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LATEST NEWS…
  • A blackmail charge has been authorised against a man alleged to have illegally accessed private photographs online. In October 2020 a victim from the Merseyside area reported that he had been asked to pay £3,000 to regain control of computer files that had been hacked. Detectives from the Kent and […]
  • Removing graffiti near The Bayle in Folkestone The war on graffiti is on the way to being won thanks to action by residents, Kent Police and Folkestone & Hythe District Council. By working together, incidents are being spotted, reported, removed and, as in one case, taggers are being […]
FEATURES…
  • By Ray Duff The solar system’s two largest planets Jupiter and Saturn will, from the 16th-25th December, almost form a double-planet sight in the skies around the world called a great conjunction. In Britain it will depend on the latitude but from Folkestone and District, with its […]
  • Technology is changing everything we do, from how we communicate to how we shop and do business. In particular, IT is completely transforming the modern workplace, improving efficiency and reducing operating costs. Integrating technology intelligently into your company’s operations can […]
TOURISM…
  • The hotel pictured refused the teenagers a room Police in Kent have been giving hotels advice on safeguarding children following test purchase operation in east Kent Test purchases were carried out by community police in east Kent as part of ongoing work to safeguard young people and combat child […]
  • Seafront shelters are being renovated – Carl Ashington (left) from the repairs team is pictured with Cllr Oliver Richardson A seaside shelter on Deal Seafront has been renovated by Dover District Council’s in-house repairs team – and another three of the popular local landmarks in the town […]
ENTERTAINMENT…
  • The Creative Folkestone Festivals Fund’s first deadline for February has now closed but there are still two more opportunities to apply for 2021 and 2022. The Foundation is looking for applications from arts groups, companies, organisations or individuals based in the Folkestone area with […]
DRUGS…
  • A suspect has appeared in court charged with drugs and fraud offences following an arrest near Dover. Kent Police officers carried out a search of a property in St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe on Saturday 20 March 2021. A number of items were seized, including bank cards, electronic equipment, a taser and […]
FRAUD…
  • Cash discovered in the van Almost £1 million has been recovered from a money launderer who hid bundles of cash within a secret compartment in his van. Faisal Khan is suspected to have been a courier for an organised crime group concerned in the supply of class A drugs, and was jailed for six years […]
BUSINESS…
  • A month on since the end of the Brexit transition period, the Port of Dover is already welcoming over 90% of the freight traffic volumes typical of this time of year following the significant stockpiling experienced before Christmas. This demonstrates that the Short Straits continues to provide the […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 9 June 2021. Dungeness B nuclear power station This week EDF energy has announced that they will not be resuming electricity generation at Dungeness B, but will instead commence the defueling […]
SCHOOLS…
  • Following the success of a drive-through school immunisations model, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust will be hosting a pop-up clinic at their large vaccination centre in Thanet next week for teenagers who missed having their HPV, meningitis and booster jabs. Thanks to space available at […]
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…
  • By KFRS A father-of-three is urging Kent residents to test their smoke alarms once a week, after a fire which left him and his daughter fearing for their lives, destroyed the family home.  https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZEKX6LbgEoQ David Sercombe and his 22-year-old daughter Bronte, were the only […]
HOUSING…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 27 January 2021. On 26th January the first mass vaccination centre in Kent for COVID-19 opened its doors in Folkestone town centre. This is based in the building known as Folca, which was […]
HEALTH…
  • Following the success of a drive-through school immunisations model, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust will be hosting a pop-up clinic at their large vaccination centre in Thanet next week for teenagers who missed having their HPV, meningitis and booster jabs. Thanks to space available at […]
  • New analyses of authoritative national datasets funded by the public health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) shows that ill health caused by smoking has a substantial impact on the social care needs and costs across the South East. Around 12,100 people are estimated to be receiving care […]
FARMING…
  • A survey run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) is looking for arable farmers to share their views on how agri-environment schemes can benefit them and their local wildlife. It’s hoped that farmers across Kent will complete the survey, with findings being presented to [...]
  • Dog owners are being reminded to keep their pets under control when walking through fields following reports of sheep being attacked in the Canterbury area. Kent Police received a report of sheep-worrying in the Tonford Lane area, north of Thanington, shortly before 7pm on Monday 17 May 2021. At [...]
MARITIME…
  • Whitstable Harbour Whitstable Harbour played an important role in the country’s ongoing vaccination programme this weekend. Only a few UK port authorities provide access for visiting seafarers to Covid 19 vaccination centres, and Whitstable was added to the list of ports supporting this […]
  • Words and pictures by Ray Duff The Fishing History Museum, located in Folkestone’s historic fishmarket area, has re-opened its doors to visitors once again after a very long close down period due to the pandemic. The exhibition, set up and run by local historians, Alan Taylor, Frank Bond and […]
HOLIDAYS…
  • Folkestone & Hythe District Council is looking to bring a little bit of festive cheer to traders and residents this year with a gift of free Christmas parking. Charges in all council pay and display car parks and on-street parking bays across the district will be waived on the three Saturdays […]
  • Tradewind Voyages’ brand new vessel, Golden Horizon sailed into Dover this morning; her chosen departure port for four new UK voyages throughout July. She arrived ready for a round-trip long weekend voyage, before returning to embark on her inaugural voyage from the Port on 19th July. Golden […]

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