Significant house fire in Herne Bay prompts smoke warning
Library image Residents near Grand Drive in Herne Bay are being urged to close their windows and doors due to a significant house fire that has sent large plumes of…
Derelict ‘Elvis House’ in Canterbury to be transformed into council’s first net zero home
Cllr Mel Dawkins, Alan Baldock and Pip Hazelton standing in front of ‘Elvis house’ Photo: Canterbury City Council A three-bedroom house at the end of St Peter’s Place, will see…
Members of Thanet based cocaine network jailed for more than 18-years
Canterbury Crown Court On Thursday 30 January 2025 five members of a cocaine network based in Thanet were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court to a total of more than 18-years…
Kent Police backing national firearms amnesty
Kent Police are urging owners of a specific type of illegal firearm to hand them in to Kent Police during a month-long amnesty. Top-venting blank-firing (TVBF) weapons are legal to…
Margate shops targeted in illegal tobacco crackdown
Police in Margate have seized £2,000 worth of illicit tobacco from local shops. Seventeen premises were inspected on January 29th, 2025, in a joint operation with Trading Standards. Contraband cigarettes,…
Man charged with attempted murder after serious A2 assault
Library image A man has been charged following a serious assault on the A2 near Canterbury on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Emergency services responded to the incident on the London-bound…
Police seek witnesses after man injured in early morning fracas in Gillingham
Library image Detectives are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Brompton High Street, Medway, on Friday, December 20, 2024, at approximately 7:00 am. A man in his 30s, walking…
Faversham shoplifter’s £2,000 summer crime spree lands him in jail
A prolific shoplifter has been sentenced to jail after a series of thefts from Faversham town centre businesses. Gareth Owen targeted multiple stores between July 25th and August 11th, 2024,…