Kent Wildlife Trust backs KFRS campaign to prevent grass fires
Pegwell Bay Country Park is Kent Wildlife Trust’s largest nature reserve and is of international importance for its bird populations, including nightingales and cuckoos. However, a number of these animals…
Folkestone and Hythe MP concerned over impact on important natural habitat in Saltwood
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 8 September 2021. This week Boris Johnson has set out a series of measures…
Witnesses sought after driver in Maidstone failed to stop for Police and then crashed twice
Investigators are appealing for witnesses after a car failed to stop for officers in Maidstone and then collided with other vehicles. At around 11.40am on Tuesday 31 August 2021, officers…
Jail for Ashford blackmailer who rigged his own kidnap
An Ashford man who faked his own kidnap to con his victims into handing over thousands of pounds has been jailed for two years and four months. Christopher Sellman created…
More than 60 small businesses learn how to become net-zero as Carbon Battle Bus comes to Kent
The battle bus As the world gears up for COP26 in Glasgow in November, the 100% electric and emission-free Carbon Battle Bus has been touring the UK and most recently…
Big smiles all round for new NHS dental practice in Dover following MP’s campaign
Natalie Elphicke MP Dover and Deal MP Natalie Elphicke has welcomed a new dental practice to Dover following her long campaign to secure NHS dentists for the town. South Cliff…
Stunning arts and crafts on show at Maidstone Museum
Two new fabulous exhibitions running from 18 September and Saturday 30 October at Maidstone Museum will show stunning works of art created in the county. Kent Potters Association is exhibiting…
Tim tells it straight how ‘hare coursing’ has massive impact on rural Kent and South East life
Hare coursing has massive impact on rural communities, says CLA South East Regional Director, Tim Bamford Tim explained: “For many farmers, this is an all too familiar scene at this…
CCTV images released after unprovoked attack on man in Gillingham
CCTV images have been released as part of an investigation into an assault in Gillingham. The victim was knocked unconscious and suffered facial injuries following the unprovoked assault which happened…
Dover MP calls for return of ‘turn up and drop’
Natalie-Elphicke MP and Dover District Council leader Trevor Bartlett at Whitfield Household Waste Recycling Centre Dover and Deal MP Natalie Elphicke is calling for the return of ‘turn up and…