Folkestone and Hythe MP ‘reassured’ Saga is planning to move back to district in near future
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 2 March 2023 ‘Poor’ water quality on bathing beach On 1 March I met…
Don’t mix up your recycling or lorry loads will end up in landfill warns council
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has launched a new campaign aimed at preventing loads of recycling being lost when the wrong items are put in bins. The Don’t Let Your…
Transformation of 17th Century Gothic Billiards Room in Dover
The Grade II Listed Billiards Room at Kearsney Abbey has been fully restored and is available for event hire A Grade II Listed former Billiards Room at one of Kent’s…
Suspected jewel thief in Canterbury held by member of staff
Kent Police received a report at around 4.30pm on Monday 27 February 2023 that a member of staff had sustained a hand injury during an incident in which three diamond…
Folkestone Beach Hut owners warned over security after a number of break-ins
Kent Police is currently investigating a number of Beach Hut Break-Ins on the seafront between Folkestone and Sandgate. Writing on My Community Voice, PC Carly Farrow reports the incidents are…
Boy suspected over heroin dealing arrested in Medway
A suspected county line drug dealer from Medway has appeared in court. On Tuesday 28 February 2023, a search warrant was executed by Kent Police’s County Line and Gangs Team…
Stolen bike fitted with tracker discovered in private garden at Penenden Heath
Maidstone police received a report that a bike had been stolen from Lockmeadow, after it had been left secure with a chain and lock on Monday 27 February 2023. Officers…
3% Council Tax rise for Folkestone & Hythe residents
The 2023/24 budget, approved by Folkestone and Hythe District Council last week (22 February), will see £17.2m spent on core council services and projects. Council Leader Cllr David Monk said:…
Mr Doodle to turn blank town centre walls in Ashford into artworks
Photo: Ashford Borough Council Ashford Town Centre is set to become a contemporary street art trail, transforming many blank walls and building surfaces into high quality mural paintings and bespoke…
Woman dies on Thanet Way in crash near Whitstable
Witnesses are being urged to come forward following a fatal collision on the A299 Thanet Way. A woman in her 30s died when the blue Vauxhall Mokka she was driving…