Folkestone and Hythe News

Potholes on the Bayle

Action to be Taken on Potholes in Central Folkestone

Folkestone Lib Dem campaigner Gary Fuller has received confirmation from Kent County Councillor Roland Tolputt that Kent Highways will take action on potholes in Central Folkestone. Gary received the confirmation four weeks after taking the County Councillor on a walking tour of the many damaged streets in the centre of the town.

13 Sep 2008
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View inside one of the two Eurotunnel rail tunnels

Fire closes Channel Tunnel

Seven Kent Fire and Rescue Service appliances and crews are working with their French counterparts at the scene of incident at the Channel Tunnel.

11 Sep 2008
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Horn Street Closure now expected to last until Mid-November

Water main replacement in Horn Street is now expected to take until mid-November to complete, according to an update received by Cheriton Lib Dem Councillor Tim Prater from Kent Highways Services. The road has been closed to through traffic since January this year, with the work expected to take only around 4 months originally.

11 Sep 2008
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Burger King coming to Central Folkestone

Fast food giant Burger King are coming to Bouverie Place in Central Folkestone, adding to their other branches at Cherry Garden Avenue and the Eurotunnel Cheriton Terminal food court.

10 Sep 2008
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Peter Carroll gets Naseby Road "Buffer strip" action

Cheriton Councillor Peter Carroll has received an undertaking from Shepway Council that they will be sending a team to clear up and cut the 'buffer strip' at the rear of houses in Naseby Avenue in Cheriton and that they will revisit the idea of allowing tenants to make use of the land under some form of notional lease.

9 Sep 2008
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Motorway Service Station

£100 fine for using Stop24 services

A visitor to Shepway from Huntingdon got an unpleasant surprise when stopping for a break at the M20 J11 Stop24 services in July when he got home: a £100 fine for parking at the services!

9 Sep 2008
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