Plan Bee visit to Ashford farm prompts calls for more rewilding in Kent
Wildflower meadow Private landowners are being asked to answer the call to let portions of their land grow wild to help encourage pollinators to thrive. It follows a visit by…
KCC plea for ‘Digital Champion’ volunteers guiding people to become more cyber savvy
Being able to use a computer, a smart phone and the internet has become key for accessing services and staying connected. The Digital Kent team deliver a number of projects…
KCC wins £1.3million to boost walking and cycling in Herne Bay and Sevenoaks
Ellis Stephenson / 3 days ago Kent County Council (KCC) has announced it’s been successful in securing funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) for two more Active Travel schemes.…
Disruption to Kent’s roads continues as Brock stays in place for Jubilee
A combination of factors heightening the risk of disruption on Kent’s roads will keep Operation Brock in place on the M20 at least until the end of Platinum Jubilee Bank…
Dover Road and Hill Road in Folkestone set for closures until 25 May
Words and picture by Ray Duff Overnight road resurfacing works will close the top of Dover Road, from its junction with Joyes Road through to the Hill Road junction with…
£3.4m sports boost for less-active Kent and Medway residents
Efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of Kent residents have received a boost with a £3.4million grant to Kent Sport, the active partnership for Kent and Medway. Funded largely…
Kent gardeners urged not to cut lawns during ‘No Mow May!’
Gardeners are being asked to leave their lawns uncut and join Kent County Council (KCC) in supporting No Mow May, allowing flowers to bloom and supporting bees and other pollinators.…
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…
Dover MP and council leaders call on Chancellor Sunak to press DP World to reinstate P&O workers
Natalie Elphicke MP, Kent County Council leader Cllr Roger Gough and Dover District Council leader Cllr Trevor Bartlett have written to the Chancellor to condemn the actions of P&O Ferries/DP…
Aerodrome Road in Hawkinge to be closed from April 11
From Susan Carey, Member for Elham Valley, Kent County Council, District Councillor, North Downs West, Folkestone & Hythe District Council Part of Aerodrome Road, Hawkinge, will be closed to traffic…