The Country Land & Business Association (CLA), together with over 150 local authorities and 10 professional bodies, is calling on the Sentencing Council to impose tougher fines and sentences for…
Arrests for theft, handling stolen goods and driving offences were made by officers from the Rural Task Force in July. In total nine people were arrested by the specialist officers…
A paedophile who paid women in the Philippines to make videos of child abuse that he directed has been jailed. Mark Terry, 55, previously of Maidstone Road, Ashford, admitted using…
The rescue on Littlestone beach A Coastguard rescue team were quick to respond after a family called 999 when a man became stuck in mud up to his waist on…
Detectives are investigating a fire at a house in Sittingbourne and appealing for witnesses. At about 10.40pm on Sunday 1 August 2021, it is believed the front door of the…
A Folkestone sex offender who encouraged children to share videos of themselves online in return for digital gifts has been jailed for 10 years. Steven Skelton, 34, was arrested after…
Detectives investigating the rape of a woman in Ashford are appealing for three men who came to the woman’s assistance to come forward. The woman reported that she had been…
Visitors to the Battle of Britain Memorial just outside Folkestone can head off on an aviation-inspired journey after collecting a trail logbook listing similar sites of interest across the south…
St Mary’s Church in The Street, Great Chart Image: Google Streetscene A stained glass window in a church near Ashford has been damaged, leading to police appealing for information. It…
The guest house, with an order attached to the front door A guest house to which police were repeatedly called following drugs and anti-social behaviour reports has been temporarily closed.…
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