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LATEST NEWS…
  • Library image: Westgate Towers Canterbury Officers investigating a report of a sexual assault in Canterbury have made a second arrest. An 18-year-old man from Canterbury was arrested on Thursday 22 July 2021 and was taken into custody.   The arrest follows a report that at around 11pm on 9 […]
  • A Sheerness homeowner is helping Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) share life-saving safety advice after a vanity mirror sparked a fire in the bedroom of his home.  The blaze developed in the occupant’s bedroom in Belgrave Road on Sheppey, on a sunny afternoon on Friday 16 July, and is […]
  • Witnesses are being sought to a two vehicle crash in which a motorcyclist died in Lordswood near Chatham. The incident happened at 6.05pm on Wednesday 21 July 2021 when a grey Nissan X-Trail was in collision with an orange KTM 390 Duke motorbike on North Dane Way at the junction with Lordswood […]
FEATURES…
  • Since Canterbury City Council started its dedicated rough sleeper initiative (RSI) in July 2018, 352 people who were sleeping rough have been removed from the streets and been found permanent accommodation. It’s a fantastic achievement, and work continues every day to increase that number. […]
  • The site before the ‘Daylighting’ of Basted Stream One-hundred metres of the Bourne Stream south of Borough Green is set to flow freely once more after being released from its underground pipe thanks to the Environment Agency and construction firm A B Canham and Son. The newly open […]
  • Ethan with his mum Katrina Twelve-year-old Ethan from Canterbury, Kent has raised almost £4,000 for the MPS Society and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) by walking over 100km in the month leading up to this week’s MPS Society Wear it Blue Day – part of the charity’s awareness week. 100km is the […]
TOURISM…
  • As the Battle of Britain Memorial in Kent cautiously prepares to welcome back visitors this summer, the Trust that runs the site has unearthed a remarkable photograph from 20 years ago. The picture, taken as the Few gathered for Memorial Day in July 2001, shows a number of Battle of Britain […]
  • ‘Dastardly Deal’ – picture credit: Ink Field Media for The History Project White Cliffs Country – the tourism and visitor economy arm of Dover District Council – has announced inspirational new visitor experiences in Deal, Dover and Sandwich which are now ready for visitors and residents to […]
  • Thanet District Council has updated its Beach Management Plan, with preparations in place three months earlier than normal ready for the Easter weekend. Every year in Thanet, plans are made for ‘high season’ which tends to coincide with school summer holidays. However, this year the council has […]
ENTERTAINMENT…
  • Photo: Folkestone Pride Folkestone Pride has announced the ‘Pride Picnic’ on The Leas, Folkestone, will be taking place on Saturday 17th of July 2021. But sadly, organisers have said that due to Covid, there won’t be a parade this year. “Instead we want everyone to join us for a […]
  • The world-famous Red Arrows will take to the skies with all-new breathtaking routines to headline this year’s Folkestone Air Display. The iconic RAF display team will perform at 4pm on Sunday 8 August. The day also includes a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (1pm) and a display by a Stampe biplane […]
  • Words and pictures by Ray Duff Town Mayor Cllr Michelle Keutenuius, third from right, welcomed all to Pride Photo: Ray Duff Folkestone Pride became the county’s first outdoor LGBT event in almost two years last Saturday, due to the pandemic, and was held on The Leas near the Bandstand with a […]
DRUGS…
  • The cannabis cultivation Photo: Kent Police The discovery of cannabis growing in a Herne Bay has led officers to arrest seven people. Kent Police was called at 1.30pm on Saturday 15 May 2021 to a report of people being seen loading what appeared to be cannabis plants into two vehicles in Canterbury […]
  • Seized heroine that has been wrapped up Photo NCA National Crime Agency officers have made two arrests after a total of 300 kilos of heroin and cocaine was found concealed in a consignment of parcels heading to the UK. Two men – Hungarian nationals aged 31 and 32 – were arrested in Bristol on […]
  • Cannabis discovered at a property in The Droveway, St Margaret’s Bay Photo: Kent Police Kent Police officers have seized cannabis plants and suspected stolen bikes from a property near Dover. Officers attended the property in The Droveway, St Margaret’s Bay on the afternoon of Thursday […]
FRAUD…
  • Warrants at suspected brothels across Gillingham and London led to Kent Police arresting four people on suspicion of modern day slavery offences. On the morning of Wednesday 31 March 2021, the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate carried out six warrants as part of an investigation into the […]
  • Detectives are warning residents to beware of bank card scams where criminals attempt to trick victims by cloning police phone numbers. Those responsible are not actually calling from a police station but change their caller ID to make it appear like they are – a process known as ‘spoofing’. Over […]
