Traffic controls on M20 to Dover and Folkestone to stay for Easter
Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) leaders confirmed Operation Brock will remain in place until after the Easter Bank Holiday weekend as a precaution to manage the flow of traffic to the…
Archaeological dig at historic Maison Dieu in Dover is a conundrum for experts
Two enthusiastic young archaeologists get to work on the site Photo: Ray Duff Words and photos by Ray Duff – The first of three archaeology excavations during the current work…
Dover council leader prepared to declare ‘major incident’ to prevent gridlock at weekend
Cllr Trevor Bartlett, Leader of Dover District Council has written an open letter warning of more possible congestion over the coming weekend. He wrote: “This weekend (8-10 April) is again…
Bus services in South East see decline of nearly a third
Folkestone bus station Photo: Ray Duff… Campaign for Better Transport research has revealed that bus services in the South East (excluding London) have declined by 28% in the last decade,…
Police call handler praised for helping Canterbury mother suffering mental health crisis
Gia Fulker – Praised over her calm professionalism A call handler and dispatcher in Kent Police’s Force Control Room (FCR) has been praised for her calm professionalism in negotiating with…
Canterbury city centre car park to be closed next week
A £95,000 project to resurface a city centre car park in Canterbury next week will take four days to carry out, weather permitting, and will be completely closed during this…
‘We’ve had enough!’ say Dover residents and businesses – What went wrong?
The Leader of Dover District Council has said it is reviewing its involvement with the Kent Resilience Forum after Dover endured another weekend of chaos and gridlock. Cllr Trevor Bartlett…
American reflections on Folkestone, Cheriton, Hawkinge and Canterbury post Pandemic
By Peter Jurzynski (Folkestone’s ‘American Cousin’) Maybe I am a bit hopeful, since we are still in the pandemic but I believe we have seen the worst. I have been…
Crews hit the streets of Kent and Medway in ‘Fight Against Fire’
On Thursday 7 April, KFRS will be launching its Fight Against Fire mission to fit and test as many smoke alarms as possible in one day, in homes across Kent…
Folkestone Port history research – Do you remember Customs Officer, Mr Kettle?
The Hawkinge Gazette has received a request from a local historian researching Folkestone Port history. He writes: “I am a researching old Folkestone Port history and have a very old…