Rare bee brought to UK
The short-haired bumblebee has been re-introduced to the UK at a field in Kent, 12 years after it was declared extinct in Britain.
Concerns over nuclear plans
An expert on nuclear safety says proposals for a massive underground nuclear waste dump in Kent are "ludicrous and highly dangerous".
Nuclear waste buried in Kent?
Shepway Council has announced a consultation process on plans for a Nuclear Research and Disposal Facility on the Romney Marsh.
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New role for power plant
A new learning and education centre opens at Dungeness B in Kent
School children learn about nuclear power with the opening of a new learning centre at Dungenes B. They will also be given tours of the power station.
Have you seen my giant space balloon?
Three amateur scientists are asking for their giant balloon back after it blew off course, while taking photos of Kent from near space.
Jerry Sandys, Pete Gibbs and Andrew Ashe fly meteorological balloons to take pictures of the UK.
But yesterday they "got their sums a little wrong", and the balloons payload - a small white polystyrene box - landed in the sea two miles off Dungeness Point, just after 9am.
Having spent three hours searching in a fishing boat, they were unable to find the box, and are now hoping someone discovered it attached to a pink parachute, washed up on the beach.
The flight was "otherwise a success" they said, covering over 160km and reaching an altitudeof 26km.
The balloon even sent the them a text message just as it came down, so they knew exactly where it landed.
If anyone has seen it, they are asked to call Andrew Ashe 07976 740233 or to emailandrew@eurotalk.com. A reward of a signed photo from space is being offered to the finder.
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Nuclear debate on Romney Marsh
A public meeting will be held tonight to discuss plans for the future of Romney Marsh in Kent.
Topics on the agenda include the case for Dungeness C and an update on the consultation for a possible nuclear waste research and disposal facility at the site.
Bumblebee revival in Kent
Rare bee brought to UK
by Hannah Costigan
The short-haired bumblebee has been re-introduced to the UK at a field in Kent, 12 years after it was declared extinct in Britain.
Read the full storyNew nuclear plant for Dungeness?
A group of Kent MPs are meeting the Prime Minister today to discuss the possibility of a third nuclear power station at Dungeness.
At the moment the reactors at Dungeness will close by 2023 but a new Government bill favouring nuclear power has been announced.
Folkestone and Hythe MP Damian Collins is among those meeting David Cameron at No 10.
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Concerns over nuclear plans
An expert on nuclear safety says proposals for a massive underground nuclear waste dump in Kent are "ludicrous and highly dangerous".
Read the full storyConsultation into nuclear plant
The official consultation on plans to build a nuclear research and disposal plant in Kent has begun.
Shepway District Council is considering whether to build the plant at Romney Marsh.
The authority says it could create jobs lost with the decommissioning of two power plants at Dungeness over the next 10 years. Campaigners say they will do everything in their power to stop it.
Shepway District Council statement
The residents of Romney Marsh will decide. If they do not support the possible proposals. They will not go any further. #RomneyMarshNRDF
From @shepwaydc on Twitter:Nuclear waste buried in Kent?
Shepway Council has announced a consultation process on plans for a Nuclear Research and Disposal Facility on the Romney Marsh.
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