Fake tickets sold for fictitious New Year’s Eve event in Gravesend
Festive party goers are being reminded to ensure their tickets for New Year’s Eve events are genuine following a report of a scam. Officers have been made aware that fake…
Thousands turn out for Carnival of the Baubles in Ashford
Residents, visitors, traders and organisers all agree – this years’ Carnival of the Baubles event was the biggest and best yet – with 4,000 more people attending than at the…
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…
Trains to run at Bethersden village near Ashford this weekend
Lady McAlpine cuts the ceremonial ribbon while AIMREC staff and guests look on Model railway enthusiasts will be making tracks to Bethersden this Saturday (20 Nov) for the opening of…
Folkestone and Hythe helps young care leavers get the best Christmas gift ever
A project to give young care leavers a Christmas like no other has been given a boost thanks to Folkestone & Hythe District Council. The Christmas Dinners is a national…
Black History Month opens to great acclaim in Folkestone
Portraits and Abstract paintings Photo: Rat Duff Words and pictures by Ray Duff A quite spectacularly colourful and varied Black History Month art exhibition has opened in the Sassoon Gallery…
Sunday talks at the Battle of Britain Memorial Folkestone
Tickets are selling out fast for this Sunday’s (21st November) visit to the site by world-class conductor Anthony Inglis, who will begin this season’s series of talks at The Wing…
Folkestone and Hythe supporting The Queen’s Green Canopy
To mark the momentous occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s Accession, there is to be a unique tree planting campaign across the UK known as The Queen’s Green…
Unique Remembrance ceremony at Battle of Britain Memorial near Folkestone
A moving ceremony at a clifftop memorial to the Few marked the first time a unique Act of Remembrance has been held in this country. The British Torch of Remembrance…