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LATEST NEWS…
  • Witnesses are being sought in relation to a disturbance in which two men were assaulted on Ramsgate seafront. It was reported that between 7pm and 8pm on Monday 19 July 2021 a verbal altercation arose after the two victims tried to stop a group of people stealing a bicycle from a man in Harbour […]
  • Witnesses are being sought after an attempted robbery was reported in Ashford. At around 2.25pm on 12 July 2021, a man was walking along a track between Bockhanger Lane and Hurst Road, Kennington when he was approached by a suspect holding a bladed item. The suspect demanded money but the victim […]
FEATURES…
  • Photo by Jonathan Ridley on Unsplash News from the Battle of Britain Memorial – Home to the National Memorial to the Few and The Scramble Experience I knew The Few – Battle of Britain Memorial’s Online Presentation  After a successful launch webinar at the end of last […]
  • Purchasing property in any country can be tedious, especially as each country has its own set of rules and regulations. When you’re purchasing a property in Spain, it’s essential to understand what is involved with the buying process, including any fees, taxes, and other expenses. Spain […]
TOURISM…
  • The Prime Minister confirmed the lifting of almost all legal restrictions on social contact in England from 19th July.  However, with the Government acknowledging the possibility of up to 100,000 cases of Covid being reported each day as cases inevitably rise from that date, he also urged […]
  • Visit Kent’s latest Tourism Economic Impact Study, published today (Tuesday 8 December), shows before the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Canterbury’s visitor economy was valued at £523 million, after welcoming 7.8 million visitors in 2019.   Independent research commissioned by […]
ENTERTAINMENT…
  • 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 […]
DRUGS…
  • Two men from the north west have been convicted after attempting to smuggle 243 kilos of cocaine into the UK on an empty passenger coach. The National Crime Agency investigated Christopher Bullows and Mark Tucker after the coach was stopped at Dover Docks in September 2020. Bullows was driving the […]
FRAUD…
  • A robber and thief who carried out a series of offences around Ashford has been jailed for three years. Grant Ray admitted 12 offences, including robbery, fraud and taking a vehicle without consent, which took place between May 2019 and November 2020. The 28-year-old, formerly of […]
BUSINESS…
  • Your shop front is quite literally the window into your business. For passing traffic, it is suggestive of the value within and can make the difference as to whether a potential customer will stop or not.   Passing footfall can quickly turn into loyal and profitable customers, so the front of […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • A new natural play area sympathetic to the historic landscape of Russell Gardens has opened as part of the £3.1m Lottery funded Kearsney Parks project. Designed as Kearsney Court Gardens (c.1900) by the leading Edwardian landscape architect, Thomas Mawson, Russell Gardens is Grade II Listed on […]
SCHOOLS…
  • The Summer Bonanza is here – free holiday activities and lunch for primary school children who receive free school meals Young children living in the district will not have time to get bored this summer thanks to the Reconnect scheme. Reconnect is a community-led programme designed to get […]
ACCIDENTS…
  • A motorist who collided with a motorcycle while overtaking, causing its rider fatal injuries, has been jailed. Arber Rama was driving along Canterbury Road in Densole, near Folkestone, at around 6.45pm on Thursday 15 November 2018 when his car collided with a motorbike travelling in the opposite […]
POLITICS…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 28 July 2021. Last Wednesday I joined Lewis Biggs, the curator of the 2020 Folkestone Triennial, for a tour of some of the new artworks for this year’s show. The Triennial had been delayed […]
FIRE…
  • A suspect has appeared in court charged with arson as police continue to investigate car fires in Canterbury. Kent Police was called shortly after 1am on Thursday 22 July 2021 following a report that a car was on fire in Church Street. Following an investigation, a man, formerly of Becket Avenue, […]
HOUSING…
  • Ottaway House in Folkestone Road, Dover named after Cuthbert Ottaway As part of Dover District Council’s commitment to provide more affordable housing across thec ouncil has today taken ownership of 8 flats on Folkestone Road, Dover, which will be let at affordable rents and will provide […]
HEALTH…
  • Keen cyclist Frankie Fox, pictured above, is racking up the miles next month by covering 100 miles to support charity Meningitis Now and celebrate his little sister Poppy’s recovery from the disease. The 8-year-old, from Hoo, in Kent, has been interested in raising money for charity since watching […]
  • The former Saga call centre, in Haine Road, Ramsgate was closed by the firm in January when 600 employees started working permanently from home. But from Monday, 22 February it will be transformed into a life-saving vaccination centre serving vulnerable people in Thanet and those within a 45-minute […]
FARMING…
  • 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 [...]
  • By Michael Valenzia, Regional Director of CLA South East The farming industry has a woeful safety record, which stubbornly shows little sign of improvement, with sobering statistics presented each year. Agriculture has the worst rate of worker fatal injury of the main industrial sectors. It is 18 [...]
MARITIME…
  • Photo: RNLI Margate Margate RNLI has rescued a father and his daughter who were struggling to return to shore in strong tidal conditions off the north Kent coast. UK Coastguard was contacted in the afternoon on Wednesday 31 March by a member of the public whose husband and daughter were on stand-up […]
  • Kent Fire and Rescue crews were called to reports of a trapped dog in the rocks at Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone. The owner of the dog called 999 around 6.49pm on Wednesday 23 June 2021.  Two fire engines, a boat and a technical rescue unit were sent to the scene. Heavy rescue cutting equipment […]
HOLIDAYS…
  • Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh residents are being reminded of changes to services provided by the district council over the festive period. All of the details, including changes to opening hours and waste collections, can be found below. Please bear in mind that responses to enquiries may take […]
  • RNLI Lifeguards across the beaches of Thanet & Swale were kept busy last week with multiple incidents, training sessions and a sewage leak to contend with. Margate’s beaches saw a number of incidents over the weekend of Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 June. On the afternoon of Saturday (12 June), […]

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