Canterbury Diocese welcomes 22 brand new revs from across Kent
On Saturday (3 July), the Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover, ordained 10 new priests and 11 new deacons at services in Folkestone and Canterbury. She licensed an additional…
Surgeons use £1.5million robot for pioneering operation on cancer patient from Folkestone
A state-of-the-art surgical robot is now helping to treat even more patients, including people with cancer in their mouth or throat. Head and neck surgeons have undergone extensive training in…
‘Pay what you can afford’ Café opens in Dover
This week Dover and Deal MP, Natalie Elphicke, pictured above, attended the opening of The Sunrise Café in Dover. The café is a community café where all meals are prepared,…
Ashes of former crew member scattered from Whitstable RNLI Lifeboat
The ashes of a former member of the Whitstable lifeboat crew were scattered from the station’s lifeboat just off the town’s harbour on Sunday evening. Eric McGonagle who passed away…
Back from the brink as new colony of one of UK’s rarest butterflies found in Kent
The Heath Fritillary, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies which has been brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to conservation efforts in the last 20 years, has been…
Shocking 10 out of 12 east Kent hotels allowed 14 and 15-year-old girls to book room
The hotel pictured refused the teenagers a room Police in Kent have been giving hotels advice on safeguarding children following test purchase operation in east Kent Test purchases were carried…
Fears of cuts to bus services in Folkestone and East Kent
Story and photo by Ray Duff Posters placed at Folkestone Bus Station warn of routes being cancelled after a Stagecoach notification to passengers. It’s understood the problems are due to…
Kent alert over thunderstorms bringing flooding and power cuts on Monday
Met Office experts are warning of thunderstorms across Kent during Monday afternoon and evening. Following the clearance of overnight heavy rain, there is the potential for thundery downpours to develop…
Human ‘guinea pigs’ in Kent wanted for study of Covid-19 research treatments
Researchers at East Kent Hospitals are looking for more people to help with their research into Covid-19. The team launched a study earlier this year investigating whether Sambucol Black Elderberry…
Age UK takes over running of Folkestone community hub
As lockdown eases and leisure facilities get back to normal business the operation of the community hub in Folkestone has transferred to Age UK South Kent Coast from Monday 21…