Six fire crews rush to garage and house blaze near Dover
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Archers Court Road in Whitfield, near Dover at 5.30pm yesterday, 7 May, to reports of a garage on fire with flames spreading…
Prolific and opportunistic thief jailed after being caught on dashcam of stolen car
A prolific thief has been jailed after his movements were caught on the dashcam of a stolen car found in Swanley. Images of Luke Carney, shown below, were recovered by…
Folkestone protestors still gather to fight library closure despite Coronation of King Charles III
Don’t blame the gulls sentiment has taken off Photo: Ray Duff – Words by Ray Duff – Protestors gathered outside Folkestone Library, on the day of the King’s Coronation, to…
Man who stabbed two people in Maidstone jailed for 17½years after 20-day trial
Two men who suffered serious stab wounds in Maidstone have seen their assailant jailed. Rodney Geisha carried out the knife assault following an earlier argument with the victims in the…
Man held after stolen car in Chatham collides with other vehicles in Police pursuit
Witnesses are sought after a car that had been reported stolen was driven dangerously in Chatham. At 3.20pm on Monday 24 April 2023, officers saw a suspicious silver Citroen Picasso…
Men who ran Kent prostitution ring must repay nearly £250,000 or face jail or longer sentence
Three men who admitted running an organised prostitution ring have been ordered to repay nearly a quarter of a million pounds. Kent Police launched an investigation into the Mayfair Girls…
Thanet men posed as cleaners to smuggle £1million of cocaine through Dover docks
The National Crime Agency has reported that two men, who posed as cleaners for a ferry company in an attempt to smuggle cocaine into the UK, have been jailed after…
Two arrests in Folkestone Starbucks’ burglary investigation
Two people have been arrested by officers investigating a burglary at a business in Folkestone. Kent Police was called at 1.11am on Tuesday 25 April 2023 following a report that…
Cars damaged and broken into in Chatham
Witnesses are sought after several parked cars were broken into in Chatham. Officers received reports that six vehicles were damaged between 10.30pm and midnight on Sunday 30 April 2023 in…
World Heritage Status for Dover?
Ambitious plans to boost tourism in Dover by bringing together businesses in the sector were unveiled at a meeting at Betteshanger Park near Deal. More than 40 local businesses, from…