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…
Council oversees 1,000 ‘whips’ planted by pupils from four Ramsgate schools
The young trees planted at Newington Green Photo: Thanet District Council In October, Thanet District Council got together with four Ramsgate schools to plant 1,000 young trees across the town.…
Stories of ‘the Few’ recorded in newly launched database at Capel-le-Ferne Battle of Britain Memorial
Personnel of No 602 Squadron, 1940 The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust has launched a comprehensive database offering academics, authors and researchers fresh opportunities to find detailed information on the…
Fly-tipper dumps Ashford resident’s rubbish just two streets from their home
Library image An Ashford resident paid £200 in cash to a complete stranger in a white lorry to take a large amount of household waste to the town’s tip –…
Two killed in crash between Skoda and BMW on City Way Rochester
At around 11.45pm on Saturday 29 October 2022, a blue BMW 1 series was travelling along City Way, Rochester, when it collided with a grey Skoda Fabia. Officers attended the…
Colonies of rats in Kent woodland attracted by Halloween pumpkin dumpers
Pumpkin dumping in Sea Wood / Woodland Trust With Halloween looming the Woodland Trust has issued an urgent plea to witches, wizards and spooks everywhere not to endanger wildlife by…