Tent in Canterbury park set alight as man slept inside
Toddlers’ Cove park Image: Google Witnesses are being urged to come forward after a tent in which a man was sleeping was reportedly set alight in Canterbury. The victim was…
Appeal to find female victim of Maidstone assault
Investigators are appealing for the victim of a reported Maidstone assault to contact them. The incident happened on Sunday 30 May 2021 in Week Street between its junctions with St…
Do you have elephants lurking in your Kent garden?
Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is launching a Kent-wide moth spotting week next week, urging people across the county to get outdoors and take part in spotting an array of important…
Payroll fraud ringleader from Kent told repay £1.7m or face another 4 years in jail
David Michael Hughes Photo: HMRC A globe-trotting tax consultant who stole £6.9 million from construction workers’ pay packets has been ordered to repay £1.7 million or face a further four…
Ten burglary charges after shops targeted across Kent
Image: Google Ten burglary charges have been authorised against a man who is said to have targeted shops across Kent. On Wednesday 17 June 2021, a 40-year-old from Ilford, London…
Man behind anti-social behaviour in Canterbury banned from entering areas of city centre
Canterbury city centre A Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) has been imposed on a man who repeatedly committed anti-social behaviour in Canterbury. David Tench, 33, is forbidden by the court order…
Protection order tackles Conningbrook Lakes anti-social behaviour in Ashford
Following a recent consultation Ashford Borough Council has introduced a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for Conningbrook Lakes, pictured above. The PSPO encompasses an area including and surrounding the main…
Dover e-scooter seller robbed as thief makes getaway with booty
An appeal has been issued to identify a suspect after a man was reportedly assaulted and robbed of his e-scooter in Dover. The victim reported that he met a man…
£100 can ban plan to help police and enforcement officers in Canterbury
Gas canisters left on the floor Photo: CCC The public is being asked for its views on proposals to ban people causing a nuisance, annoyance, harassment, alarm or distress by…
Ann’s Folkestone to Dymchurch and back marathon takes to the road
Ann McGovern A charity champion’s marathon effort is back on the road – after Covid forced her to put the brakes on. Ann McGovern, a dementia associate practitioner at the…