Pick up or pay up is the message to dog walkers in Folkestone and Hythe
Pick up after your pooch – or pay the price is the message from Folkestone & Hythe District Council in its latest campaign designed to reduce dog fouling in the…
Christmas tree recycling branching out across east Kent
Pilgrims Hospices is rolling out the renowned Christmas Tree Recycling fundraising campaign into Canterbury and Thanet for the first time. The environmentally-friendly fundraising initiative has been running in the Ashford…
Team to help Christmas shoppers to stay safe
Christmas shoppers will be supported by the City Centre Support Team in Canterbury and Town Centre Support Teams in Herne Bay and Whitstable. The teams will be on hand to…
Folkestone and Hythe MP concern over anti-vaccine disinformation on social media
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins. On Tuesday 8 December the NHS carried out the first vaccinations in the world…
Don’t face big fines – Remember the rules to help save lives this Christmas in Kent
Kent Police is urging people to remember the Covid-19 rules over the festive period and not arrange or attend parties that risk further infection. With the county currently in Tier…
East Kent Hospital Trust to begin Covid-19 vaccinations on Tuesday
The NHS will begin vaccinating patients against coronavirus at dozens of hospital hubs from this week at the start of the biggest immunisation programme in history. People aged 80 and…
Kent Police urging people to follow the rules and help save lives this Christmas
Christmas in Folkestone Photo: Ray Duff Kent Police is urging people to remember the Covid-19 rules over the festive period and not arrange or attend parties that risk further infection.…
Folkestone resident fined £600 for twice breaching Covid-19 rules
A Folkestone resident has been issued with a £400 fine after hosting groups of people at his flat twice in less than two weeks. Kent Police officers first attended the…
Hythe man who knew he had Covid is jailed after spitting in victim’s face
A jail term has been imposed on a man who, knowing he had Covid-19, spat in another man’s face. Guy Nougher was charged following the incident in Hythe High Street…
Folkestone & Hythe MP backs Boris over Tier 3 decision for all Kent
Damian Collins MP This week sees the end of the national covid lockdown and all parts of the country will experience positive changes to community life. High Street shops will…