Joe Harbert

2 days ago | mykentfamily.co.uk | Joe Harbert

Work to stabilise a cliff prone to landslip ahead of a £750k play park overhaul will start this year. Cliff stabilisation work below The Leas in Folkestone will begin this autumn before the Lower Leas Coastal Park play area is revamped. It comes after a landslide struck the area above the play equipment, near The Vinery, in February 2024. It was caused by excessive rainfall following particularly inclement weather brought to the county by Storm Ciaran and Storm Isha.

3 days ago | kentonline.co.uk | Joe Harbert

An award-winning actor and former Olympic champion are set to visit a Kent beach this week. Grantchester and Happy Valley star James Norton is to join Rebecca Adlington for a bold 10-hour swim from Joss Bay in Broadstairs. The pair are taking part in the Talisker Wild Blue Swim Challenge - a bold, 10-hour ocean relay in aid of the Blue Marine Foundation. The charity aims to protect and restore marine environments such as coastal habitats by addressing issues such as overfishing.

3 days ago | kentonline.co.uk | Joe Harbert

A person has been taken to hospital following a crash at a four-way junction. Two vehicles were involved in the collision at about 10.30am this morning in Cheriton, Folkestone. Pictures show a red Audi A1 and a blue Renault Clio with damage at the Cheriton Road and Cherry Garden Avenue junction. At least one police vehicle, an ambulance and a fire engine were called to the intersection.

4 days ago | kentonline.co.uk | Joe Harbert

A towering Ferris wheel in the middle of a Kent shopping centre would invade the privacy of nearby homes and a nursery, it is feared. Planning permission is being sought for the 33 metre-high structure at the Ashford Designer Outlet, where it would be in position for six months of the year over the next five years. The Ferris wheel plan has been submitted to Ashford Borough Council by bosses of the designer outlet.

4 days ago | kentonline.co.uk | Joe Harbert

A new TV series going behind the scenes at the Port of Dover and starring some of its key staff members has hit the screens for the first time. The first episode of ‘Dover 24/7: Britain’s Busiest Port’ aired last night in the opening of six shows documenting the day-to-day activity.