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A woman in her mid-thirties and a child were rescued unharmed by fire crews after their vehicle ended up in a water filled ditch.

Hawkinge Deputy Town Mayor Cllr Tony Hutt has received a further accolade for National Coastwatch Institution members in Folkestone.

The Dover Lifeboat and a Canadian Naval vessel were alerted by Coastguards following notification that an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) had been activated off the Coast near Sandgate this afternoon (12 October).

The Queen's personal representative, The Viscount De L’Isle, MBE, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Kent has presented the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service to members of the Folkestone station of the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI).

Story and pictures by Max Hess
A man and his dog have been rescued from high cliffs in Kent yesterday evening (25 August) after the animal fell from the top and the owner attempted a lone rescue of his pet.

An East Kent Lifeboat crew was scrambled after reports of a woman and a horse in trouble at sea off the Sandwich Bay on Tuesday afternoon (9 August)

Dungeness has been chosen as the home for the first Shannon class RNLI lifeboat in the south east, following an RNLI coast review.

A Sea King air-sea rescue helicopter from RAF Wattisham was forced to abandon a search off the coast between Folkestone and Dover after a laser pointer was pointed towards the aircraft.

It has been announced today (2 June) that the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) at Folkestone has been granted The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.

Lifeboats and a helicopter from RAF Wattisham were scrambled after Coastguards were alerted of a collision involving two motor cruisers in the Dover Strait.