  • A man who spent more than two years stealing money from an elderly woman who trusted him has been sent to prison. Francis Farnan, from Dover, took advantage of his victim, an elderly and disabled woman who was close to him. Rather than looking after her interests, he put himself in charge of her […]
BUSINESS…
  • Made in Ashford, the community-led craft shop in Park Mall, Ashford, has won The Good Retail Awards’ Retail District award for 2021. Photo above shows The Good Retail Award Retail District award outside Made in Ashford shop in Park Mall – courtesy of Made in Ashford The shop was described as […]
  • Officers from KCC Trading Standards have carried out a countywide operation to investigate businesses suspected of being open, contrary to the existing Covid lockdown regulations. A total of 48 premises – many of them car-washes – were targeted in all districts across the county on Friday (20th […]
  • A month on since the end of the Brexit transition period, the Port of Dover is already welcoming over 90% of the freight traffic volumes typical of this time of year following the significant stockpiling experienced before Christmas. This demonstrates that the Short Straits continues to provide the […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • Dover District Council (DDC) is to decarbonise its main Whitfield offices and Dover Museum as part of its ambition to become carbon neutral by 2030. The Council has secured £830,000 from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme for a programme of energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation […]
  • The national shortage of HGV drivers and COVID-19 isolation requirements have compounded waste collection problems in the Folkestone & Hythe district. This has forced the council to take the difficult decision to agree to a request from its contractor to suspend temporarily the collection of […]
  • The 7th annual Folkestone WNBR is scheduled to take place in Folkestone on Saturday 31 July 2021. ​Riders will gather on the Green at Shearway Rd CT19 4RH at 1.00pm for a 2.00pm start, where organisers say there will be body painting and live music.​ After setting off at 2.00pm there will be a rest […]
SCHOOLS…
  • Parents and carers who would like their children to be considered for a grammarschool place in Kent from September 2022 have just under two weeks to registerthem for the Kent Test. Registration needs to be completed by midnight on 1 July and, to be eligible, childrenmust be resident in the UK and […]
  • Parents and carers whose children may be eligible to receive benefits-related Free School Meals are being urged to apply for them ahead of the upcoming summer school holidays, even if their child is in Years R, 1 or 2. The Government recently announced that it was extending its grant funding until […]
  • Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash Kent County Councillors Trudy Dean and Rob Bird are demanding immediate action to stem the spread of the new strain of the Covid-19 virus with the closure of all schools for two months. The liberal Democrats are saying: “It makes no sense to close schools […]
ACCIDENTS…
  • Police are investigating after a cyclist was found with a head injury in Beaver Road, Ashford. The 31-year-old man from Kilburn, northwest London, died in a hospital in London on Saturday, 5 June 2021. Investigators believe he suffered the injury while riding an electric pedal bicycle between […]
  • Kent Police is appealing for witnesses following the death of a motorcyclist in Folkestone. The man in his twenties from the Dover area died when the red Triumph motorcycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a white Peugeot panel van at the top of Dover Hill, near the junction with […]
  • Information is being sought following a fatal collision on the coastbound M2 near Blue Bell Hill. At 11.28am on Tuesday 16 February 2021, Kent Police was called to the collision involving a blue Vauxhall Corsa and a white Kia Picanto on the M2 between Junctions 3 and 4. A 79-year-old man was […]
POLITICS…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 21 July 2021. On Tuesday this week I spoke in the House of Commons in support of the government’s new Nationality and Borders Bill. This is important and necessary legislation to address the […]
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 14 July 2021. Heroes Last Sunday night the fantastic campaign of the England men’s football team came to an end after a floodlit penalty shootout at Wembley stadium. Whilst it’s easy to be […]
  • The vandalised office The constituency office of Natalie Elphicke, Member of Parliament for Dover and Deal, has been repeatedly vandalised as her team prepare to return to the office as lockdown restrictions ease. Following the Health Secretary’s announcement that he does not expect Covid […]
FIRE…
  • Officers investigating a suspected arson in Cliftonville are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Kent Police was called at 6.40am on Friday 1 January 2021 following a report of a fire in the communal area of a property in Harold Mews, off Harold Road. The fire was extinguished by Kent Fire and […]
