Minutes of a meeting of Hawkinge Parish Council Held at: The Village Hall, Hawkinge Date: 10 September 2008 Present: Councillor D Callahan (Chairman), Councillors Ms J Brisley, G Hodgson, T Hutt, T Ollerenshaw and C D Tearle Apologies for Absence:
Mystery big cat researcher, Neil Arnold, will be shown on BBC TV next week discussing sightings reported in Kent. For more than seventeen years Neil has tracked, monitored and collated evidence of Puma, Leopard and Lynx in the wild. Reports
Folkestone and Hythe MP and former Conservative Leader Michael Howard has called for an immediate investigation over a leaked story which caused shares to plummet. Mr Howard wrote to the Financial Services Authority after a report by the BBC’s business
After the absolutely splendid meeting in September this month’s meeting could have been something of a damp squib. But any such worries were unfounded as under the excellent guiding hand of our president the afternoon proved quite delightful. Only six
Infratil, the owners of an east Kent airport, hope a million passengers will be using the facility by 2011. In their 25-year expansion plan for Manston, published today they believe traffic levels at Kent International Airport could increase to six
A 44-year-old motorcyclist has died in hospital two weeks after being badly injured in a crash near Ashford. The Sussex man's black Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle was involved in a collision with a silver Vauxhall Astra car in Military Road,
Come and join in a celebration of Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve. This Festival will be full of fun and discovery with activities, demonstrations and display stalls all relating to the special habitats and wildlife found on the Reserve. There will
TO: MEMBERS OF HAWKINGE PARISH COUNCIL You are requested to attend a meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to be held on WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2008 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall, Canterbury Road, Hawkinge. Tina Wiles Clerk to the Parish
Howard's Way.... a weekly column from the Rt. Hon. Michael Howard QC. MP. 9 October 2008 As I write we are still awaiting the final details of the Government reshuffle. Although a great deal has been written about reshuffles only
Kent County Council (KCC) is one of dozens of local authorities facing the prospect of losing hundreds of millions of pounds after it was revealed that many had sizeable deposits with the failed Icelandic banks Landsbanki and Kaupthing. KCC has
A sickly grandmother in her seventies was found guilty of smuggling almost £1m worth of cocaine into the UK through the Port of Dover, in her mobility vehicle. Ambrozine Heron, 77, was jailed for 13 years, while her daughter, Paulette
The fourth Hawkinge Community Litter Pick will take place on Saturday 18 October starting at the Community Centre in Heron Forstal Avenue at 10.00am and finishing with a free buffet lunch at midday. The last litter pick was in July
A new ferry service between Dover and Boulogne is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2009. Norman Spirit French ferry newcomer LD Lines has received full approval from the Port of Dover for the introduction of its new Dover
An eight-year-old from Dover is set to go places after winning first prize in a colouring competition run by Dover Visitor Information Centre (VIC) with National Express coaches. Young artist Jack Gibbs won a family coach ticket to travel anywhere
HAWKINGE AND DISTRICT GARDENERS SOCIETY Busy schedule Whilst this year’s weather may have been a great disappointment it hasn’t stopped the Gardening Society from being active. Two shows in the Village Hall, a plant sale and some excellent monthly meetings
One firefighter has been injured fighting a massive blaze in London Road, Dover this morning (5 October). Six crews including a height vehicle fought the fire which started at around 6.00am. The fire destroyed a four storey terraced house and
Lydd airport boss Zaher Deir has quit after a boardroom bust up. Managing Director of London Ashford Airport (Lydd), Mr Dier, resigned due to differences with the shareholders and a member of the board of directors. Under Mr Deir, £25
FOLKESTONE CAMERA CLUB MEETING - 29th September 2008 Report by Jenny Barraclough Our new season has begun with a vengeance, with many new members joining us, in fact our membership has now reached nearly 100. We have so far had
Eurostar has delayed the re-launch of daily direct services between Ashford International and Brussels. The service was due to have been reintroduced in December, but problems caused by last month's fire in the Channel Tunnel have led to the delay.
Kent Police is growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a teenage girl who has been missing for almost two weeks. Lola Lind 14-year-old Lola Lind was last seen by her family on Tuesday 23 September when she left home
