Folkestone dog walker picks up £800 bill after walking away from mess left by her pet
Library image: Margate Magistrates’ Court A dog walker who failed to clear up after a dog on a visit to The Warren has been fined. The woman, from Folkestone, was…
Folkestone and Hythe flood risk and water quality under the spotlight
Coastal bathing water quality and the district’s potential risk of inland flooding will both be on the agenda at a meeting of Folkestone & Hythe District Council next week. Southern…
Work on new 1km waste water outfall pipe from north Kent coast completed
Work on the new outfall pipe at Swaleciffe Photo: Southern Water Southern Water has completed the controlled sinking of a new outfall pipe nearly one kilometre long at Swalecliffe on…
Folkestone and Hythe MP ‘on the case’ of bathing water pollution
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 23 April 2024. Bathing water quality in Hythe Bay Earlier this month I…
Campaigners rally at Folkestone’s Sunny Sands beach to protest over sewage dumping
Cllr Bridget Chapman (left) welcomes all to the gathering Photo: Ray Duff — By Ray Duff – Around fifty concerned citizens gathered on the picturesque Sunny Sands beach to voice…
Multi-million pound project to upgrade Ashford Wastewater Treatment Works begins with mega tank!
Library image – Flooding Work on a new tank which will increase capacity for storm water to handle 7.5 million litres during wet weather before it is fully treated and…
Folkestone and Hythe MP says water companies must be held to account over sewage discharges
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 29 March 2024. Tourism The Easter weekend always feels like the start of…
Southern Water ‘sorry’ for Whitstable sewage burst
Following a sewer pipe burst in Bishopstone on Saturday 23 March, which led to sewage flowing into Bishopstone Glen, Southern Water has now completed repairs. The spill from the leaking…
St Mary’s Bay residents raise concerns over abandoned former seafront motel site to MP
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 11 February 2024. Sands Motel Many local residents on Romney Marsh have raised…
Southern Water faces increased scrutiny from local councils over environmental issues
A group of more than 20 local councils in the south-east, including Folkestone & Hythe District Council, are demanding more action from Southern Water over its pollution and flooding problems.…