Five arrests following Canterbury fracas
Five people have been arrested following a disturbance in Canterbury on Thursday evening. Kent Police was called to a car park near St George’s Place at 6.08pm on Thursday 28…
Suspected burglar found up a tree by drone in Sevenoaks
On Thursday, 28 September 2023, at approximately 2:00 PM, Kent Police received a report of a burglary in progress at a house located in Bradbourne Park Road, Sevenoaks Responding to…
Appeal after serious assault by two people in Canterbury
Detectives are urging anyone with information concerning a serious assault in Canterbury to come forward. Kent Police was called shortly after 1.20am on Friday 29 September 2023 following a report…
No messing! Motorist given on-the-spot fine for using phone at the wheel
Library image A driver was stopped by police on Blue Bell Hill near Maidstone after being caught using his mobile phone. The man was driving a van when he was…
Mum pushing child in pram felt threatened after man got out of black BMW which stopped next to her
Officers are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious incident involving a BMW in Edenbridge. At around 7.05pm on Wednesday 27 September 2023, a woman was pushing her child in a…
Woman falls victim to sexual assault by stranger in Maidstone town centre alleyway
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a woman reported she was sexually assaulted in Maidstone. The incident happened in Gabriel’s Hill, between 4.15am and 4.30am on Saturday 23 September 2023.…
11 years in jail for man behind ‘horrific attack’ on woman in Herne Bay
An 11-year jail term has been imposed on a man who carried out a serious assault on a woman in a flat in Herne Bay. Ian McQuaide attacked the woman,…
Folkestone East Cliff Dig sheds new light on Iron Age history
An overview of the 2023 Iron Age excavations Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff – The Canterbury Archaeology Trust, along with local and regional archaeology groups and university students, have…
MP applauds Folkestone School for Girls student’s innovative ‘Auxi Pen’ for dyslexia correction
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 29 September 2023 Net Zero Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels like coal, gas…
Violent attack and robbery in Dover leaves victim seriously injured in London hospital
A man has been charged with a violent attack and theft in Dover that left another man with serious head injuries. Kent Police responded to a report of an assault…