Artwork brightens up Week Street in Maidstone
Empty shop makeover Photo: MBC Three empty shops on Week Street in Maidstone town centre have had a makeover to brighten them up by local students, Mid Kent College and…
Is Folkestone & Hythe bucking trend with ‘full slate’ of Conservative hopefuls standing at council elections?
Folkestone & Hythe Conservative Association has announced its candidates for the upcoming local elections with a ‘full slate’ of thirty hopefuls. According to the association, it’s the only party with…
Folkestone fly-tipper who sold waste disposal services on Facebook ordered to pay £950
Fly-tipping in Sandy Lane Photo: Folkestone and Hythe District Council Folkestone and Hythe District Council has reported a Folkestone man, dumped furniture, mattresses, a bed base and electrical appliances in…
Ignoring planning breaches won’t make them go away warns council as Lydd man handed £1,000 court bill
A landowner in Lydd has been found guilty of failing to comply with a Planning Contravention Notice issued by Folkestone & Hythe District Council. The man was visited by Folkestone…
Ashford Port Health gets go ahead for border checks at Sevington
Ashford Borough Council has welcomed a Government announcement confirming that checks will still be required on EU goods and that the facility at the Sevington Inland Border Facility is likely…
Folkestone and Hythe MP blames French border authorities for Roundhill Tunnel closure
Otterpool Park On 4th April I spoke at the meeting of the Folkestone and District Council planning committee in favour of the outline planning application for the Otterpool Park garden…
Maison Dieu’s project in Dover seen through photographers’ eyes
Young photographers learn from top professionals as they capture the historic Maison’s Dieu reawakening Photo: Copyright: Andy Aitchison Young adults aged 16 to 25 are learning skills from top photographers…
Secret tunnel in Gravesend hid stash of more than 148,000 illicit cigarettes
A secret tunnel in a basement and a makeshift chute have been uncovered during a multi-agency operation to tackle the sale of illicit cigarettes and tobacco across Gravesend. Between Monday…
New town for Folkestone with 8,500 homes begins planning route
A new ‘garden town’ near Lympne is set to be created between Hythe and Sellindge after outline planning permission was granted by Folkestone and Hythe District Council last night (4…
Folkestone’s open-air sports centre overlooking English Channel is ready to open
An open-air sports facility on Folkestone’s stunning coastline is set for another season of sporting fun. East Cliff Sports – home to eight lawn tennis courts, an 18-hole pitch and…