Personal Safety App for Women and Girls launched in Maidstone
Library Image – Pexels – A new personal safety app has been launched in Maidstone as part of ongoing efforts to tackle violent crimes against women and girls. WalkSafe is…
Library Image – Pexels – A new personal safety app has been launched in Maidstone as part of ongoing efforts to tackle violent crimes against women and girls. WalkSafe is…
Three men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms after being found guilty of repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl. The convictions followed a harrowing ordeal in which the victim was…
Ashford Police Station – Library image – An investigation is underway after 23 high-value pedigree rams were stolen from a farm in Mersham, near Ashford. The brazen theft, which police…
A previously convicted sex offender from Maidstone has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison after he was caught possessing and creating indecent images of children. Peter Smith,…
Two men have been arrested and charged following a quick response by Kent Police to a reported attempted robbery on the Isle of Sheppey. The incident unfolded on Friday, September…
A community leader who abused his position of trust to carry out sexual offences against children in Chatham has been jailed. Qari Sher Mohammad targeted a total of four children…
Bishop Rose Photo Courtesy Diocese of Canterbury The Bishop of Dover, the Rt Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, is calling on communities to come together and strive for peace and harmony ahead…
A brazen burglar who successfully stole high value watches worth more than £1million from a Bluewater retailer has been jailed. During the evening of 7 February 2025, David Buisson travelled…
Police have arrested a man in connection with a series of burglaries from rural businesses in west Kent. Officers are asking for the public’s help as they continue their investigation.…
It has been reported that two men from Kent have been charged with drug offences following an investigation by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU). A man aged 43,…
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