“They came to our city and left it as a bomb site.”

A seaside promenade was left looking like a ‘bomb site’ after thousands of people flocked to the coast this weekend. With the sun finally shining on Kent, the beach in Folkestone was full. The Folkestone coast has been branded a “bomb site” due to piles of rubbish left behind after warm weather. Photo: Liam Godfrey … Read more

“They came to our city and left it as a bomb site.”

A seaside promenade was left looking like a ‘bomb site’ after thousands of people flocked to the coast this weekend. With the sun finally shining on Kent, the beach in Folkestone was full. The Folkestone coast has been branded a “bomb site” due to piles of rubbish left behind after warm weather. Photo: Liam Godfrey … Read more

‘New EU rules will only make the stalemate worse – so we close’

A bed shop boss has blamed traffic congestion and new EU border rules for the closure of his store after just two years of trading. Steve Pickering opened Sussex Beds on St James Retail Park in Dover after identifying the site’s “great potential”. Steve Pickering, CEO of Sussex Beds, says he has made the “difficult … Read more

Is an eco-friendly five-story apartment building ‘too much for our town’?

A developer has defended his plans for an eco-friendly apartment block as some residents fear it is “too much for our town”. Proposals have been submitted to build the five-storey building with striking ‘living walls’ on a site in West Cliff Gardens in Folkestone town centre. The new flats in West Cliff Gardens will feature … Read more