Man jailed over sexual assault of girl on Kent train
A man who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl on a train to Rainham has been jailed for three years, following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation. Matthew Lewis, 55, from…
Natalie’s delight at return of hourly high speed trains between London and Deal
Natalie Elphicke MP Dover and Deal MP, Natalie Elphicke has welcomed the reintroduction of all day direct hourly high-speed trains between Deal and St Pancras in both directions including the…
Steaming cyclist attacks replacement bus driver and woman at Ramsgate station
British Transport Police is appealing for witnesses after a replacement bus driver and a woman were assaulted at Ramsgate railway station. A man assaulted the bus driver after he was…
Folkestone & Hythe MP hopes both sides in rail row consider unjust price public is paying
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 3 August 2022 Lionesses triumph Last Sunday tens of millions of us watched the…
Dover MP Elphicke slams RMT union over upcoming rail strike
Natalie Elphicke MP With the rail network set to grind to a halt next week in a strike over pay and jobs, the conservative MP for Dover and Deal has…
Kent Police County Lines and Gangs Team arrest and charge eighteen in May
A drug dealer seen using a county line phone while on a train to east Kent was among those jailed following work by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team…
Appeal after man threatens to throw rail enforcement officer onto tracks at Greenhithe station
Officers investigating an incident in which a man threatened a member of rail staff with violence at Greenhithe station are today releasing images in connection with the event. At 7pm…
Locomotive and track stolen from East Kent Railway near Dover
The narrow gauge locomotive which was stolen A CCTV image has been released by officers investigating the theft of items from a charity near Dover. On the morning of Wednesday…
World famous ‘Flying Scotsman’ steam train attracts large crowds across Kent
Smoke billowing, the Flying Scotsman heads off to Ashford Photo: Ray Duff Words and pictures by Ray Duff Hundreds gathered along some of Kent’s main railway lines including those at…