Hawkinge Gazette

Suspected supermarket shoplifting pair charged with thefts valued at £3,500 from Sainsbury's in Maidstone

Two suspected shoplifters from London have been charged with high value thefts from a Maidstone supermarket.

Government hopes for immigrant accommodation at Napier Barracks in Folkestone to close within a year

Constituency matters... a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 30 September 2020.

Fracas involving group of men in Folkestone leads to two arrests on suspicion of affray

Kent Police was called at 2.30am on Sunday 13 September 2020 to a report that a group of men were involved in an altercation in Middelburg Square, Folkestone.

Teenage boy and two men arrested after string of Canterbury robberies

Three arrests have been made by officers investigating a robbery, an attempted robbery and a public order offence in Canterbury.

Erratic driving in Maidstone leads to suspected county lines drug dealer arrested and charged

A suspected county lines drug dealer has been charged after proactive officers arrested him in Maidstone.

Suspected shoplifter and burglar in Folkestone and Dymchurch remanded in custody

Officers in Folkestone have charged a suspect with shoplifting, theft and burglary.

New Super fast Margate Lifeboat twice as fast as Leonard Kent

RNLI Atlantic 85 B-class inshore lifeboat in action Photo: RNLI

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has announced that Margate’s Mersey class all-weather lifeboat, the Leonard Kent, is to be replaced by an Atlantic 85 B class inshore lifeboat.

Deplorable duo who tricked their way into 90-year-old's house in Margate jailed for over 7 years

Two burglars who tricked their way into the home of an elderly woman in Thanet and stole her handbag as she asked them to leave, have been jailed for over three years each.

Kent Police charge second person over 13 kilos of cocaine found in gas canister in Queenborough

A second person has been charged after 13 kilos of cocaine was seized by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate after it was found hidden inside a gas canister in Queenborough.

Hawkinge Dave's Battle of Britain museum dream takes off after more than 30 years!

An impression of the sculpture with the original photo inset Photos: Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust

Volunteers at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust at Hawkinge are proud to announce their latest and most significant project in the fifty-five year history of the museum.

Dover to Calais Landing Page

Dover to Calais Landing Page