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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Deal Timeball Tower As we prepare for the clocks to go back an hour on 31 October, the historic Deal Timeball Tower is taking a key step forward – with…
A water safety talk at a local school had a sweet outcome for the Ramsgate Lifeboat crew. Vanessa Ray, Water Safety Education Presenter, was asked to talk about winter beach,…
Beach users are being advised not to enter the sea or the area of beach below the high water mark at a number of beaches in Thanet. This follows an…
DDC’s environmental community stand on Dover promenade Every September, thousands of people take to the beach all over the UK to take part in the Great British Beach Clean, a…
Forecasters have warned of strong winds and heavy rain during Saturday afternoon and evening, leading to some disruption to travel. The Met Office issued a warning of strong southerly winds…
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