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🕌 ‘Islamophobia is through the roof, it’s not a nice time to be a Muslim’

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · 7d

In this week's Dispatch we visit Folkestone mosque ahead of this weekend's @muslimcouncil.bsky.social Visit My Mosque open day...

Plus: Anti-immigration protest at Napier Barracks met with large counter-demonstration, and Invicta handed big FA Cup away day

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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · 8d

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🌾 ‘We know the work we do has a massive impact on people’s lives’

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · 12d

Thank you to everyone who has chosen to support us by becoming a subscriber. It's free to join our mailing list, and only takes a moment

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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · 14d

In this week's Dispatch we pay a visit to a Folkestone charity doing amazing work with adults living with disabilities...

Plus: County council decides there is no climate emergency, and water workers discover dumbbell is cause of sewer-blocking 'fatberg'

🎭 Folkestone Live: 'We want to put theatre back on the map in the town'

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · 21d

This week's Dispatch is out now...

Plus: Trio of rapists who lured 12-year-old into car jailed, and planning application for more than 100 new homes at former gasworks submitted

🛒 'A lot of people do rely on it because they are struggling to make ends meet'

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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · 28d

In this week's newsletter we pay a visit to the Folkestone Community Fridge...

Plus: Update on future of Folkestone Sports Centre, and developers behind stalled luxury flats insist work will restart 'within months'

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Sep 3

Delighted to say we've had a number of new paid subscribers signing up this week - thank you to each and every one of you!

If you agree with Andy, and think the Dispatch is just what Folkestone needs, why not join them today?

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🍻 Folkestone Tap Takeover: Bars and pubs unite for celebration of craft beer

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Sep 3

In this week's Dispatch we talk to the organisers of the Folkestone Tap Takeover - three days of great craft beer being served at venues across the town

Plus: Anger at decision to fell town centre trees, and closure of dive bar and burger joint announced

💷 Revealed: How many millions owed in unpaid council tax in Folkestone & Hythe

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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 29

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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 29

Thank you to everyone who has chosen to support us by becoming a paid subscriber. You are amazing and we cannot thank you enough

If you believe Folkestone needs and deserves a strong, independent source of local journalism, why don't you join them?

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Rhys Griffiths @rhysdgriffiths.bsky.social · Aug 28

Anyway, I'm no longer on local papers, I'm on Substack, where even minimum wage would make me feel like Scrooge McDuck diving into a pool of cash...

Every little helps, though, if you want to support local journalism... folkestonedispatch.substack.com

Rhys Griffiths @rhysdgriffiths.bsky.social · Aug 28

Most reporters on local papers are basically making minimum wage. This would be funny if it wasn't so depressing...

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · Aug 22

Which jobs do Britons think are overpaid?

Most overpaid (of those polled)
Male footballers: 93%
Company directors: 78%
MPs: 76%
Bankers: 76%
Actors: 57%
Barristers: 51%
Accountants: 47%
Train drivers: 43%
Civil servants: 35%
Journalists: 34%

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...

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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 27

In this week's newsletter we report on the extent of council tax arrears in Folkestone & Hythe...

Plus: Supermarket chain creates more than 30 new jobs, and details of new town centre bus stops published ahead of bus station closure

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 21

Would it be possible to be added to this map? We are relatively new, so being added in this update would be fantastic. We couldn't find the form mentioned, however...

📸 Inside Napier Barracks: The asylum accommodation they just can't close

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 20

In case you missed this earlier...

Plus: Council pledges 'no development' on Princes Parade, and former car showroom on high street could become eight flats

📸 Inside Napier Barracks: The asylum accommodation they just can't close

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Ed Jennings @edjennings.bsky.social · Aug 20

This is a remarkable piece. @rhysdgriffiths.bsky.social is doing some mightily impressive work on the @folkestonedispatch.substack.com.

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 20

Napier Barracks was expected to be closed next month. Now it looks likely it could be used to house asylum seekers into next year...

Plus: Council pledges 'no development' on Princes Parade, and former car showroom on high street could become eight flats

@zoejardiniere.bsky.social @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social @care4calais.org @migrantsrights.bsky.social

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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 20

Plus new Folkestone outlet joins Kent's indie news wave, upcoming Kent events, news in brief, and more

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Steven Keevil @stevenkeevil.bsky.social · Aug 20

In this weeks Kent Current
I started talking to Dan Abnett about the various IP's that he has worked on. Starting with #DoctorWho
And spoke with @rhysdgriffiths.bsky.social about the @folkestonedispatch.substack.com

www.kentcurrent.news/p/the-prolif...

The Prolific IP Man

www.kentcurrent.news

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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 20

Napier Barracks was expected to be closed next month. Now it looks likely it could be used to house asylum seekers into next year...

📸 Inside Napier Barracks: The asylum accommodation they just can't close

Plus: Council pledges 'no development' on Princes Parade, and former car showroom on high street could become eight flats

'Local Authority' proves paid-for local news can work in UK towns as well as big cities

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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 13

Thanks for the shout-out @maximpr.bsky.social!

Maxim @maximpr.bsky.social · Aug 13

We're lucky to have journalists trying different models of providing local news in Kent and Medway.

This article is definitely worth a read. If you haven't subscribed to @localauthority.news, @kentcurrent.news or @folkestonedispatch.substack.com yet, take a look.

pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...

Local Authority is a newsletter covering the Medway region of Kent.

pressgazette.co.uk

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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 13

📚 This week's newsletter is out now, with an update on the future of Folkestone library...

📚 Folkestone library's future remains uncertain as Grace Hill site is put up for sale

Plus: Police seek to identify body recovered from beach, and plans for flats at former social club rejected by planning officers

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 7

Tempted to add 'consistently excellent' to our bio 😆

⚽ Folkestone Invicta chairman: 'Things are in place to really push this club forward'

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 7

Thanks Andrew!

Andrew Szmelter @szmelly.bsky.social · Aug 6

Great article on Folkestone Invicta by the consistently excellent Folkestone Dispatch.
In passing, why was it necessary to cut down the tree behind the terracing at the cricket ground end? Always a shame to lose a tree.

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 6

Ahead of the new season starting on Saturday, we sat down with the @fifc.bsky.social chairman to hear about his ambitions for the club...
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Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Aug 6

Ahead of the new season starting on Saturday, we sat down with the @fifc.bsky.social chairman to hear about his ambitions for the club...
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Plus: Update on progress of huge town centre redevelopment, and bicycle shop to close after more than three decades trading in town

📷 That Folkestone Artist: Exploring the changing face of our town over time

Folkestone Dispatch @folkestonedispatch.substack.com · Jul 30

In this week's Dispatch we speak to That Folkestone Artist. We suspect this interview could spark some debate...

Plus: Apology for delays caused by massive town centre roadworks, and plans for Kent's largest beachside sauna announced