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Folkestone builders’ merchant drops in to rescue storm-damaged Spitfire
Generous support from a local builders’ merchant has allowed the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust to get its storm-damaged Spitfire replica temporarily flying straight and level. The replica fighter, which…
Folkestone and Hythe MP puts record straight over asylum claimants housed in Hythe hotel
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 3 February 2021. Last week a fire was started deliberately at Napier Barracks in…
‘Parklets’ installed in Dover at weekend
An innovative new scheme to install five ‘parklets’ in Dover begins this weekend. A parklet is intended to provide space for people to sit, relax and enjoy the environment, and…
We Made That – Folkestone town centre plan
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has appointed architecture and urbanism experts We Made That to deliver a Place Plan for Folkestone town centre. We Made That is an experienced practice…
Folkestone and Hythe council prepares for proposed move out of Civic Centre
The green light has been given to investigate setting up an access point for Folkestone and Hythe District Council customers in the centre of Folkestone. The access point, which could…
Kent’s first large-scale vaccination centre opens its doors in Folkestone
A beaming smile (behind the mask) on the face of pensioner Maurice Jeffery was all team members at Kent’s first large-scale vaccination centre needed to see this morning (Tuesday, 26…
Thousands to be vaccinated at Kent and Medway’s first large-scale vaccination centre in Folkestone
A former department store in the heart of Folkestone, pictured above, is about to become the first large-scale COVID-19 vaccination centre in Kent, planning to vaccinate thousands of people a…
Kent Paramedic does extra shifts to help with vaccination programme
When it comes to NHS colleagues going over and above during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lewis Samways-Head is definitely on the list. Lewis is not only a paramedic, working for South…
East Kent researchers trial black elderberry liquid as a treatment for Covid-19
Researchers at East Kent Hospitals are investigating whether a popular herbal remedy could be an effective treatment in the fight against Covid-19. The team are the first in the country…