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The race for local council seats is hotting up.

With a number of prospective councillors attending a meeting at Folkestone & Hythe District Council, the race for seats on both the District Council and also those at Parish and Town level has stepped up. With many local people ...

Unsung hero of rock and roll passes away

Lydd born Gerry Stickles passed away recently and although many people would not have heard of him, he was widely regarded as the ‘Godfather of Rock and Roll touring’, as under his management he made sure that some of ...

Golf Club goes a fairway to improve facilities

In the last edition of The Looker we published an article about how local tennis players had been locked out of the courts at Littlestone Warren Golf Club. After the article was published, we were contacted by the Golf ...

LOOKER WEBSITE WILL BE LIVE AGAIN SOON

The Looker will have a new online presence from the beginning of April. We will be changing the website and have each latest edition online every two weeks. David Wimble owner of the publications said: “This is a very ...

Littlestone Lifeboat aids sinking yacht

Littlestone Lifeboat was called today to a 8 metre yacht after it ran into the Mulberry Harbour and sustained damage to one of its hulls. The trimaran, is reported to have first got into trouble when it ran out ...

Is New Romney’s Cinque Ports pub the unluckiest pub in Britain?

Is New Romney’s Cinque Ports pub the unluckiest pub in Britain? As a large crowd of drinkers were enjoying a normal Friday evening in New Romney High Street’s Cinque Ports Public House, the last thing they expected was for ...

HYTHE POOL CLOSED FOR REPAIRS

HYTHE POOL CLOSED FOR REPAIRS Hythe Pool will be closed for two weeks so that essential maintenance and repair work can be carried out.Investigations carried out in October, following concerns raised by Affinity Water over increased water consumption, showed ...