Ukrainian families’ big feast for Dover hosts
Ukrainian Christmas Feast A core group of Ukrainians staying in the Dover district have laid on a feast as a thank you to their hosts for welcoming them into their…
Council to answer questions on use of asylum seeker accommodation in Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is seeking questions from the local community for a virtual community event about the use of accommodation in the district to temporarily house those seeking…
Dover MP urges Rishi Sunak to meet with Emmanuel Macron over small boats’ crisis
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…
Vigil held in Folkestone for 32 migrants who ‘slowly froze to death’
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…
Joint NCA and French raid scuppers suspected people smuggling small boat network
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…
Kent steps in to increase government cash to residents hosting Ukrainians
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…
‘Shocking’ free French public bus service used by people smugglers
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…
Folkestone and Hythe give ongoing support to Ukrainian refugees
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…
Dover MP wants action on small boat crossings after leak to Daily Mail
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…
10-year-old Syrian Refugee puppet’s Folkestone reprise
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 –…