FREE park and ride boost for businesses in Canterbury
To help boost business, shoppers and visitors alike will be able to use the Park and Ride service in Canterbury at all three sites for free this Sunday, 18 April.…
Canterbury ‘bollards’ reminder as city set to spring back to life
With the reopening of non-essential shops just around the corner, Canterbury City Council is reminding residents, businesses and their customers that the city centre security bollards are now back in…
£3.2 million for Dover High Street and waterfront connection
Enhancing Dover’s cultural and creative offer and better connecting the high street and waterfront lie at the heart of a successful £3.2m bid by Dover District Council (DDC) to the…
Historic photo of Churchill’s ‘Few’ unearthed at Memorial near Folkestone
As the Battle of Britain Memorial in Kent cautiously prepares to welcome back visitors this summer, the Trust that runs the site has unearthed a remarkable photograph from 20 years…
Exciting visitor experiences in White Cliffs Country on offer from Dover council
Photo above: Cookery Workshops at Chequers Kitchen Cookery School in Deal is one of 16 visitor experiences on the programme White Cliffs Country – the tourism and visitor arm of…
Thanet prepares for summer season to start three months early
Thanet District Council has updated its Beach Management Plan, with preparations in place three months earlier than normal ready for the Easter weekend. Every year in Thanet, plans are made…
Covid double-whammy in Dover after regatta and Christmas ice rink are scuppered
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the decision has been taken that no large-scale public events will take place on the port estate in 2021. The events scuppered include the…
Historic orchard restoration in Dover is latest phase in Lottery funding of £3.1 million project
An historic orchard is being restored at Russell Gardens in Dover in the latest phase of the Lottery funded restoration of Thomas Mawson’s c.1900 design for Kearsney Court gardens. A…
Sandwich station given revamp ahead of The 149th Open
Improvements to Sandwich railway station by Network Rail have been welcomed as a sign of confidence in the town’s future, as preparations get underway for The 149th Open, which will…
Dover welcomes new cruise ship sailing from the port this summer
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has today unveiled a brand new ‘Welcome Back’ programme of cruises to showcase the best of the British Isles this summer, with scenic-only cruises and those…