Folkestone & Hythe District Council is to move to a committee system for decision-making from May 2024. Councillors on the former conservative controlled administration agreed to step away from the…
Library image A blazing inferno erupted in a Folkestone garden on Saturday evening (24 June), sending flames and smoke into the air. Firefighters rushed to the scene in Shorncliffe Road,…
A manhunt is underway after a horrific assault in Chatham that left a man with a severe head injury and robbed of his wallet. The attack took place in the…
Three men from Kent, Surrey and south east London involved in a conspiracy to supply over £12 million of counterfeit banknotes, must give up the real money they earned from…
Kent Police is determined to end all forms of violence against women and girls and to bring violent offenders to justice. They are working hard to protect women and girls…
A registered sex offender from Rochester has been jailed after officers found he was breaching his sexual harm prevention order (SHPO). These include restrictions around possession of mobile phones or…
Motorists in Folkestone are reminded to ensure their vehicles are secure following a spate of thefts. Kent Police’s Victim Based Crime Team (VBCT) have been investigating a number of incidents,…
Proactive work by Ashford’s Neighbourhood Beat Team led to the arrest of a teenager and the seizure of 52 wraps of suspected class A drugs. A local beat officer searched…
The number of people killed in accidents involving emergency vehicles has risen by 18% since 2018, prompting a personal injury specialist with Kent law firm Furley Page to urge motorists…
Four people have been arrested and a large amount of cannabis seized following investigations by police in Ashford. Officers from the town’s Local Policing Team went to an address in…
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