Perfect time to think about Ashford in Bloom
National Gardening Week is the perfect time to think about entering this year’s Ashford in Bloom gardening competition The country’s biggest annual celebration of gardening is taking place from Monday…
Maison Dieu repairs getting underway ahead of £9m restoration
A £400,000 programme of repairs to the Maison Dieu in Dover is getting underway ahead of the £9m lottery funded restoration. The repairs are expected to take up to 27…
MP fights to ground airfield scheme near Dover villages
Deal MP Natalie Elphicke has slammed plans for the construction of a new airfield west of Deal, warning of environmental and noise pollution. Commercial flying should be carried out at…
Main road users in Folkestone facing 12 days of disruption
Ray Duff Motorists and bus users are being warned that Cheriton Road and Cheriton High Street in Folkestone will be closed for 12 weekday nights while resurfacing work is completed.…
Occupants threatened with knives during reported robbery in Peto Close Folkestone
Kent Police is appealing for information following a reported robbery at a house in Folkestone. The incident happened in Peto Close at around 1.40am on Saturday 24 April 2021. It…
Man seriously injured in Folkestone after car reportedly driven deliberately at victim
Witnesses are being urged to come forward after a man was seriously injured in Folkestone. Kent Police was called at around 2am on Saturday 24 April 2021 to a report…
Folkestone mum and children move into ‘Arty’ beach hut
Hannah Carnell opens the doors of her beach hut for the first time with children Romilly, Lucien and Eliot Tenants of the council’s new beach huts along Marine Walk in…
Police keen to speak to six people on grass verge following fatal collision in Lydd
Officers investigating a collision that resulted in the deaths of three people in Lydd have issued a renewed appeal for information. Kent Police was called to the B2075 Romney Road…
M20 reopened after Army explosives team give all clear to vehicle forced to stop by Kent Police
The M20 between Junctions 8 and 9 reopened on Sunday evening following the stopping of a speeding car and arrest of a man by Kent Police. Shortly after 11.25am on…
Dog walkers set upon in violent attack near cricket club in Walmer after suspected clubhouse break-in
Cricket club in Court Road Walmer Photo: Google CCTV images have been issued by officers investigating unprovoked assaults on two men near Deal. The attack took place on 27 March…