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Woman shouts for help after man assaults her while walking alone in Tunbridge Wells

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LATEST NEWS…
  • Detectives are reviewing CCTV and making enquiries after a woman, walking alone in Tunbridge Wells, was assaulted. The incident is reported to have happened at 7.35pm on Saturday 16 October 2021 in Major York’s Road, Tunbridge Wells. The victim, a woman alone in her […]
  • A hidden compartment containing more than 18,000 illegal cigarettes was discovered at a shop in Gravesend during a joint operation involving police and Kent County Council Trading Standards. The hide was detected on 6 October 2021, following a series of searches at several businesses […]
FEATURES…
  • Corinna Weatherill (Infant Feeding Coordinator, KCHFT) training breastfeeding volunteer Kathryn Maddox at Woodgrove children’s centre, Sittingbourne. This picture was taken in 2019 pre-Covid. Health visitors and staff from children’s centres across Kent are celebrating following their full […]
  • For hundreds of years, people have worn watches to be able to tell the time. For a long time, they came in the form of pocket watches that were often affixed to the wearer’s clothes with a strap or chain. Historic references to the pocket watch go back to the middle of the 15th century. This […]
TOURISM…
  • Wills Soft Ice Cream Photo: Port of Dover A collection of food and drink businesses serving delicious local produce are popping up in Clock Tower Square, leading on to the Marina Curve in Dover, with many more to come in time for the school summer holidays. It marks the beginning of an ambitious […]
  • A report published on Monday 22 February has confirmed that Thanet council has achieved the sale of Dreamland and settled all Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) compensation claims. Following the purchase of the site in 2013, Thanet District Council was able to attract £11 million of external funding […]
ENTERTAINMENT…
  • Locational TV equipment vans parked outside the Folca building in Folkestone town centre. Photo Ray Duff By Ray Duff A six part TV series, directed by the renowned Danny Boyle is currently being filmed around parts of Folkestone The series will be shooting some internal scenes at The Burstin Hotel […]
DRUGS…
  • A new team of special constables has been helping with efforts to clamp down on anti-social behaviour in parts of Tonbridge.  The Specials Tasking Unit was created to assist regular police officers in dealing with issues such as nuisance bikers, drugs and alcohol misuse. The unit operates […]
FRAUD…
  • Three people have been arrested following a report of fraud in Dover, which left a vulnerable victim with a damaged roof. On Saturday 27 March 2021, Police officers were called to a property near Melbourne Avenue due to concerns a resident was at risk of becoming a victim of fraud. The woman, in […]
BUSINESS…
  • Officers from KCC Trading Standards have carried out a countywide operation to investigate businesses suspected of being open, contrary to the existing Covid lockdown regulations. A total of 48 premises – many of them car-washes – were targeted in all districts across the county on Friday (20th […]
ENVIRONMENT…
  • Stodmarsh wetland Photo: Ashford Borough Council The first steps to mitigating the issue of water quality degradation at Stodmarsh Lakes, which has impacted new housing development in the Ashford borough, is set to start with Ashford Borough Council’s Cabinet agreeing that land acquisition options […]
SCHOOLS…
  • School Nurse Louise King Almost 200,000 children in Kent and Medway should be getting a flu vaccination this year, but some may be missing out as parents or carers have not given consent in time for the session. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) is commissioned by Public Health […]
ACCIDENTS…
  • On Saturday 23 January at 7.35am, the volunteer crew of the Dungeness Shannon-class lifeboat, The Morrell, were called to a fishing vessel half a mile east of the station station A crewman on the board the vessel had suffered a crush injury and required medical assistance. The lifeboat was launched […]
POLITICS…
  • Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 13 October 2021. Migrant crossings from France Last week I attended the Conservative Party conference in Manchester and was pleased to hear the Home Secretary, Priti Patel address an issue […]
FIRE…
  • Two police officers have pulled a man from a burning building during a fire in Sellindge. The officers from Folkestone’s Local Policing Team were called following concerns for a man in a property near Swan Lane at 12.40am on Monday 3 May 2021. Shortly after arriving at the scene, the officers […]
HOUSING…
  • Ashford Borough Council is getting ready to welcome Afghan families fleeing war-torn country and is appealing to private sector landlords to come forward with accommodation. The council has increased its efforts to meet the growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan by announcing it is willing to […]
HEALTH…
  • Following the success of a drive-through school immunisations model, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust will be hosting a pop-up clinic at their large vaccination centre in Thanet next week for teenagers who missed having their HPV, meningitis and booster jabs. Thanks to space available at […]
  • The NHS will begin vaccinating patients against coronavirus at dozens of hospital hubs from this week at the start of the biggest immunisation programme in history. People aged 80 and over as well as care home workers will be first to receive the jab, along with NHS workers who are at higher risk. […]
FARMING…
  • A new approach is being taken by officers across the East of England in an effort to combat hare coursing. Kent Police has teamed up with six other forces to offer a borderless response to tackle the illegal blood sport. This means that the seven forces signed up to the partnership can work as one [...]
  • Hare coursing has massive impact on rural communities, says CLA South East Regional Director, Tim Bamford Tim explained: “For many farmers, this is an all too familiar scene at this time of year: They have combined one of their fields, and carted the grain. They go to close the field gate [...]
MARITIME…
  • A couple enjoying a beach walk on a sunny but cold day found themselves having to climb up onto a concrete apron to escape the incoming tide. The couple were visiting the area on Saturday 5 December and had decided to walk along the coast. Not being familiar with the tides they found themselves cut […]
  • Kent Fire and Rescue Service and HM Coastguard was called to reports of a person stuck in mud off the Harbour Arm, in Folkestone just after 11.30 this morning, 2 June. Two fire engines arrived as well as the Water Safety Unit. KFRS crews used mud paths to rescue a teenager, who was passed into the […]
HOLIDAYS…
  • Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette arrived into the Port of Dover yesterday, as part of a series of UK coastal cruises for British passengers which launched on 3rd July. Silhouette is the second passenger call into the Port since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. […]
  • Marella Cruises has revealed details of its brand new itineraries sailing UK shores in summer 2021. The Marella Explorer will call at Dover as part of its new domestic cruises, which the company says are “perfect for those looking to explore via sea the history and culture of some amazing British […]

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