Five suspected burglars nicked in just 20 minutes
Response officers have arrested five suspects within 20 minutes of an attempted burglary in Hadlow. Police were called to a vacant property at 9.05pm on Tuesday 9 July 2024, in…
Folkestone man who raped girl in her own home jailed for 11 years
Paul Read, formerly of Morehall Avenue, was arrested on 17 December 2021 after officers were made aware that a girl had been sexually assaulted earlier that month. It was disclosed…
£1,000 penalty for Ashford fly-tipper caught red-handed on CCTV
A 69-year-old Kennington man has paid a £1,000 Fixed Penalty Notice after CCTV captured the moment he dumped a mattress and bed on land near Evegate Business Park. Ashford Borough…
Great opportunities in Ashford for a future in film and television industry
With the British Film Institute forecasting a need for nearly 21,000 new crew members by 2025 and the highly anticipated Ashford International Studios on the horizon, now is a great…
Becky keeps it in the family at Ramsgate RNLI
Becky Cannon Photo: RNLI/Karen Cox Becky Cannon comes from a proud line of RNLI crew with her father, Ian Cannon, taking over from his father Ron Cannon MBE as Coxswain…
Suspected armed car thief flees when challenged by brave passer-by in Tonbridge
Police in Tonbridge have issued a CCTV image, shown above, of a person they want to speak to following an incident in Barden Road on Monday 8 July 2024. It…
Thousands of illegal cigarettes and vapes seized in Dover
Illegal vapes, counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes were seized by Kent Police working with Kent County Council’s Trading Standards team and Dover’s Community Safety Unit when they carried out visits to…
Rough weather forces Blessing of the Fisheries to find safe haven in church
The Rt Reverend Nicholas Reade welcomes all to the ceremony Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff: The 2024 Blessing of the Fisheries was held on Sunday afternoon with a large…
Former Canterbury shopkeeper ordered to pay up for rubbish dumped in Northgate
Rubbish in Northgate Photo: CCC A former shopkeeper from Canterbury whose commercial waste was found dumped outside her business address in Northgate, Canterbury, has been ordered by a court to…
Arrest made in connection with Birchington burglary
Kent Police is investigating a report that at around 2pm on 6 June 2024, a quantity of cash was stolen from a business in The Square, Birchington. Neighbourhood beat officers…