Port digs deep to keep noise down for piling work on new marina
There was a fantastic response to the temporary usage of the new Outer Marina last summer and, as the appeal of the wider waterfront continues to build, the Port is…
Moving sight for Folkestone and Hythe MP watching old and young Ukrainian soldiers training on Lydd Ranges
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 12 February 2023 On 8 February, Parliament was honoured by the surprise visit of…
Residents alerted to tumble dryer in flames in middle of night
A smoke alarm sounding alerted residents to a fire at their home in Canterbury in the early hours of Sunday, after a tumble dryer has caught alight overnight. Two fire…
Shoplifter stole 15 bottles of scotch hidden in his trousers!
Police have arrested a prolific shoplifter following a spree of thefts over a two-week period from Sittingbourne grocery stores. Kent Police has been investigating allegations of theft involving three businesses…
MP pressing for urgent repairs on Deal’s Art Deco Regent building
The Regent shortly before it closed 14-years-ago Dover & Deal MP, Natalie Elphicke, this week visited the Regent building on Deal’s seafront amid residents’ concerns about the familiar Art Deco…
‘Cosmic Samurai’ cocaine supplier told to hand back £78,000
A drug supplier who arranged high value deals using a heavily encrypted messaging service has been ordered to pay back £78,000. Marcus Brookfield was jailed for eight years in March…
NCA see six jailed by France over small boat migrant smuggling network
Six men who set up a storage base for a small boat people smuggling network in northern France have been jailed, after an investigation supported by the National Crime Agency.…
Overloaded car keeps on going after police in Ashford try flagging it down
Two arrests have been made after a car failed to stop for police in Ashford. At around 11am on Thursday 9 February 2023, officers on patrol in the Penn Hill…
Good Samaritan steps in after teenager ‘stabbed’ in Herne Bay
Detectives investigating a report of a robbery in Herne Bay are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Kent Police is investigating the incident which took place at around 10.30pm on…
Crime team clampdown on prolific and repeat offenders in Maidstone
Almost 70 charges have been brought against suspects in Maidstone linked to offences including shoplifting, assaults and hate crimes. The charges were made over the past month and are all…