Folkestone resident pays £1,000 for smelly garden waste
Photo: Folkestone and Hythe District Council A woman who prevented neighbours from enjoying their own gardens by failing to clear accumulating dog faeces and other waste from her property has…
Cops save pensioner £4,000 after fraudsters attempt phone scam in Tonbridge
Residents are reminded to be on guard against phone fraudsters following a failed attempt to scam a Tonbridge pensioner out of £4,000. Officers intercepted a parcel containing the money, after…
Folkestone and Hythe MP backs pauses in fighting for humanitarian relief into Gaza
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 10 November 2023 Armistice Day Armistice Day on 11th November is our annual memorial…
Van-dals Strike: Tool thieves target Romney Marsh
Van owners are being urged to remove valuables from their vehicles overnight following thefts in the Romney Marsh area. Between the evening of Tuesday 7 and the morning of Wednesday…
Suspected spruce shoplifter nabbed after theft reports of Christmas trees and £1,400 worth of perfume
Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court A suspected shoplifter from Tunbridge Wells will appear before Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court accused of stealing more than £1,400 of perfume and three Christmas trees. Kent Police officers…
Police sting sees Chatham child sex offender locked up
Kent Police reports that a Chatham sex offender who targeted a child has been jailed for three years. David Kemp was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday 1 November…
A deadly secret in the reservoir: New Kent countryside thriller by Peter Chegwidden
Peter Chegwidden, the bestselling author of the Kent countryside murder mysteries, returns with a new gripping novel set in the scenic south east. ‘The Body in Bewl Water’ is a…
Shoplifters Beware: Swale and Medway Cops on the Case!
Swale and Medway investigators are continuing the crackdown on thefts at shops and businesses. Between Thursday 12 October and Sunday 29 October 2023, Kent Police received six reports that property…
Cocaine and steroid dealers in Thanet jailed for 16 years
Lengthy prison sentences have been handed down to two drug suppliers who dealt with vast quantities of cocaine and steroids in Thanet. Tebin Kadir and Darren Duffy were arrested during…