Iconic Sports Stadium re-opens in Ashford
Photo: ABC The Julie Rose Stadium has re-opened with a brand new athletics track, a new running chute and indoor throwing cage, as well as an expanded gym and exercise…
Dover cleans up at national Keep Britain Tidy Awards!
Andrezj Kluczynski and Cllr Martin Bates from DDC receive the Great British Spring Clean Award from Stacey Lovering of sponsors, Helping Hand Environmental Dover District Council (DDC) has won the…
One year on and Ukrainians reflect on time living in Dover
Olga and Olesia outside the Ukrainian hub at the Sunshine Cafe in Dover One year on since the atrocities began in Ukraine and families from the war-torn country have spoken…
Faversham man hit with £1,390 fine after scrap metal guilty plea
A Faversham man who transported scrap metal without being able to produce any supporting documents showing he was licensed to do so has pleaded guilty to the offence and been…
£205,000 funding for ‘Changing Places’ toilets in Littlestone and Folkestone
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has secured £205,000 of government funding to bring three new Changing Places toilets to the district. Facilities will be installed in the Lower Leas Coastal…
Medway litterbugs ordered to cough up more than £10,000
Dropping cigarette butts, face coverings and drink cans has cost a group of litterbugs more than £10,000. Together, 20 people have been ordered by magistrates to pay a staggering £10,222…
Derelict Folkestone Gasworks plan should include affordable homes – say residents
A second public engagement event focusing on the future of the derelict Ship Street gasworks site is to be held next month. Folkestone & Hythe District Council – which took…
Banksy ‘domestic abuse’ freezer installation is back in Margate
Image: Thanet District Council – The freezer which council workers removed from the Banksy ‘domestic abuse’ installation in Margate has now been made safe and has been returned to its…
Flood watch on Nailbourne river as flow has reached Barham and spring tides on the way
Nailbourne river has already reached Barham Photo: CCC The Nailbourne river, which normally lies dormant unless there is wet weather in the winter, has started to flow and has reached…
‘Appy passengers’ for on-demand bus service launch for Dover villages
Stagecoach South East managing director Joel Mitchell with DDC leader Cllr Trevor Bartlett, DDC’s cabinet member for transport Cllr Martin Bates, Stagecoach’s Dover operations team and Cllr Kay Sutcliffe from…