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Body found at bottom of cliffs

04 May 2015
Body found at bottom of cliffs

Dover RNLI Lifeboat was called out on Friday night to recover a body at base of cliffs.

Villagers get to grips with outdoor gym

04 May 2015
Villagers get to grips with outdoor gym

Residents in Ash can now enjoy the use of outdoor gym equipment that has been installed on the village recreation ground.

Woman freed after crash

04 May 2015
Woman freed after crash

Kent Fire and Rescue freed a woman who was trapped in her vehicle after a crash in Whitfield yesterday

Anger at changes to conservation area

02 May 2015
Anger at changes to conservation area

Residents in Kingsdown are outraged that developments to a conservation area property have been allowed because of a planning “loop hole”.

Pensioner promises to keep up speed-sign fight

01 May 2015
Pensioner promises to keep up speed-sign fight

A pensioner in Sandwich will not give up his fight to stop speeding in Sandown Road.

Discovery Park plea for Nepal earthquake appeal

01 May 2015
Discovery Park plea for Nepal earthquake appeal

An employee at Discovery Park is making a special plea for donations to Humanity First as her father flies out to Nepal to help after earthquake

Fall victim thanks those who saved his life

30 April 2015
Fall victim thanks those who saved his life

A worker who suffered severe head injuries when he fell from the top of scaffolding at a Kent port has thanked those who saved his life.

Opposition to extension in conservation area

30 April 2015
Opposition to extension in conservation area

Fierce opposition has been promised to “overbearing” plans to build an extension in a garden in Sandwich’s conservation area.

Councillors share concerns over sexual health services

29 April 2015
Councillors share concerns over sexual health services

Councillors in Sandwich are getting behind the Phoenix Centre and its concerns over possible cuts to sexual health nurses.

Sandwich man caught speeding after smoking cannabis

29 April 2015
Sandwich man caught speeding after smoking cannabis

A 23-year-old from Sandwich has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving.

Concerns over Glebe Field

26 April 2015
Concerns over Glebe Field

The developer of controversial plans for Glebe Field in St Margaret’s has tried to address some of residents’ concerns.

Young Writers winners

25 April 2015
Young Writers winners

The winners of the Sandwich Library Guild’s Young Writers Competition were presented with their prizes last week.

Disabled mum’s school relief

24 April 2015
Disabled mum’s school relief

A school entry mix-up, which led one River family to believe their daughter had not got into the nearest school, has been corrected.

Final stage of refurbishment at Bulwarks play area

24 April 2015
Final stage of refurbishment at Bulwarks play area

A much-loved park in Sandwich is set for its final refurbishment after it was flooded in the biggest tidal surge of 60 years.

No Boris homes here insists council leader

23 April 2015
No Boris homes here insists council leader

A Kent town is safe from the London Mayor's plans to build thousands of homes in east Kent, the council leader has insisted.

Ferry firm denies fresh wage-cut bid

23 April 2015
Ferry firm denies fresh wage-cut bid

The GMB trade union has said it fears P&O Ferries could try to re-start negotiations over pay cuts.

Fears over homes plan

22 April 2015
Fears over homes plan

Environmental campaigners are considering a legal challenge against a 500-home development in the heart of the Kent countryside.

William Hague visits Sandwich

22 April 2015
William Hague visits Sandwich

Leader of the House of commons, William Hague visited Sandwich today with Conservative candidate Craig Mackinlay.

Primary school steps up safety after child finds knife

21 April 2015
Primary school steps up safety after child finds knife

New security measures are being put in place at a primary school after a child discovered a knife on the grounds.

Family believed to be travelling to Syria arrested in Turkey

20 April 2015
Family believed to be travelling to Syria arrested in Turkey

A missing family-of-six who travelled through Kent, possibly en route to Syria, has been arrested in Turkey.

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