  • Children are helping Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) spread festive cheer, by making Christmas cards for homeless people who’ve been housed in temporary accommodation. Bridge Nursery Photo: KFRS In recent months KFRS has been working with Kent-based homeless charity, Porchlight, to help […]
  • Mother-of-two daughters, Florence from Wye near Ashford says: “ I really want them to know they can do whatever they want to do in this world. Whether that’s being a firefighter, or being a princess, or both – because I like to think I can do both as well.” Five-year-old Raven hasn’t quite decided […]
HOUSING…
  • An online public consultation is being launched by Ashford Borough Council into plans to redevelop garages into wheelchair-friendly bungalows in Hothfield Continuing Ashford Borough Council’s award-winning development programme, it is seeking to build four new one bedroom wheelchair-compatible […]
  • Chilmington Green Photo: Ashford Borough Council Ashford Borough Council has moved a step closer to acquiring a small residential stake in the fast-growing Chilmington Green development for £1.97m. Described in a report as ‘a golden opportunity’, Cabinet last night (Thursday) was told that the […]
  • Photo: Canterbury City Council Giving people sleeping rough somewhere warm and safe to sleep during the cold and bleak winter months has always been the top priority for Canterbury City Council and the district’s homeless charities. But the arrival of the global pandemic and the need to enforce […]
HEALTH…
  • Following the success of a drive-through school immunisations model, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust will be hosting a pop-up clinic at their large vaccination centre in Thanet next week for teenagers who missed having their HPV, meningitis and booster jabs. Thanks to space available at […]
  • Folkestone Civic Centre has been confirmed as the Covid-19 Vaccination Centre for Folkestone and Sandgate’s The New Surgery, Guildhall Street Surgery, Sandgate Road Surgery & Manor Clinic. Vaccinations will begin tomorrow commencing 11 January. There is more information at […]
  • Further fines have been issued over the past week to people breaching Government Covid-19 regulations. In Canterbury on Wednesday 16 December 2020 officers were called to a suspected breach at a property in Lancaster Road where a party was taking place. Two women were issued with fixed penalty […]
FARMING…
  • A survey run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) is looking for arable farmers to share their views on how agri-environment schemes can benefit them and their local wildlife. It’s hoped that farmers across Kent will complete the survey, with findings being presented to [...]
  • The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has responded to the announcement by the Home Secretary that the government will strengthen police powers and create a new criminal offence to tackle unauthorised encampments. This new criminal offence will specifically target trespassers using [...]
  • Dog owners are reminded to take responsibility for their pets after a report of sheep being attacked near Tenterden. Kent Police received a report of sheep-worrying in the Wittersham area on Sunday 30 May 2021. At least one lamb was badly injured. Officers from the Rural Task Force are [...]
MARITIME…
  • 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 his owners quite a scare when he fell down a steep and slippery coastal wall – before getting completely […]
  • The ashes of a former member of the Whitstable lifeboat crew were scattered from the station’s lifeboat just off the town’s harbour on Sunday evening. Eric McGonagle who passed away on 19th July 2019 aged 78 had joined the Whitstable Lifeboat crew when he came to the town to take […]
  • The Port of Dover has unveiled a brand new apprenticeship scheme with 11 vacancies available across a diverse range of areas throughout its business, aiming to attract and nurture local talent with specialist skills and ideas. The Port has been working closely with its community partners including […]
HOLIDAYS…
  • Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette arrived into the Port of Dover yesterday, as part of a series of UK coastal cruises for British passengers which launched on 3rd July. Silhouette is the second passenger call into the Port since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. […]
  • 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, which the company says are “perfect for those looking to explore via sea the history and culture of some amazing British […]
  • Irish Ferries setting sail from Dover Photo: Port of Dover Irish Ferries has launched its inaugural service from Dover to Calais on Tuesday 29 June. The Isle of Inishmore ship has undergone extensive refurbishments for the new service – including an upgraded Club Class Lounge, with 360-degree sea […]

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