Romney Marsh News
News from Romney Marsh — New Romney, Lydd, Dymchurch and Dungeness — in the Folkestone & Hythe district of south Kent. We report on district and county council decisions affecting the Marsh, the Dungeness estate and power station site, coastal and flood defences, court cases and fire and rescue incidents.
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Fire & Rescue Dymchurch fire extinguished, residents told to reopen windows and doors
Dymchurch fire extinguished, residents told to reopen windows and doors Kent Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed a fire on Eastbridge…
1 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for help tracing wanted man with links across the county
Grant Culwick is wanted on recall to prison and is believed to have links to Edenbridge, Dartford, Sevenoaks, Swanley, Lydd, Romney Marsh…
31 July 2026 -
Local News White Cliffs and Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership protects southeast Kent’s wild spaces
The White Cliffs and Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership manages and restores nature reserves across Dover and Folkestone & Hythe…
30 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Lydd man jailed for eight years after rape conviction at Canterbury Crown Court
Lydd man jailed for eight years after rape conviction at Canterbury Crown Court Steven Johnson, 52, was sentenced to eight years in prison…
22 July 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council Asks Residents to Shape New Licensing Rules for 2026 to 2031
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is consulting the public on a revised draft Licensing Policy that will govern how alcohol sales…
7 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Renew Appeal After Visiting Sportsmen Attacked in Lydd
Three men who had travelled to the UK for an international sports competition were assaulted near Cannon Street and Coronation Square in…
19 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Appeal for Witnesses After Three Men Assaulted in Lydd Town Centre
Kent Police Appeal for Witnesses After Three Men Assaulted in Lydd Town Centre View tweet from @KentPoliceShep Kent Police are seeking…
18 June 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s water and the bigger picture: how growth compounds across five systems
For three parts this investigation has examined Kent’s water and sewage networks one pressure at a time — the failing rivers, the…
1 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man in his 90s found dead in St Mary’s Bay as detectives charge suspect
Man in his 90s found dead in St Mary’s Bay as detectives charge suspect Kent Police launch murder investigation after man in his 90s…
16 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police launch murder investigation after man dies in Romney Marsh
Kent Police launch murder investigation after man dies in Romney Marsh A suspect has been arrested following the death of a man in the…
15 May 2026 -
Investigations The Cost of Crisis: How Kent’s Water and Sewage Networks Are Failing
Ninety-seven per cent of monitored water bodies in the Medway basin, and one hundred per cent of those in the Stour, now fail the legal…
4 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man Wanted on Prison Recall Has Lydd Connections, Kent Police Appeal
Man Wanted on Prison Recall Has Lydd Connections, Kent Police Appeal Kent Police urge public assistance in locating Andrew Maloney, who is…
26 February 2026