Chip in over proposed Canterbury city centre makeover
A public consultation on new proposals for street trading in Canterbury city centre has begun. In October 2021, councillors decided that when work starts in January 2023 to upgrade St…
Have you received your £150 energy rebate? Folkestone and Hythe launches next phase
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has launched the next phase of the government’s energy rebate scheme. The government is providing a £150 rebate to council tax payers in bands A-D…
Canterbury District gears up to celebrate Jubilee
Residents across the district are getting ready to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. A whole host of events in Canterbury, Herne Bay, Whitstable and the villages will be…
Gifted festoon seafront lighting for Margate not up to the job says council
Dreamland in Margate Neal Street Productions which installed decorative festoon lighting along Margate seafront, from Nayland Rock to the Margate Harbour Arm, as part of the staging for director Sam…
Man in Ottinge fined over beauty spot blight
An Ottinge, near Lyminge, resident who failed to co-operate over a planning notice has been fined more than £1,000 by magistrates. The case against Andrew Charlier, of Mill Hill, was…
Canterbury Council ‘Enforcers’ warn motorists – turn off your engine or face £20 fine!
Canterbury City Council is bidding to cut pollution in the district and make the air we breathe that much cleaner. It is warning motorists they could face a fine if…
Mersham man sentenced after guilty verdict over waste offences
Photo: Ashford Borough Council – An Ashford landowner who ignored repeated warnings to stop allowing waste to be brought onto his land and burnt has been sentenced to 26 weeks…
No mow Folkestone and Hythe kind to bees but colourful formal displays remain
Colourful displays across the town – Folkestone & Hythe is looking picture perfect this spring thanks to the hard work of the council’s grounds maintenance team. A staggering 90,000 bulbs…
LGA heaps praise on ‘One You’ health and advice shop in Ashford
Photo: Ashford Borough Council The One You Kent shop in Ashford has been highlighted as a great example of bringing health services to the high street in a national report…
Planned medical centre in defunct Debenhams could add value to Folkestone town says Monk
Folkestone and Hythe Council say plans to create a new medical centre with state-of-the-art facilities in Folkestone town centre are ‘taking shape’. Cabinet members agreed to the proposed terms of…