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Littlestone RNLI Emergency Services Day

The sound of sirens could be heard across Littlestone last Sunday morning (1st September) when the Littlestone Lifeboat station held their annual emergency services day at their base and at the adjoining Varne Boat Club. With five different Lifeboats ...

Wayne and Josh hope to raise ‘Loads of Dosh’

Two volunteer RNLI Lifeboat crew set out on an epic 24 hour adventure at Midday today (Saturday 31st August) as they attempt to spend 24 hours adrift in a small 4 man life raft one and a half miles ...

Fire fighters battle twin haystack fires

Fire Fighters from across the district battled to contain two major haystack fires, on the main a 2070 road between Brenzett Green and Snave, last night (Thursday 29th) The alarm was raised shortly before 8pm when the first fire ...

Country Fayre avoids downpour with ‘fun for all the family’

After a record breaking week of scorching weather, forecasters said that New Romney would suffer from torrential downpours between 9am and 3pm luckily The Romney Marsh’s very own micro climate proved them wrong. Despite being a little overcast and ...

Buzzlines Travel – company crashed!

Announced on their website on Monday 1st July was the shocking news that local coach company Buzzlines Travel has gone bankrupt. “It is with deep regret that we must inform you that Buzzlines Travel has ceased trading and is ...

Folkestone Armed Forces Community Fun Day

The sun shone and thousands flocked to Folkestone for the Armed Forces Day last Sunday. The day, which was jointly promoted by Folkestone & Hythe District Council and Folkestone Town Council, is probably the biggest one day free event ...

Local Lifeboat involved in Migrant Crossing rescue

As The Looker was getting ready to go to press we learnt that eight men were picked up at the Port of Dover and another five found in a small craft crossing the Channel. The Lifeboat was launched this ...

Four adults and two children picked up in the Channel

The Looker has learnt that a small inflatable boat carrying 4 adults and 2 children was intercepted a few miles of the Dungeness coast Last Wednesday, by UK Boarder Force officials. It is believed that the migrants were then ...

Early morning job for local coastguards

Early morning job for local coastguards Coastguards had an early morning wake-up call on Wednesday morning, when an unexploded ordinance device was found on the beach. The device was found on the beach at Dungeness last night at around ...