Folkestone and Hythe News

New to Sandgate High Street: The Sewing Space

Great to welcome "The Sewing Space" to Sandgate, following its opening on 5th November at 104 Sandgate High Street.

A20 Roundhill Tunnels expansion joint replacement work scheduled from 13 November 2011

The Highways Agency have announced the details of the replacement programme for the failed expansion joints on the A20 Roundhill Viaduct, including around 6 weeks of overnight tunnel closures and diversions through Folkestone.

"You Decide" Folkestone West 2011 - Event Cancelled, but Grants made!

Good news and bad news on the scheduled Folkestone West & Sandgate "You Decide" day at Pent Valley School this Saturday, which has unfortunately had to be cancelled.

Isle of Grain Airport. Maybe not the best idea...

Information from Rodney Chambers, Leader of Medway Council on the BBC Kent website: The Isle of Grain is home to one of the world's largest liquefied natural gas terminals, a few miles a sunken American warship laden with high explosives, London Array wind farm being built nearby and the airport cuts through an area that is home to 100,000's of migrating birds.

Action on dangerous driving in Morehall Avenue and Chart Road

After feedback from local residents on the new Morehall Avenue and Chart Road one way system, Cheriton PSCO Mark Ball has agreed to keep an eye on the situation on his patrols of the area and raise the issue at the weekly Police CSU meeting.

Paddy Ashdown on BBC2 at 9pm: "The Most Courageous Raid of WWII"

Tonight on BBC2 and BBC HD at 9pm, former Lib Dem party leader Lord (Paddy) Ashdown presents the show "The Most Courageous Raid of WWII"

Kent Faces £1.5 million loss despite Iceland’s Unfreezing of Kent Cash

Lib Dem Kent Finance Spokesman Tim Prater has welcomed news that Kent county Council should now recover the large majority of money from its investments in Icelandic banks, but has pointed out that losses and costs over recovery of the funds will still have cost Kent CC around £1.5 million.

A Shepway Parking Strategy Response: Free permits for local residents. Free short term on-street and off-street parking. Cheaper, fuller car parks.

Kent Trading Standards warn on Folkestone "charity" bags

Kent Trading Standards has received a report of a business dropping off plastic bags apparently for a Lithuanian charity which refers to supporting causes against breast cancer. Kent residents are being asked to fill the bags with their unwanted goods and the bags to be left out for collection. Currently these bags have been dropped off in the East Folkestone area.

NatWest CommunityForce Grants: Folkestone Groups In Chase for £6k!

Two Folkestone groups are leading the race for a £6,000 NatWest Community Force grant!