Dover MP, Natalie Elphicke, is urging the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to meet with Emmanuel Macron over small boats crisis, which claimed more lives this week. She said: “The tragic…
Banners listing those lost in 2021 at the gathering on Sunny Sands Photo: Ray Duff… Words and pictures by Ray Duff… More than fifty people gathered on Folkestone’s Sunny Sands…
Six people have been arrested after joint work between the National Crime Agency (NCA) and French authorities led to the dismantling of a people smuggling network storing boats in northern…
People hosting Ukrainians as part of the Kent County Council (KCC) Homes for Ukraine Scheme are set to receive more money every month as part of a county-wide increase, and…
Natalie Elphicke MP raised concerns in Parliament Responding to the findings of a BBC News report on the Channel crossings, which showed a free French public bus traveling from the…
The warm welcome given to Ukrainian guests who have come to live in the district continues with an event in Folkestone on Thursday 1 September. Organised by Folkestone & Hythe…
Lives at risk crossing the treacherous English Channel in small boats Dover MP Natalie Elphicke has called for renewed action to put a stop to small boat Channel crossings. The…
Left: Folkestone Mayor Cllr Nicola Keen welcomes Little Amal back to Folkestone Photo: Ray Duff Right: The Puppet wanders amid the household items Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff –…
Knitted teddy bears were handed out to Ukrainian children at a special welcome event for refugees in Tonbridge. Officers from the district’s Community Safety Unit attended Tonbridge School on Tuesday…
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 27 April 2022 The UK has a proud history of welcoming those in desperate…
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