Folkestone Protest Highlights Gaza Crisis for Third Time
Heartfelt banner messages near the seafront – Photo and words by Ray Duff A third protest was held in Folkestone on Friday evening to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis…
Gravesend Drug Bust Leads to Arrests and Charges
Two men have been charged with drug offences and assault on emergency workers following a police operation in Northfleet. Officers seized a quantity of drugs and related paraphernalia after responding…
Baker calls for total re-think on Kent road maintenance funding from Government
Neil Baker, Kent County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport is backing Asphalt Industry Alliance’s call for “a complete change in mindset” in the way Government funds councils to…
Deal Leisure Centre closure paused after Conservative Group calls in Labour decision
Library image The Conservative Group of Dover District Council has called in a decision by the Labour Cabinet to close Tides Leisure Centre in Deal from this April. The call-in…
Dover Labour group faces further turmoil as second councillor resigns
Dover District Council The Labour Group at Dover District Council is facing a deepening crisis following the resignation of a second councillor within a week. This latest departure has exposed…
Labour loses overall control of Dover District Council
Charles Woodgate welcomed by Councillor Trevor Bartlett, Leader of the Conservative Group at Dover District Council Photo: DDC The Dover District Council Conservative Group is over the moon to welcome…
Kent ‘bionic’ former MP Craig Mackinlay champions Sepsis aftercare reform
As Mental Health Awareness Day approaches, former MP Craig Mackinlay calls for urgent improvements in sepsis aftercare and mental health support for survivors. In a recent episode of Sepsis Voices…
Kent Police and Crime Commissioner vows to press on with ‘cancelled’ immediate justice programme
Library image: Matthew Scott, Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott, Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner, has vowed to press on with plans for a new immediate justice service for…
Appeal following serious collision on the Isle of Sheppey
Library image Dashcam Kent Police is appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a serious collision involving a red Vauxhall Astra and a Grey Peugeot 2008, on Queenborough Road, Halfway…
A&E waits of 12 hours and more rise 100-fold since 2019 say Lib Dems
Library image Responding to Liberal Democrats’ data which the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RECM) says shows the number of patients waiting 12 hours or more in A&E and rising…