Council appoints contractor for Princes Parade development
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has appointed BAM Construction to deliver a new leisure centre, promenade and infrastructure works and the residential developments at Princes Parade in Hythe. Construction will…
Kent Smock Mill preserved for another generation
West Kingsdown Windmill is one of eight historic windmills in the care of Kent County Council. It is an octagonal ‘smock’ mill, the most popular design of windmill to be…
Police Dog Yankee sniffs out suspected thief after catalytic converters are stolen in Ramsgate
On Monday 22 February 2021 at around 9pm an elderly resident in Coniston Avenue reported hearing noise on his driveway. He looked and saw a group of around four men…
Dreamland sale success
A report published on Monday 22 February has confirmed that Thanet council has achieved the sale of Dreamland and settled all Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) compensation claims. Following the purchase…
Covid ‘clown’ couple fined after Motorway bridge social media ‘prank’
A couple who sparked an emergency police response and the closure of a main road because they were holding a photoshoot for their social media page were among over 80…
Folkestone and Hythe MP spells out the Covid road map
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 24 February 2021. This week the Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his plan…
Announcing Creative Folkestone Festivals Fund is still open!
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…
Covid survivor receives jab at Kent and Medway’s newest centre
A grandad-of-six, who almost died of Covid, was one of the first people to receive his vaccination when Kent and Medway’s latest centre opened in Ramsgate today (Monday, 22 February).…
Stolen car halted by police stinger after pursuit near Ashford
A car suspected to have been stolen was brought to a halt by a police stinger in Wye near Ashford. On Friday 19 February 2021, at around 8.30pm, the vehicle…
Ashford shop’s ‘Breath of bright, rainbow-coloured air’ lifts national award
Made in Ashford, the community-led craft shop in Park Mall, Ashford, has won The Good Retail Awards’ Retail District award for 2021. Photo above shows The Good Retail Award Retail…