclear power station ceases electricity generation
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 9 June 2021. Dungeness B nuclear power station This week EDF energy has announced…