Swanscombe saved – for now – but Theme Park fight is not over!
Swanscombe protest walk to save the SSSI Photo: (c) Richard-Bayfield Plans to build a theme park in North Kent on top of 100ha of a nationally important wildlife site have…
£25m project helps protect endangered European Eels in Kent
Photo: Julia Clooten – Pexels Southern Water’s £25m project to protect a vital part of river eco-systems is targeting three sensitive areas in Kent Eels have baffled scientists since the…
Man bitten by dog in Beacon Wood Country Park near Dartford needed leg wound treated in hospital
Kent Police is appealing for witnesses after a man reported being bitten by a dog in Bean, near Dartford. The victim was walking his own Jack Russell through Beacon Wood…
Council throws out bid to kill off £45m Princes Parade scheme in Hythe
The Folkestone and Hythe Liberal Democrats website has reported that for the third year running, Lib Dem councillor Tim Prater has failed in his bid to remove the controversial Princes…
Soroptimists to plant hundreds of trees in Tovil near Maidstone
Photo: Maidstone Borough Council Mayor of Maidstone Cllr Fay Gooch joined the local Soroptimist group to plant the first of 420 trees at Bridge Mill Way Recreation Ground in Tovil…
Blooming marvellous splash of colour in Dover
The Leader of Dover District Council, Cllr Trevor Bartlett this week met up with representatives from Transition Dover and thanked them for their hard work preparing 16 large planters in…
Hundreds of ‘dangerous’ trees in Mote Park Maidstone to be given the chop
Work will soon begin removing around 270 dangerous Ash Dieback infected trees by Maidstone Borough Council from the Mote Park boundary. The first phase of tree removal will take place…
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee tree planting given go ahead across Folkestone and Hythe
Photo shows the Golden Jubilee plaque at Cheriton Recreation Ground, the site of the Platinum Jubilee avenue of trees. A flurry of tree planting will take place across the district…
Watch thousands of birds flying into Thanet and Canterbury for the winter
A series of events to raise awareness of the thousands of winter migratory birds that come to the Thanet coast will take place this month and throughout the winter. Two…