Man in Ottinge fined over beauty spot blight
An Ottinge, near Lyminge, resident who failed to co-operate over a planning notice has been fined more than £1,000 by magistrates. The case against Andrew Charlier, of Mill Hill, was…
Thanet council win prosecution after serious injuries to workers at Jewson in Margate
On Thursday 28 April, a case investigated by Thanet District Council’s Public Protection Team was heard at the Folkestone Magistrates’ Court, relating to an incident in August 2021 which involved…
Folkestone Court awards £800,000 to Nation Crime Agency from gang trying to smuggle cash out of UK
More than £800,000 will be returned to the public purse after the National Crime Agency (NCA) secured a forfeiture order on cash seized from a group of men attempting to…
Nuisance beggar banned from approaching people for money
A prolific beggar has been banned from approaching people for money anywhere in Medway. Lee Swift, 43, of High Street, Chatham, was issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order following numerous…
Removal man jailed for cigarette smuggling worth more than £600,000
A removals company boss was caught on his own dashcam as he tried to smuggle two million cigarettes through Dover and into the UK. Thomas Coulton, 42, from Morecambe, has…
‘No excuses’ as Ashford continues war on fly-tippers
Driver, bottom-right leaves his car with armfuls of rubbish “Blaming the requirement to book a slot at a recycling centre is no excuse for fly-tipping” driver is told by Ashford’s…
Persistent beggar in Sheerness is jailed by Folkestone Magistrates
A prison term has been handed down to a man who repeatedly breached a Criminal Behaviour Order in Sheerness. Ian Grist has been sentenced to 84 days in prison after…
Man in court charged with two murders of women from Kent and Sussex
Alexandra Morgan from Sissinghurst Photos: Alexandra Morgan family A man has appeared in court charged with the murders of two women from Kent and Sussex. Mark Brown, 40, of Squirrel…
Canterbury sex offender made indecent images of children
A Canterbury sex offender has been jailed for three years and four months after he made indecent images of children and breached court orders. Christian Tuck-Brown was previously convicted of…