Port of Dover Marina – now open!
Dover Marina Photo: Port of Dover – The new Marina, now taking pride of place on Dover’s revitalised waterfront, will become home to over 160 yachts and small leisure boats…
Manslaughter charges following deaths in the English Channel
Library image – HM Coastguard A man has been charged with manslaughter following the deaths of four people in the English Channel. In the early hours of Wednesday 14 December…
Dover MP backs Braverman saying Channel chaos was NOT about Brexit!
Commenting on the weekend roads and cross channel ferry chaos at the Port of Dover, Natalie Elphicke MP stated: “Traffic issues at Dover have been a problem for many years.”…
Jet ski users face prison as new legislation comes into force
Anyone using a powered watercraft, such as a jet ski, is being warned to make sure they use them safely or risk facing prison or unlimited fines. New legislation, which…
First female helm takes control of Littlestone RNLI’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat
Heather Crittenden Photo: RNLI/Thomas Henfrey After three years of intense training, a station wedding and the birth of two children, Heather Crittenden and Littlestone RNLI are celebrating her achievement of…
Canterbury coastline visitors urged to follow 12 golden rules or face fines of up to £1,000
Beach huts at Whitstable Updated rules to ensure everyone has a great time when visiting Canterbury district’s 14 miles of beautiful coastline will come into force on Saturday 1 April…
Lifeboats launched to assist yacht going round and round in circles off Margate
Margate lifeboat Photo: RNLI Margate RNLI along with lifeboats from Ramsgate and Sheerness were launched to assist a disabled yacht off the north Kent coast. Around 11am on Wednesday 8…
Dead Horse Morris makes a stand for RNLI in Whitstable
Photo: Chris Davey RNLI It was a damp and miserable morning around Whitstable lifeboat station on Sunday with even a few snow flurries but the atmosphere in the station was…
Suspected people smugglers who landed migrants at Margate arrested by NCA
Four people have been arrested today (28 February) as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into a group alleged to have smuggled migrants to the UK in boats from…
New cross channel ferry route from Ramsgate could be unlocked!
Cabinet members at Thanet District Council are to consider a report at their meeting on Thursday 2 March which recommends that the council begins a procurement exercise, calling for expressions…