Dover and Deal MP Charlie Elphicke has announced his support for Boris Johnson to be the next Prime Minister – calling him "the person to unite the country and deliver a bright future".

Photo: Andrew Tryon

By Ray Duff

On Thursday 13th June, steam train enthusiasts will have two chances to view a former LNER B1 locomotive, no. 61306 'Mayflower'  as it hauls two excursions through Kent including brief stops at Folkestone West and Canterbury stations.

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Officers from the Rural Task Force teamed up with the Angling Trust and the Environment Agency as part of a national campaign to target those who illegally catch fresh water fish.

Police are warning shoppers in Hythe to keep their valuables close after a purse was stolen in a supermarket and cash was withdrawn from a High Street cashpoint.

Witnesses are being sought after a cyclist suffered serious injuries in a collision in Walderslade, Chatham.

With community led housing playing a key role in delivering a range of housing solutions for the future, east Kent local authorities are working together to hold a Community Led Housing and Self-build Conference at The Ark in Dover on 18 June.

D-Day veteran Leslie Curtis  Photo: Chris Lawson

By Chris Lawson

There was standing room only inside the Methodist Church, Sandgate Road, last Thursday, June 6, as Folkestone commemorated all those who fought in the Normandy campaign 75 years ago.

An investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate into a serious assault in Canterbury has now led to a seventh arrest.

A burglar who spent the May bank holiday weekend breaking into businesses around Thanet and Canterbury has been jailed for four years.

An investigation was launched by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate after Kent Police was called to Whitefriars Street at around 6pm on Thursday 6 June 2019 to reports that a teenage boy had been assaulted.