Medway sex offender jailed for violation of Court Order
Library image – Maidstone Crown Court ::: A Medway man who breached his sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) has been jailed. Ben Champion was convicted at Maidstone Crown Court in…
Youngsters delight in Police vehicle exploration at Gillingham barracks
Library image It was a day of excitement and discovery for young children at Brompton Barracks in Gillingham, where they got the chance to hop inside a real police vehicle!…
Rainham sex offender caught in undercover sting for attempting to abuse children as young as 12
A sex offender from Medway who used social media apps in attempts to groom and abuse children has been jailed for nine years following an undercover operation by Kent Police.…
‘Depraved and cowardly’ Medway child sex offender jailed for 17 years
A sex offender from Medway, who repeatedly targeted a vulnerable child, has received 17 years’ imprisonment following a trial at Maidstone Crown Court. Stephen Pyle was living in Chatham in…
Teenage girl and boy arrested after report of beach huts’ burglaries at Littlestone
Kent Police was called at 9.46pm on Tuesday 3 September 2024 to a report of what appeared to be three break-ins at beach huts opposite Littlestone at Grand Parade. A…
Free Ice Cream at £180,000 play area opening in Ashford
Opening of a £180,000 renovation to open space at Noakes Meadow Image: ABC Children were treated to free ice cream at the opening of a £180,000 renovation of the play…
‘Committed paedophile’ who ignored court restrictions approached children in Maidstone library
A convicted sex offender has been jailed again after breaching a court order by approaching children in a Maidstone library. On 24 April 2023, Russell Hogg entered Maidstone Library, where…
Suspicious outbuilding fire at nursery in Church Street Folkestone
Library image Kent Fire and Rescue Service reports it was called to an outbuilding on fire at a nursery on Church Road, Folkestone shortly before 6.00pm yesterday 15 August. Two…
Appeal for witnesses to serious assault by three teenage boys in Gravesend
Kent Police is appealing for information following a report of a serious assault inside and outside a shop in East Milton Road at around 6.30pm on Sunday 28 July 2024.…