Shepway Green Party has selected Dr Marianne Brett, Head of Environment & Sustainability at an engineering consultancy, as its General Election candidate for Folkestone & Hythe. Marianne, who lives in…
The Leader of Thanet District Council, Cllr Rick Everitt, has said that a letter received last week from Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Rachel Maclean MP, provides no…
Preparations for a stone by stone survey of Canterbury Castle have begun with scaffolding being placed around the historic walls of the castle keep. The city council has ambitious plans…
Nearly a thousand wraps of heroin and crack cocaine have been seized during the latest clampdown on drug supply networks into Kent. Weapons including knives, baseball bats and firearms were…
A man from Snodland, has been charged with eight counts of shoplifting which included around £500 worth of energy drinks. Food and laundry products were also reported stolen from a…
A sex offender has been jailed for 11 years after for non-recent sex offences against a child. Ben Quinton-Taylor was sentenced after admitting assault by penetration on 6 October 2023…
A suspected burglar has appeared in court after properties were targeted in Medway and Swale. Between Wednesday 4 October and Tuesday 17 October 2023, Kent Police received reports of five…
A child sex offender who travelled from London to Strood to abuse a teenage boy has been jailed. Titoo Tahir from London, first spoke to the victim through social media…
Two arrests were made, suspected class A drugs seized and 21 drivers were reported for offences during a traffic operation in Folkestone area. The one-day operation on Tuesday 17 October…
The scene at midday on Guildhall Street Photo: Ray Duff Kent Police report that six people have been arrested in connection with a drugs cultivation in Folkestone. Officers had initially…
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