Four trapped in cave overlooking Channel at St Margaret’s Bay near Dover
Firefighters were called by Kent Police to reports of a group of people trapped in a cave in cliffs at St Margaret’s Bay near Dover, this evening, 22 January. Crews…
Herne Bay cliff rescue springs into action with lifeboats joining coastguard to rescue man trapped on beach by tidal surge
The Whitstable lifeboat crew liaise with the crew of the Margate D class lifeboat offshore from Bishopstone during operation on Wednesday afternoon Photo: Whitstable RNLI A man who became cut…
Folkestone Harbour emergency as trio, waist deep in mud, are pulled to safety
Folkestone Harbour at low tide Three people have been pulled to safety by firefighters after they got stuck in mud at Folkestone Harbour just after 11:00am on Saturday. The two…
Firm of Tree Surgeons chip in with cash for Whitstable RNLI by recycling Christmas Trees on Sunday
Crewmember Vicky Kypta and Kellie Gray, Chairman of the Whitstable Branch of the RNLI with Ellis Hood and Pete Reynolds of A. Bird Ltd who will be chipping Christmas trees…
Walmer lifeboat crew called to empty boat and person in water on Christmas Day
Walmer lifeboat volunteers left their celebrations to respond to two calls on Christmas Day. The all year service commitment continued on Christmas Day with Walmer volunteers answering two calls, both…
National Crime Agency alert over more dangerous boats attempting Channel crossings
Organised crime groups are turning to ever more dangerous and un-seaworthy boats in efforts to smuggle people across the Channel to the UK from France, the National Crime Agency has…
Sad farewell to Dover ferry St Anselm sailing to the breakers in Bangladesh
By Ray Duff The 1980 built BR Sealink ferry, originally named St Anselm, has been sold to shipbreakers in Bangladesh during October 2021 and has sadly just been beached at…
Deaths of 27 migrants crossing Channel was an avoidable tragedy says Folkestone and Hythe MP
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 3 December 2021. Avoidable tragedy The recent deaths of 27 migrants in the Channel…
Ramsgate museum fire raises KFRS suspicions
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) was called to a fire in a section of a museum in East Crosswall, The Royal Harbour in Ramsgate just before 5.00pm on Tuesday…
Dover fishing trial attracts scores of anglers at Admiralty Pier
The Port of Dover has been working closely with the Dover Sea Angling Association (DSAA) to run a carefully conducted trial fishing event which took place on the Admiralty Pier…