Brave men and women of Merchant Navy remembered in Dover
A Merchant Navy Day service and wreath laying ceremony is being held at the Merchant Navy War Memorial on Marine Parade on Dover Seafront at 11am on Friday 2 September.…
Dover Boulogne cross-channel catamaran service begins trials
A new green cross-channel ferry service is due to launch in September 2022, taking passengers across the Channel via fast commercial sailing catamarans. SailLink will shortly be transiting passengers between…
Border Force and Crimestoppers launch dedicated reporting for coastal areas
As more of us go away on holiday and spend time at British seaside resorts and towns this summer, Border Force and the charity Crimestoppers are asking people to be…
Margate lifeboat crew rescue swimmer and paddleboarders swept out to sea
Margate RNLI’s D class inshore lifeboat ‘Alfred Alexander Staden’ (RNLI Margate) Margate lifeboat station’s busy July has continued into August after the volunteer crew responded to two incidents on Tuesday…
Buzz building for return of Port of Dover Regatta
With just a day to go, excitement is building for the return of the Port of Dover Regatta when you’ll be welcomed for a day of seaside family fun! From…
MBE Paula attempts first swimmer with complete Spinal Cord injury to cross Channel without a wetsuit
Paula Craig MBE at Dover Paula Craig MBE will attempt to become the first person with a complete Spinal Cord Injury to swim the 22 miles of the Channel without…
Anti-social jet ski users targeted in Herne Bay
Anti-social behaviour on the Kent coast is being targeted by Police patrols this summer. On Saturday 30 July 2022, officers from Kent Police’s Search and Marine Unit were on patrol…
Dover MP chides Stanford villagers’ over scuppering of lorry park plan in wake of Channel gridlock
Dover MP Natalie Elphicke welcomed a joint announcement by UK Border Force and the French equivalent, the PAF, about supporting better border controls over the Summer. It follows a shocking…
Kent council leaders unite in challenging government to solve hellish cross-Channel travel disruption
In an open letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP, (published below) Kent council leaders are urging the Government to effectively manage disruption on the county’s…