Dover’s four-star hotel expansion to boost tourism!
Seelan in a new hotel room Expansion at a top four-star hotel on Dover seafront will help the town become a leading tourist destination, planners have been told. The Best…
Violent baseball bat and arson attack in Canterbury
Library image A man is due in court after allegedly assaulting a person with a baseball bat and setting fire to a property in Canterbury. On 11 December 2023, officers…
Life sentences for couple who murdered toddler in ‘frenzied attack’
A mother and her partner have received life sentences for murdering her 18-month-old son in Hernhill near Faversham. The judge, Mr Justice Cavanagh, is reported saying that the ‘frenzied attack’…
Violent man jailed over off-duty cop stabbing in Strood
A violent man who stabbed an off-duty police officer in Strood has been jailed. Kent Police reported that Harvey Smalling assaulted the victim following an altercation at a fast-food restaurant…
Four charged after 23 homes burgled in Gravesend and Medway
Four suspected burglars have been charged following reports that 23 homes were targeted in Gravesend and Medway. Property including cash, jewellery and designer clothing was stolen during break-ins between 15…
‘Despicable’ Whitstable pervert, 76, faces another 21-years in jail for historic sex crimes
A jailed sex offender from Whitstable will serve a further 21-year prison term after a new investigation uncovered crimes that took place almost sixty years ago. On 10 May 2022…
North Kent College VR students defuse bomb
Students from NK College Photo: NKC A group of North Kent College students have safely defused a bomb as part of Public Services class. But don’t worry, no one was…
Violent shoplifter jailed after attacking police
A serial shoplifter who attacked two police officers while in custody has been sentenced to more than four months in prison. Lewis O’Brian, 33, from Sittingbourne, admitted to stealing alcohol,…
Canterbury villages targeted by serial burglar during festive season – Man charged
A suspected burglar has been charged with multiple offences following break-ins in villages near Canterbury. Kent Police’s Crime Squad investigation into a series of burglaries in Petham and the surrounding…