Airfield creates pollution from recreational flying near Dover
Local residents say no to pollution from recreational flying at airfield to be planned for Mongeham village on farmland in Kent
Light pollution at lorry park: lights too bright
Light pollution at the lorry park disturbs local residents, the environment and research found artificial light harms human health
Campaigners fight against loss of farmland in Thanet
The loss of farmland due to widespread building projects is a significant issue that the Thanet District Council local plan fails to address
Water Pollution stops housing developments in Kent
Amy Wernham writes about water pollution in Kent; river pollution and eutrophication have a dire affect on housing development. A lot of the pollution comes from household sewage, and plans are being made for a large tank to be built to capture household waste.
Magical Woodland Evenings at Wildwood Trust
Julie Bayer writes about Wildwood Trust and their new sunset event; a walk through the grounds, and a meal and drink in their alfresco dining. This is a much needed trip after lockdown.
Countrywide Campaign Map grows faster than Project Speed
With planning reforms recently announced in the Queen’s Speech, the storm is about to break, of protest from community groups engaged with planning decisions about their local environment. In 2011 you could have been forgiven for thinking that the introduction of the Localism Act would have helped improve developer/resident relations.It aimed to hand decisions about […]
Green future
Hopes for a Green future but Kent’s Blue Wall still standing
Conservatives dominate in Kent So Kent continues with 61 Conservative county councillors out of 81 and with 9 of 13 borough councils dictated to by Conservative cabinets. It continues as a one-party council that doesn’t reflect the fact that 60-80% of Kent doesn’t vote Conservative. Where opposition parties won Conservatives went into the 2021 Kent County […]
Twin towns: European Local Partnerships in Kent
Carl Wright explains why twin towns, and ELPs are so valuable to the UK and EU; it provides towns with a chance to help solve issues like climate change, while also encouraging international trade.
Election Splits from kick in the Pantiles
“Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells” is likely to be in the eye of a storm.“Disgusted” not only ended two decades of Conservative majority control but set the stage for an unprecedented year that will be either confrontational or chaotic – possibly both. The recent local government elections have created a split Council. Voters can be […]
Hell in my Head, by John F Bennett
Hugh Riddell reviews John Bennett’s, ‘Hell in my Head’, a poignant novel that addresses the distress caused by military conflict and war; many of Bennett’s own family also suffered from physical and mental health issues after the Second World War