Suspect charged over pub burglary in Ashford
It’s reported that, in the early hours of Wednesday 13 March 2024, a pub in Willesborough was broken into and items including alcohol were taken. Quick work by officers from…
More than 50 drivers stopped by police in Kent weekend crackdown on nuisance drivers
During a countywide initiative to curb illegal and antisocial vehicle use, Police in Kent conducted arrests and seized vehicles. Between March 15 and March 17, 2024, two operations were carried…
Image of woman released after reported assault on taxi driver in Folkestone
It’s reported a taxi driver was assaulted in his car in Cheriton Road at around 10.40pm on Monday 4 March 2024. He didn’t sustain any serious injuries. An image of…
Finely crafted Fishermen’s Memorial Bench unveiled at Whitstable harbour
Whitstable Harbour – Photo: Canterbury City Council — The Fishermen’s Memorial Bench, located on the beach west of Whitstable Harbour, was unveiled last week on Thursday 14 March). The splendid…
Folkestone and Hythe residents can signup for Garden Waste Collections NOW!
Library image — Residents looking to dispose of their grass cuttings, leaves and perished flowers can now apply for or renew the garden waste service. Signups for fortnightly household collections…
Men who attempted to smuggle 39 migrants, OUT of UK through Dover jailed for 12-years
Two men who attempted to smuggle 39 migrants, including a 6-year-old boy and a teenage girl, out of the UK in the back of a refrigerated lorry have been jailed…
Jail for thieves who decide ‘payment for items from shops is optional!’
Kent Police is continuing the crackdown on retail crime with immediate prison sentences on the same day, for two persistent thieves from Swale and Medway. William Harris, 54, targeted shops…
Nuisance drivers hit by cops in Kent-wide operation
Library image A number of car drivers acting in an anti social manner were reported for traffic offences and had their vehicles seized during an enforcement crackdown in north Kent…
West Kent drugs supply chain broken by proactive cops
Proactive police patrols in Tonbridge have dismantled a drugs supply chain to hundreds of users across the west of the county. Cocaine and a burner phone used to send bulk…
Royalty visits 100-year-old Victoria Hospital in Deal
His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester, visited Victoria Hospital in Deal, on Friday, 8 March, almost 100 years to the day since his own father opened the site. The…