Dozens of traffic offences have been reported and two vehicles have been seized following a road safety enforcement operation in Folkestone. Kent Police officers, using marked and unmarked units, patrolled…
Library image Police in Herne Bay have stepped up patrols and implemented a dispersal order over the weekend in a concentrated effort to combat antisocial behaviour following a surge in…
Get ready for a change, vapers! From Sunday, June 1st, the UK government is implementing a nationwide ban on single-use, or disposable, vapes. Kent County Council has announced businesses across…
Medway Council officers confiscated 24 fraudulent or misused blue badges and issued 12 penalty charges in a recent operation (March 31 – April 4). The crackdown targeted the misuse of…
British Transport Police A major two-day operation targeting county lines drug trafficking across Kent’s railway network resulted in the seizure of a concealed firearm, multiple knives, and a significant quantity…
Between Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 March 2025, officers stopped multiple cars and motorbikes in the town after residents raised concerns about persistent noise and the danger some motorists cause…
A high-stakes foot chase across the multi-level car park punctuated a day of intense traffic enforcement in Folkestone, culminating in three arrests and a flurry of traffic offence reports. On…
Police conducted a week of action against child sexual exploitation (CSE), coinciding with National Child Exploitation Awareness Day (March 18). Officers partnered with Trading Standards to inspect vape shops in…
Kent Police and National Highways’ Operation Tramline, using an unmarked HGV cab, caught 73 drivers committing offences between March 10-16. 47 were using mobile phones, nine weren’t wearing seatbelts, and…
Library image Eight people have been collectively fined £2,464 by Medway Magistrates’ Court for littering offences, primarily involving discarded cigarette butts. The offenders, hailing from Medway, Dover, and London, were…
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