Dozens of drivers stopped in ‘Special’ Sittingbourne road safety initiative
Car being seized during the operation A total of 22 people were stopped and reported for not wearing a seatbelt, one for using a mobile phone at the wheel, one…
Folkestone man fined for fly-tipping in Hawkinge residential road five times in five weeks
Fly-tipping in Benson Lane Hawkinge Photo: FHDC A man who frequently fly-tipped over a month on five separate occasions in the space of just over a month has been fined…
Sandgate CCTV system up and running
Sandgate Parish Council has completed the installation of the town’s CCTV system. The system covers much of the length of Sandgate High Street, Castle Road Car Park, Golden Valley Shopping…
Kent Community Warden helping to cut doorstep crime
Mandy Quy-Verlander is a KCC Community Warden who works with victims of doorstep crime. In her latest newsletter she talks of some frightening research from the Home Office on the…
Kent campaign launched targeting illegal use of mobile phones at the wheel
Photo by Alexandre Boucher on Unsplash Motorists are being reminded about the dangers of using a mobile phone at the wheel as officers seek to reduce injuries and deaths on…
Kent Police launches new task force to tackle community problems
Communities across the county are benefiting from a new dedicated team of Kent Police Community Support Officers in the aptly-named Problem Solving Task Force. The countywide team is made of…
Folkestone land owner who allowed site to be used for fly-tipping facing £3,000 bill
Bradstone Avenue site used for fly tipping Photo: Folkestone and Hythe District Council A landowner who allowed his property to be used as a fly-tipping site is facing a bill…
£1,200 in fines issued after builder’s waste is dumped in Chartham
Last November, this pile of builder’s waste was dumped in Pennypot Lane, Chartham – a disgraceful act in a beautiful part of the district. Canterbury City Council enforcement officers were…
Canterbury Enforcement Officer assault leads to suspended prison sentence for Herne Bay man
A 36-year-old man who assaulted a Canterbury City Council Enforcement Officer and unleashed torrents of abuse at three others on various occasions has been handed a suspended prison sentence. The…
Kent Police take action against those putting lives at risk by flagrantly breaking Covid-19 rules
Further fines have been issued over the past week to people breaching Government Covid-19 regulations. In Canterbury on Wednesday 16 December 2020 officers were called to a suspected breach at…