Former Ashford Borough Council apprentice electrician Ellen scoops national award
Ellen Lodge, pictured above, and Ashford Borough Council are celebrating after former electrical apprentice, Ellen, won the JTL National Apprentice of the Year Award 2020. As the first female winner…
Two arrested after £12 million cocaine and heroin seizure at Channel Tunnel
Seized heroine that has been wrapped up Photo NCA National Crime Agency officers have made two arrests after a total of 300 kilos of heroin and cocaine was found concealed…
Officers charge Hounslow man over hate crime in Canterbury
Library image A suspect is to appear in court charged with carrying out a hate crime in Canterbury. Kent Police were called to the city centre on Tuesday 9 February…
Folkestone man fined for fly-tipping in Hawkinge residential road five times in five weeks
Fly-tipping in Benson Lane Hawkinge Photo: FHDC A man who frequently fly-tipped over a month on five separate occasions in the space of just over a month has been fined…
Sharon recruits patients to help with Covid-19 research – after beating the virus twice
Sharon Turney survived the virus twice Photo: EKHT A research assistant who has beat Covid-19 twice is now helping recruit people for a study to test an innovative treatment that…
Peers slam Government Lorry Park Plans in Dover
Baroness Jenny Randerson has brought a Regret Motion to the House of Lords which challenged the Government’s use of Special Development Orders (SDOs) for their proposed Lorry Parks in Kent,…
Bringing the magic of Pantomime to Ramsgate doorsteps this Spring
Fancy a visit from Dame Trott, Fairy Nuff or Silly Billy on your doorstep? Looping the Loop have announced plans to stage Jack & The Beanstalk for free across four…
Sandgate CCTV system up and running
Sandgate Parish Council has completed the installation of the town’s CCTV system. The system covers much of the length of Sandgate High Street, Castle Road Car Park, Golden Valley Shopping…
Warning of fraudsters impersonating police in calls to people in Dover and Folkestone
Residents are being urged to be vigilant of callers claiming to be from the police after a pensioner was defrauded in Dover. The victim, who is in his eighties, received…
Dover welcomes proposed Inland Border Facility ‘with traffic mitigation measures’ at Whitfield
Dover District Council (DDC) has welcomed the investment and jobs to be created under plans to establish an Inland Border Facility (IBF) at the White Cliffs Business Park (WCBP) in…