Folkestone and Hythe MP upbeat over power of the vaccine
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 23 June 2021. Best indication yet of the power of the vaccine The latest…
Ann’s Folkestone to Dymchurch and back marathon takes to the road
Ann McGovern A charity champion’s marathon effort is back on the road – after Covid forced her to put the brakes on. Ann McGovern, a dementia associate practitioner at the…
No deaths from coronavirus amongst Folkestone and Hythe residents since early April
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 16 June 2021. Coronavirus We’ve made great progress this year in bringing the spread…
£14m Critical Care Unit takes shape at Ashford William Harvey Hospital
The new unit at Ashford Photo: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Some of the sickest patients will benefit from a brand new, state of the art critical care…
Witness appeal after girl hit by car in North Street Ashford
Police Officers investigating a collision in Ashford are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Kent Police was called at 5.45pm on Friday 28 May 2021 following a report of…
Delta variant in Maidstone leads to enhanced COVID-19 testing roll out
Photo: KCC A targeted enhanced testing programme is being rolled out across the ME14 1 area of Maidstone in response to confirmation of a number of cases of the Delta…
Ministry of Justice gives verdict on Nightingale Court at 4star hotel near Maidstone
Maidstone Crown Court will hear jury trials Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Scott, says he’s delighted the Ministry of Justice has agreed to establish a Nightingale Court near Maidstone.…
‘We should soon be at the point where COVID-19 has run out of places to go’ says Folkestone and Hythe MP
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…
Enhanced COVID-19 testing launched across two Canterbury postcodes
A targeted two-week enhanced testing programme is being rolled out across two postcodes in the Canterbury area in response to confirmation of a number of cases of the B.1.617.2 Indian…
Ashford man’s lockdown locks unlock cash for NHS charities
Naz Cesur pictured above An Ashford businessman is putting his lockdown locks to good use by shaving them all off to raise cash for NHS charities. When the first lockdown…