Gravesend sex offender jailed over ‘appalling crimes’
A sex offender from Gravesend who targeted a child has been jailed for more than five years. Terry Knott, 32, was jailed at Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday 5 March…
Canterbury play area opens in Dane John Gardens
A brand new children’s play area has opened in the Dane John Gardens, crammed with imaginative and inclusive play equipment for children aged up to seven-years-old. The city council worked…
Murdered Afghan toddler suffered catastrophic injuries from adoptive Gravesend father
A Gravesend resident who murdered his adopted child has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Jan Gholami, aged 33, will have to serve a minimum of 23 years and six months…
Health Alert! Protect your child against measles over half-term break
Has your child or teenager missed out on their Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine? Parents and carers of school-aged children, and teenagers up to 19, who have skipped MMR…
Boys charged after car stolen in Ashford burglary
Two boys have been charged following a burglary in Ashford in which a car was reportedly stolen. Kent Police officers were called to a property in The Street, Willesborough, at…
Sex offender jailed after targeting child for two years
A sex offender from Sidcup has been jailed after targeting a child for two years. Danny Mackney subjected his young victim to countless instances of sexual abuse between 2018 and…
Dartford College’s ‘Pie the Teacher’ helps to raise ‘a grand’ for local disabled children’s charity
North Kent College students used the skills they are learning to raise £1,000 for a local charity Events and Business students planned and organised a Christmas Fair at the College’s…
Life sentences for couple who murdered toddler in ‘frenzied attack’
A mother and her partner have received life sentences for murdering her 18-month-old son in Hernhill near Faversham. The judge, Mr Justice Cavanagh, is reported saying that the ‘frenzied attack’…
‘Despicable’ Whitstable pervert, 76, faces another 21-years in jail for historic sex crimes
A jailed sex offender from Whitstable will serve a further 21-year prison term after a new investigation uncovered crimes that took place almost sixty years ago. On 10 May 2022…