Fireplace donation means poorly children in hospital will get visit from Santa
B&Q staff donate fireplaces for children in hospital over Christmas Poorly children are guaranteed a visit from Santa this Christmas, thanks to NHS staff and B&Q in Canterbury. The store…
Help at hand with Covid passes for Folkestone entertainment venues
With COVID-19 passes coming into force (15 December), Folkestone & Hythe District Council is offering support to businesses – and their customers. The government measure means that certain venues and…
£2m shows New Romney means business
The £2 million New Romney Business Hub has been officially opened. The centre, in Mountfield Road, will bring a range of new business and job opportunities to the Romney Marsh.…
Plea to support rural businesses in Kent at Christmas
Ahead of Small Business Saturday (December 4), the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is urging people to support rural businesses in the run up to Christmas by buying locally…
£20 worth of groceries for £4 in Ashford helps ease food poverty
Based at the Repton Connect Community Centre in Ashford, a Community Shop to help ease food poverty in the town will be opening its doors today, Friday 26th November. The…
Looking good for Hetty’s Pop Up Café with 10 Grand from Dover Council
Photo: Dover District Council A popular local café on Deal High Street has expanded after becoming the latest business to be awarded a grant under Dover District Council’s Town Centre…
Free Christmas Parking for shoppers in Folkestone and Hythe
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has announced it is giving residents and businesses an early festive gift. Charges in our pay and display car parks and on-street bays across the…
Thanet Council has key to the door of £750,000 Digital Centre
53-57 High Street Margate Photo: Thanet District Council A High Street building, formerly Store Twenty One is set to become MargateDigital centre. Work to help bring a large vacant property…
Folkestone and Hythe businesses keen to invest but snags filling job vacancies
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 10 November 2021. Covid-19 We have not yet defeated the coronavirus, but the delivery…