Winter Fuel Allowance and Pension Credit
If you can apply for pension credits, please do, and do so now.
3 Oct 2024
Folkestone Sleep Out 2024
On 8th November 2024 Channel Rotary will be holding a Sleep Out to raise funds for homeless in the Folkestone district. Tim will be taking part.
2 Oct 2024
Folkestone and Hythe District Council Scoop Kent Housing Group Excellence Award
The Folkestone and Hythe District Council Assets & Social Housing Decarbonisation Team won BIG at the Kent Housing Group Excellence Awards 2024 by walking home as the winners in the Asset Management category.
26 Sep 2024
Concern Many May Be Missing Out On Financial Support
Tim Prater is urging older residents in Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh to check if they can apply for Pension Credit.
26 Sep 2024
New Balcony on Homevale House in Sunny Sandgate Shines out
The communal lounge is now flooded with light and there is a full sea view from every point in the lounge.
21 Sep 2024
District’s Water Quality and Flood Risk Under Scrutiny
Coastal bathing water quality and the district’s potential risk of inland flooding will both be in the spotlight at a meeting of Folkestone & Hythe District Council on 24th September.
18 Sep 2024
District Council Meeting Heading to New Romney
October’s full council meeting is to be held in New Romney, making it the first to be held outside Folkestone in recent years.
16 Sep 2024
An Open Letter to East Kent Residents from the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum
Operation Brock and Dover TAP usage this summer, and the potential impact of the Entry Exit System starting October 2024.
31 Aug 2024
Radnor Lodge Tea Room On Offer
It would be great to see the lodge back in use, and making visits to Radnor Park even better.
30 Aug 2024
National News
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
CM
by Calum Miller
15 Mar 2026
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026
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