42 people fined almost £10,000 as Kent enters third national lockdown
People urged to stay at home as county enters third national lockdown On Wednesday, 6 January 2021 the country will enter the third national lockdown to help control the spread…
Charing surgery acting as vaccination centre for Ashford villages
Charing surgery is currently acting as the vaccination centre for the Primary Care Network surgeries at Charing, Ivy Court, Woodchurch and Hamstreet). Nearly 1,000 patients over 80 had their first…
Prime Minister waits till eleventh hour to act says Davey
Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats has commented on the PM’s new lockdown measures. “Just yesterday morning Johnson was telling parents that schools were safe and children should definitely…
Kent County Council backs Lib Dem call for delay to East Kent primary school reopening
The Leader of Kent County Council has called on the Government to keep schools closed in Thanet, Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone and Hythe. Kent County Council’s Liberal Democrat Group Leader…
KCC Leader urges Education Secretary to keep Kent primary schools closed
Photo by CDC on Unsplash In a letter to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson yesterday (Saturday), Kent County Council Leader Roger Gough and Cabinet Member for Education and Skills Richard Long…
Call for Kent schools to close for two months
Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash Kent County Councillors Trudy Dean and Rob Bird are demanding immediate action to stem the spread of the new strain of the Covid-19 virus…
Group in Romney Marsh fined £2,400 for breaching Covid-19 regulations
Melon Lane near Ivychurch Romney Marsh – Image: Google Kent Police’s Rural Task Force have handed out fines to a group of men for breaching Government Covid-19 regulations. Officers attended…
Helen leads the way as frontline NHS staff are vaccinated in Kent
Community Respiratory Practitioner Helen Gremo, was first to be vaccinated today (Monday, 28 December) as hundreds of frontline community NHS staff in Kent join colleagues from across the country in…
Curious canine back home in Margate for Christmas thanks to PDSA vets
Dexter -recovered for Christmas A dappy Great Dane cross named Dexter has been saved by PDSA Vets after he ate three feet of tinsel. Dexter (10) was taken to vet…
Ready to listen this Christmas in the Folkestone Haven
Christmas can be a really hard time of the year for some people in the best of years, and this is hardly that. The Folkestone Haven is there everyday to…