A former RNLI crew member in Kent has described the pressure on lifeboat volunteers called out to rescue migrants crossing the channel as unsustainable.
Source: Historic England Archive, Chris Redgrave
Leas Lift in Folkstone dates to 1885 and is one of only three remaining water-balanced lifts in the UK. It was added to the Heritage at Risk Register 2019 because of safety concerns with the braking system.
We Made That has been appointed to create a plan for Folkestone town centre to help rebalance the relationship between the seafront and the rest of the town.
The practice has assembled a team including transport consultants, socio-economic analysts, licensing advisors – and architects Fletcher Priest which will be offering insight on the design of specific opportunity sites.
Holly Lewis
Hospital shake-up leaves Romney Marsh residents in the dark over future of services
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Updated: 11:54, 22 February 2021
The delay on a decision whether to move A&E even further from Romney Marsh as part of plans to reshuffle east Kent s three hospitals has been criticised.
Currently, residents on the Marsh have to travel to Ashford s William Harvey Hospital for the accident and emergency department - which is 17 miles from New Romney.
How the super hospital in Canterbury is planned to look. Picture: Quinn Estates
But since 2017, health chiefs have been exploring two options as they look to transform healthcare in east Kent.
Delux Radio expands with online oldies channel
Online service Delux Radio is starting a new oldies channel under the new ownership of Radiowaves Media Ltd.
Delux Gold will launch on 16th January with presenters including Roger Day, Rob Charles, Steve Penk, Mark Page, Geoff Dorsett, Sue Merchant, Charmaine Davis and David Wimble.
New owner Radiowaves Media was set up seven years ago to supply radio channels on board cruise ships.
Station founder David Wimble told RadioToday: “Like most people, we have had our ups and downs over the past 12 months, Covid hit us hard and we had to repatriate 33 of the team that we had on board ships, which in itself was a huge expense, as many were on world cruises at the time.”