A national crusade aimed at tackling personal robbery launched yesterday in Kent. Between Monday 20 November and Sunday 26 November 2023 Operation Calibre will see officers from Kent Police join…
A campaign to reduce the amount of people killed and seriously injured on Kent’s roads continues this week with officers from the Roads Policing Unit supporting a national campaign targeting…
Kent Police’s work to tackle knife crime continues this week as it joins with forces all over the country in a national week of action. Operation Sceptre takes place from…
Kent businesses and organisations including voluntary, community and social enterprise groups can apply for a £1,000 grant from Kent County Council (KCC) to make their premises more breastfeeding friendly for…
A fire safety campaign called “Let’s Stay Fire Safe” has recently launched in Kent and Medway, featuring two animations that illustrate how to prevent and escape fires. The animations focus…
A commitment to ensuring women and girls remain safe while they enjoy a night out in Medway has seen officers visit Rochester as part of a pre-planned operation. Patrols from…
The gathering outside Grace Hill Library Photo: Ray Duff Story and photos by Ray Duff – A group of campaigners gathered outside the Grace Hill Folkestone Library on Saturday to…
A proposed new quarry in Kent that could destroy even more ancient woodland than HS2 and Lower Thames Crossing combined must be stopped at all costs, says the Woodland Trust.…
A couple from Thanet is urging people to close internal doors before going out or going to sleep, as that’s exactly what stopped a raging fire in their spare room…
Two suspects were arrested by Sittingbourne officers in a stunning display of police work, just 20 minutes after a burglary was reported. The local constables were patrolling Doddington at 5pm…
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