Dover to turn down the heat at council offices and museum
Dover District Council (DDC) is to decarbonise its main Whitfield offices and Dover Museum as part of its ambition to become carbon neutral by 2030. The Council has secured £830,000…
Warning to Thanet beach users after pumping station fault
Precautionary advice is being issued to beach users at Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay, Botany Bay, Stone Bay, and Walpole Bay to not to enter the water below the high tide…
Folkestone man fined for fly-tipping in Hawkinge residential road five times in five weeks
Fly-tipping in Benson Lane Hawkinge Photo: FHDC A man who frequently fly-tipped over a month on five separate occasions in the space of just over a month has been fined…
Cheaper resident parking permits for electric cars in Dover
Dover District Council (DDC) is to introduce cheaper resident parking permits for low emission vehicles as part of a review of parking charges. The move aims to incentivise a switch…
Folkestone land owner who allowed site to be used for fly-tipping facing £3,000 bill
Bradstone Avenue site used for fly tipping Photo: Folkestone and Hythe District Council A landowner who allowed his property to be used as a fly-tipping site is facing a bill…
£1,200 in fines issued after builder’s waste is dumped in Chartham
Last November, this pile of builder’s waste was dumped in Pennypot Lane, Chartham – a disgraceful act in a beautiful part of the district. Canterbury City Council enforcement officers were…
Dover village residents call for Pimlico Way to be closed
A very muddy Pimlico Way in Alkham Photo: Alkham Newsletter By Brian Wimsett Despite the byway being closed off to road vehicles, 4x4s are still using Pimlico Way in Alkham…
Powering Up! Electric Vehicle Charging Boost for the Dover District
Dover District Council (DDC) is to install 49 electric vehicle charging points at 18 locations in Dover, Deal and Sandwich, including both DDC-owned public car parks and on-street in the…
Bridgefield Park Ashford earns place at prestigious awards
Bridgefield Park will feature in the commemorative awards e-book Photo: BDP One of Ashford’s new playgrounds has been recognised at the national Street Design Awards. Bridgefield Park, in Cheesemans Green…
Thousands of bags of waste collected along M20 since Boxing Day
Following the disruption to borders last week, roadside waste was left behind affecting many of the key routes to Dover. Nicky Potts, Highways England head of operational integration, said: “Since…