Section: Kent

Southern Water has been found guilty and given a hefty fine for allowing raw sewage into swimming water around Kent and Sussex shores.

“The Larkins” is a reboot of the 1990s ITV series “The Darling Buds of May”, about a family of farmers living in a Kent village in the 1950s.

Folkestone CLP calls for a rethink on refugees. Constituency officer Abena made a powerful speech in support.

Kent Scouts use Shelterbox to mark World Habitat Day. Scouts taking part are encouraged to design and build their own temporary shelter.

During Covid, a food bank which used to supply 200 food parcels per month had to hand out the equivalent of 200 food parcels per week

Don shares more of his memories as a Coastguard Search and Rescue Officer following his retirement. One or two of them are highly amusing.

This year the annual Tenterden Folk Festival took place in torrential rain. But undaunted by the weather the music and dancing went on.

Concerned citizens of the Medway Towns have established Towards Plastic Free Medway to seek ways of achieving a river clear of plastic.

It takes a special kind of person to get a kick out of being hauled out of bed in the small hours and in all weathers to deal with sometimes tricky problems. There are compensations: I shall always treasure the gleam in young eyes when, at PR gigs, I would explain, “Coastguards are the good guys. We save lives and rescue people. The best thing about us is that you get your clothes dirty, come home covered in mud and there is nothing your mother can say about it.”

Planning application for new community at Waterbrook Park to treat HGV drivers in Kent to the facilities they need and deserve.