Folkestone Library News Today

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: What would Marjorie Dawes, the group leader of FatFighters in Little Britain, make of Wegovy, the new miracle weight-loss injection?

Nearly £2 million is needed to repair Folkestone Library, which has served the seaside community since 1877 but has been suffering from water damage and was flooded in December.

Nesting seagulls have been blamed for some of the damage forcing the closure of a Grade II-listed library which will cost millions to repair.

Scores of people have taken to the streets to protest the feared closure of a historic town library.

Dozens of campaigners have taken to the streets to protest against the "disgraceful" decision to close a town's 135-year-old library.

A £2m water damage repair bill has left a 135-year-old library unlikely to reopen, it has been revealed.

More symptom-free Covid-19 testing sites opening in Kent at Sandwich, Cranbrook, Ashford, Gravesend and Herne  |  Updated: 21:09, 18 January 2021 Another five rapid-result Covid-19 testing sites for people who don’t have symptoms are opening in Kent, in addition to 19 centres already in operation. From Wednesday, January, 20, people can now book for tests at Sandwich Guildhall Museum in Sandwich, Vestry Hall in Cranbrook, from Friday, 22, Ashford North Youth Centre in Ashford, and from W...

Kent to get 10 new Covid test centres including County Hall in Maidstone  |  More asymptomatic coronavirus testing centres will open in Kent by January 31, it has emerged. The Local Democracy Reporting Service understands Kent County Councils (KCC) historic HQ at County Hall, in Sessions House, Maidstone, will be one of 10 new sites created over the next 20 days. County Hall in Maidstone Rapid coronavirus tests, that gives results within a couple of hours, are being provided to people who do ...