CCTV issued after substance tossed over gate of barracks in Folkestone
A CCTV image of two people, shown above, has been released by officers investigating a report of criminal damage in Folkestone. Shortly after 8am on Thursday 28 January 2021, a…
Folkestone and Hythe MP puts record straight over asylum claimants housed in Hythe hotel
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 3 February 2021. Last week a fire was started deliberately at Napier Barracks in…
Child in pram seriously injured in crash involving motorbike and van at Manston
The Loop, Manston Image: Google Maps – Street View Officers are appealing for information following a collision involving a motorbike in Thanet. Between 2pm and 3pm on Sunday 31 January…
Supreme Court ruling offers lifeline for thousands of Kent businesses
A landmark ruling by the Supreme Court was handed down which will present a lifeline to thousands of businesses affected by Covid-19 who will now be able to claim under…
Unique insight into Battle of Britain heroes at Capel-le-Ferne
Top aviation author Dilip Sarkar, pictured above, entertained a large online audience with fascinating tales of the Few when he delivered the first of a series of online talks organised…
Margate man charged with murder of woman
Kent Police was called to a property in Godwin Road, Cliftonville, shortly before 11am on Thursday 28 January 2021, where a woman was found fatally injured. Following an investigation by…
Suspect charged with burglaries in Ashford and Westgate-on-Sea
A suspect will appear in court charged in connection with burglaries in Ashford and Thanet. Following an investigation by the Chief Constable’s Crime Squad, a man from Loughton, Essex was…
Lib Dems and Greens cosy up for Kent elections
Photo by Elliott Stallion on Unsplash Shepway Green Party and local Lib Dems have agreed not to stand against each other in the six Folkestone and Hythe seats being fought…
Jail for man from Ashford following online sexual offences
A man from Ashford has been jailed following an investigation by Kent Police’s Paedophile Online Investigation Team. Robert Ellis, 33, sent a series of sexual messages to someone he thought…
‘Parklets’ installed in Dover at weekend
An innovative new scheme to install five ‘parklets’ in Dover begins this weekend. A parklet is intended to provide space for people to sit, relax and enjoy the environment, and…