Cruise ship to call at Dover from 25 June
Marella Cruises has revealed details of its brand new itineraries sailing UK shores in summer 2021. The Marella Explorer will call at Dover as part of its new domestic cruises,…
Father and daughter swept out to sea on paddleboards near Margate
Photo: RNLI Margate Margate RNLI has rescued a father and his daughter who were struggling to return to shore in strong tidal conditions off the north Kent coast. UK Coastguard…
Kent Fire and Rescue water warning following dog rescue
Wednesday took quite an unexpected turn for two-year-old pup Raki and his owners, who were enjoying a long coastal walk on Reculver Lane, Herne Bay. The Russian Black Terrier gave…
Déjà vu rescue for Sheerness lifeboat crew
Sheerness lifeboats Photo: Vic Boothe RNLI The Sheerness inshore lifeboat launched twice in less than two hours to a dinghy in trouble off the sea front at Sheerness after a…
Irish Ferries set to open Dover Calais route
Irish Ferries, a subsidiary of Irish Continental Group plc (ICG), is preparing to launch a new service on the Dover – Calais route. It’s planned to start in June 2021,…
Dover welcomes proposed Inland Border Facility ‘with traffic mitigation measures’ at Whitfield
Dover District Council (DDC) has welcomed the investment and jobs to be created under plans to establish an Inland Border Facility (IBF) at the White Cliffs Business Park (WCBP) in…
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…
Festive cold water swimmers warned by Coastguards
HM Coastguard is calling on open-water swimmers and cold-water dippers to be prepared and follow safety advice before entering the sea this Christmas. In a year when swimming pools have…
Dover MP urges Rishi Sunak to meet with Macron over small boats crisis
Natalie Elphicke MP The member of Parliament for Dover & Deal is urging Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to meet with the French President Emmanuel Macron, to agree to joint beach…
Folkestone and Hythe MP – Channel migrant boat tragedy
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 14 December 2022 Today we received the tragic news of deaths in the Channel…