Kent Libraries has launched the annual Summer Reading Challenge 2025 inviting children aged four to 11 to grow their love of reading with this year’s Story Garden theme.
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s successful bid for £2.35m of Environment Agency funding means shingle between Fisherman’s Beach and Folkestone Harbour will be recycled and regraded biannually for the next five years.
A monthly bulletin from F&HDC. This month: Coastal destination project, The Romney Marsh Visitor Centre, Solar Farm proposals, Princes Parade, Asian hornets, Rural Grants, Dog PSPO, Folca, Folkestone - A Brighter Future & consultations.
The July 2025 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
If you or someone you know is struggling to pay the bills, help could be available from the Household Support Fund through Kent County Council.
Less than a month in the job and a response from Kent County Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, Peter Osbourne, seeks to defend the current position on utility repairs that take an age to complete, not speed them up.
Rebranded as The Nest, the building offers a sustainable, locally sourced café and retail space within the 11-hectare nature reserve designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Sunday August 17, 2025, 3-6pm. Wootton House, Wootton Lane, Wootton CT4 6RP
After years of Liberal Democrat pressure, the Government has finally announced that the weak water regulator Ofwat will be scrapped.
Kent and Medway Resilience Forum has confirmed the barrier will be deployed overnight on 16th July, meaning the contraflow will be in place from 17th July. A review of whether the barrier needs to stay out will take place in the first week of August.
A monthly bulletin from F&HDC. This month: Corporate Plan, Folkestone – A Brighter Future, Summer litter campaign, Visit from Kent County Councillors, Volunteer recognition, Dog PSPO, Celebrating the Folkestone & Hythe district & Consultations.
The Liberal Democrats at KCC have put a motion to Full Council on 10th July calling for improvements to the Blue Badge scheme, amongst other things to better support those with cancer or other life-altering conditions.
