Folkestone Dover and Hythe collecting Tetra Paks to generate electricity
Residents will no longer be able to recycle Tetra Pak in their household collection bins in the Folkestone & Hythe and Dover districts from next month. The material – most…
Safety advice following reports of suspicious door-step callers in Ashford
Ashford residents are reminded to be vigilant of door-step callers after Kent Police received five reports of suspicious activity in one afternoon. Door-to-door traders are said to have visited properties…
Thanet county line dealers sentenced to more than 20 years
Five drug dealers who operated a county line supplying heroin and crack cocaine into Thanet have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. The five were responsible for…
Ashford’s commitment to visitor economy recovery backed by tourism research
Visit Kent’s latest Tourism Economic Impact Study shows that before the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ashford’s visitor economy was valued at £311m, after welcoming 4.7m visitors in 2019.…
Kent to stay in Tier 3 as situation worsens
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins. This week the government has reviewed the tiers in England for the COVID-19 social…
Five members of Dover drug dealing network are jailed for more than 20 years
Five members of a network which sold heroin and crack cocaine in Dover have become the latest drug dealers jailed following an operation by Kent Police. The group were part…
Surprise for Sevenoaks patrol when they stopped a speeding Yeti on icy road
A suspected drug dealer has been arrested after Sevenoaks officers stopped him for speeding in icy conditions. At around 2.50am on Tuesday 13 December 2022, a patrol in Westerham Road…
Allegation of racial abuse near Maidstone
It is reported that a taxi driver was threatened and damage was caused to his car following a dispute outside a hotel in Boughton Road, Sandway, Lenham. Images, shown below,…
Dover lottery winner scoops the Jackpot
Cllr Trevor Bartlett, DDC Leader congratulates Suzanne Letchford as the first jackpot winner of the Dover District Lotto Photo: DDC… Christmas came early for Suzanne Letchford from Whitfield last Saturday…
COVID and Me in Kent – Helping people decide whether to take part in vaccine research
flickr.com/photos/macauphotoagency The COVID and Me series of films have been co-developed with the community for the community to build public awareness and trust in COVID-19 vaccine research. These help support…