Cheriton Library back in business
Cheriton Library forecourt dressed for the event Photo: Ray Duff Words and pictures by Ray Duff – Around 50 people came along to the official launch of the re-furbished library…
LGA heaps praise on ‘One You’ health and advice shop in Ashford
Photo: Ashford Borough Council The One You Kent shop in Ashford has been highlighted as a great example of bringing health services to the high street in a national report…
Knitted teddies given to Ukrainian children at Tonbridge welcome event
Knitted teddy bears were handed out to Ukrainian children at a special welcome event for refugees in Tonbridge. Officers from the district’s Community Safety Unit attended Tonbridge School on Tuesday…
Kent veteran’s story to be beamed around the world in Jubilee celebrations
Kent veteran, Albert Figg The story of Kent veteran Albert Figg, who spent the last 30 years of his life creating a memorial to comrades killed in one of the…
Fraud advice given to residents living near Ashford
Fraud advice has been given to residents in the Headcorn, Tenterden and Biddenden areas at the latest community protection event attended by Kent Police. During the event at Chart Hills…
Southern Water presents Deal residents with plan to tackle flooding
Deal Water Action Taskforce, member Natalie Elphicke MP Southern Water has met with Albert Road, Deal residents to tell them about a pioneering project in their area, and how partners…
Carers Trust slams government after Queen’s Speech fails to support millions of unpaid family carers
The Government laid out its legislative programme for the coming year in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech. Responding to the Queen’s Speech and what it means for unpaid family carers, Carers Trust’s…
Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities, warns Healthwatch Kent & Medway
Library image: Pixabay – Healthwatch Kent & Healthwatch Medway are today both warning that health inequalities are widening as people in the South East are struggling to pay for dental…
Survey finds numbers of flying insects in Kent fell by 72% in under 17 years
A citizen-science survey, led by Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife, has found that the number of flying insects in Kent is 70% less than it was just 17 years-ago. These…
Accidental drownings increase but fewer are dying at coastal locations
Danger of accidental drowning – Image: Pexels There were 277 deaths in the UK from accidental drownings in 2021 across inland and coastal locations. This is an increase of 23…