Council take legal action to protect Ashford woman from drug dealers
Ashford Borough Council has taken legal action to safeguard a 57-year-old vulnerable woman who was being taken advantage of by people suspected of using her home to deal drugs and…
Folkestone & Hythe Council Greenlights ‘Affordable Housing’ Boom!
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is set to revolutionize affordable housing in the area with the purchase of 44 properties at Risborough Barracks. The council has secured planning consent for…
Ashford and Canterbury Councils plan to unlock construction of thousands of new homes
Ashford Borough Council Ashford Borough Council and Canterbury City Council plan to create a Joint Venture company, Stour Environmental Credits Ltd, to meet nutrient neutrality rules in the River Stour…
Innovative ‘Zed Pods’ homes on Ashford car park scoop prestigious awards
An ambitious scheme by Ashford Borough Council which is creating high quality temporary accommodation apartments for homeless people on an under-used car park on the edge of Ashford town centre…
Maidstone flat connected to violence, drugs and anti-social behaviour to remain closed
On Tuesday 11 June 2024, Kent Police applied for an extension to an original closure order made at a flat connected to violence, drugs, noise and anti-social behaviour near Wallis…
Dover District Council steps in to help housing crisis with 48 affordable homes in Deal
DDC’s cabinet has agreed to purchase 48 new affordable homes in Deal to help address the need for more social housing in the district. The properties in Wingfield Place in…
Plans for affordable homes and parkland on derelict area in Ashford
Ashford Borough Council has listened to feedback from local residents and revised its ambitious plans to develop derelict land between Eastmead Avenue and Torrington Road, which has often attracted fly-tipping…
Modular accommodation ‘lift-off’ for homeless people in Ashford
Construction work begins Photo: ABC The first 15 high quality short-stay accommodation apartments for homeless people have been delivered and installed on the former Henwood car park in Ashford. A…
‘No Use Empty’ housing scheme brings nearly 9,000 Kent homes back into use
KCC National Empty Homes Week, which begins today, Monday March 4th, is being marked in Kent with the news that Kent County Council’s (KCC’s) No Use Empty (NUE) initiative has…
Property owner fined £2,000 after ignoring council warning to rid Folkestone house of rats and pigeons
A property owner has been fined after ignoring a council warning to get rid of the pigeons and rats that had made the derelict Folkestone house their home. Following complaints…