100 jobs to be created at Dover Port Health Authority
Dover District Council is expected to create 100 jobs as it expands its Dover Port Health Authority (DPHA) service to meet the need for increased imported food safety controls at…
£1m project sees Ashford council convert house into 8 homes for homeless
An innovative project that’s set to benefit homeless households and save local taxpayers money has opened in Ashford. Ashford Borough Council bought the large disused home in Beaver Road for…
Cheaper resident parking permits for electric cars in Dover
Dover District Council (DDC) is to introduce cheaper resident parking permits for low emission vehicles as part of a review of parking charges. The move aims to incentivise a switch…
Lib Dems and Greens cosy up for Kent elections
Photo by Elliott Stallion on Unsplash Shepway Green Party and local Lib Dems have agreed not to stand against each other in the six Folkestone and Hythe seats being fought…
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…
Plans for 24 new affordable homes at Poulton Close, Dover
Dover District Council (DDC) has submitted plans for 24 new homes at Poulton Close in Dover, image pictured above, as part of its ambition to build 500 new affordable homes…
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…
130 jobs to be created as Ashford prepares to run Border Control Post
Around 130 jobs are set to be created as Ashford prepares to run the Border Control Post at Sevington; part of £14m Defra support for local councils. Ashford Borough Council…
Folkestone land owner who allowed site to be used for fly-tipping facing £3,000 bill
Bradstone Avenue site used for fly tipping Photo: Folkestone and Hythe District Council A landowner who allowed his property to be used as a fly-tipping site is facing a bill…
Government extends consultation period on Dover Border Facility proposals
Rachel Maclean, Minister at the Department for Transport (pictured 2nd left), has confirmed that the engagement period for the proposed Border Facility development at the White Cliffs site has been…