Work begins on keeping Ashford Shared Space alive
Kent County Council (KCC) has begun roadworks aimed at preserving the life of Ashford Shared Space and Lower High Street. Once achieved the area will be better preserved for the…
Task Force and Tactical Operations cops crackdown on violence in Maidstone town centre
The Maidstone Town Centre Task Force and officers from Kent Police’s Tactical Operations Department have been using a knife bar and working with passive drug dogs as part of an…
Convicted Kent sex offender jailed after ignoring court order
A convicted sex offender who was caught accessing images of child sexual abuse on his mobile phone has been jailed for four years. David Haley ignored measures imposed by the…
String of Ashford and Folkestone break-ins sees High Wycombe burglar jailed for eight years
A burglar who targeted homes in Ashford, Hythe and Folkestone has been jailed for eight years. Robert Davanzo was charged with and later admitted conspiracy to burgle following an investigation…
Witness appeal following fracas in Elham pub garden
Kent Police officers were called to the High Street in Elham following an altercation between two groups in a pub garden at 9.30pm on Friday 28 October 2022. Furniture damaged…
Folkestone and Hythe MP crisis meeting with Immigration Minister over channel migrants
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 2 November 2022 Migrant channel crossings There has been renewed focus this week on…
Home energy grants available now in Ashford
Are you eligible for help from the Sustainable Warmth programme which helps to fund home energy improvements for Ashford households most likely to be struggling with energy bills and the…
Suspected phone thieves arrested within half-an-hour and charged after M20 pursuit
Two suspected phone thieves have been charged after their vehicle was pursued by police along the M20 motorway. The men were arrested within 30 minutes of an incident in Larkfield,…
Counter Terrorism Police lead probe into incident at Dover immigration centre
Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) have now taken the lead from Kent Police in the investigation into an incident, which happened at a Home Office immigration centre in Dover.…
Woman approached by suspicious man in Maidstone
Witnesses are sought by officers investigating a suspicious incident in Maidstone where a woman was approached and harassed by a stranger. The woman was left in a state of distress…