Boys charged after car stolen in Ashford burglary
Two boys have been charged following a burglary in Ashford in which a car was reportedly stolen. Kent Police officers were called to a property in The Street, Willesborough, at…
Police probing midnight burglary at Co-op near Gravesend discover fire damaged car
Library image Kent Police rushed to the scene of a report that three men were breaking into the Co-op in Istead Rise, just prior to midnight on Thursday 1 February…
Kent law firm director sleeping rough for homelessness charity
Malcolm Twyman The Finance Director of South East law firm Furley Page will be taking part in Centrepoint’s Sleep Out this February to raise money to support young homeless people.…
Stolen bank card suspect charged with frauds and handling stolen property in Tonbridge
Neighbourhood police officers arrested a man suspected of using a stolen bank card in Tonbridge following an incident on the evening of Thursday 25 January 2024, when the victim reported…
Instant justice for drunk gatecrasher after obnoxious behaviour aimed at paramedic and police in Medway
A man who spat on a paramedic and racially abused a police officer in Medway has been immediately jailed. Mark Lycett was intoxicated when he entered a Rochester business uninvited…
Police hunt after man and two children in car struck by object hurled from bridge over Kent motorway
Library image Dashcam footage is sought by officers after a car was struck by an object thrown from a bridge above the M26 motorway. The vehicle’s windscreen was shattered in…
Dover District Council facing ‘bankruptcy’ if planned Government cuts go ahead
DDC has issued a stark warning that the cost of continuing to provide current port health services would be £2.8m or 33% of all DDC Council Tax income in 2024/25,…
Wrotham man who failed in attempt to rob shop after buying bag of crisps is jailed
A Wrotham resident who tried to rob a local shop with a knife has been jailed. During the early evening of 23 October 2023, Michael Briggs entered a store in…
Family’s festive fundraising for East Kent Hospital Charity reaches £900
The family raise another £330 from their festive lights display A Folkestone family have raised a total of almost £900 for East Kent Hospitals Charity with their annual festive lights…
Six-year prison term after firearms and £½million drugs hoard seized in Kent
A six-year jail term has been handed down to a man found with two firearms and a huge stockpile of illegal drugs in rural Kent. Investigative work by detectives from…