Folkestone and Hythe ringing in the changes to get things done better!
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is moving with the times by changing the way its contact centre works. Over the past year – and beyond – there has been a…
All Change! Folkestone and Hythe residents see ‘streamlined’ bin collections rolled out
People living in Folkestone Hythe and Romney Marsh are warned that some may experience a change to their bin day and/or week from Monday 10 May – while all residents…
No Holiday in the Sun for Sex Pistols TV crew spotted in Folkestone
Locational TV equipment vans parked outside the Folca building in Folkestone town centre. Photo Ray Duff By Ray Duff A six part TV series, directed by the renowned Danny Boyle…
Endangered moths to be saved and celebrated in Kent
Picture taken by Kurt Kulac English: Please report references to kulacgmx.at., via Wikimedia Commons A new project called Kent’s Magnificent Moths will save and celebrate some of the UK’s most…
New £1.5 million robot joins the East Kent Hospitals team in Canterbury
Milan Thomas operating the robot Surgeons at East Kent Hospitals are celebrating a decade of robotic technology – by investing in a new, state-of-the-art, £1.5million robot. The team at the…
Perfect time to think about Ashford in Bloom
National Gardening Week is the perfect time to think about entering this year’s Ashford in Bloom gardening competition The country’s biggest annual celebration of gardening is taking place from Monday…
Folkestone and Hythe records lowest Coronavirus infection rate in UK
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 14 April 2021. Duke of Edinburgh On Friday 9th April we learnt the sad…
IT company staff walk 3 million steps for disabled Maidstone girl
A Surbiton IT company has walked almost three million steps in a month to raise funds for six-year-old Mia May from Maidstone who has a genetic disorder which leaves her…
Specials cast their net for illegal anglers in Monk Lakes near Maidstone
Illegal anglers were targeted as part of an operation led by Special Constables from Kent Police’s Rural Task Force. The Specials visited Monk Lakes in Marden, near Maidstone, on Saturday…
Bishop of Dover pays tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh
The Bishop of Dover has paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh Rose Hudson-Wilkin wrote: Dear sisters and brothers, It is with great sadness that I heard the news today…