Suspected county line drug dealer appears before Folkestone Magistrates’ Court following Herne Bay arrests
A suspected drug dealer has appeared in court following an investigation by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team. Officers stopped a car in Herne Bay on Wednesday 8 September…
Covid infections in Folkestone and Hythe remain lower than previous peaks last winter and spring says MP
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 16 September 2021. This week the Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, set out the government’s…
Jail for cleaner from Sittingbourne who stole more than £50,000 from elderly customer
A cleaner who stole around £50,000 from a customer has been jailed. Jennifer Richards stole the money from an elderly man whom she cleaned for between October 2017 and February…
Did you see black Audi collide with pedestrian in Melbourne Avenue, Dover?
Witnesses are being sought after a man was seriously injured in a collision in Dover. At around 2.30pm on Tuesday 14 September 2021, a black Audi collided with a pedestrian…
Police hunt after victim is assaulted with bottle following row in Broadstairs
Witnesses are being urged to come forward by officers investigating an assault in Broadstairs. At around 12.45am on Sunday 29 August 2021, Kent Police was called to a report of…
Suspicious goings on leads to discovery of more than 100 cannabis plants in Telegraph Hill near Ramsgate
More than 100 cannabis plants have been seized from a commercial unit near Ramsgate. During the afternoon of Monday 13 September 2021, officers from the Thanet Multi-agency Task Force (Thanet…
Canterbury Court jails Polish lorry driver for 14 and a half years after £4m worth of cocaine found in his bed
A lorry driver has been jailed for 14 and a half years after trying to smuggle 50kg of cocaine worth £4m by hiding it in his bed. Karol Niewiadomski (30),…
East Kent Ploughing Match returns after Covid break
Deborah Geering Leading south east law firm Furley Page will continue its long-standing support for the East Kent Ploughing Match when the popular event returns on 29 September 2021. Deborah…
Huge blaze at National Grid site near Ashford – Updated
Kent Fire and Rescue Service are currently at the scene of a large fire at a National Grid site in Sellindge, Ashford after the alarm was raised shortly after midnight…
A259 Dymchurch Road at Hythe to be closed
Overnight closures of part of A259 Dymchurch Road, Hythe are planned from Tuesday 28 September 2021 for up 4 nights, from 8.00 pm through until approximately 5.00 am each night.…