Folkestone treated to spectacular ‘Great Conjuction’ of giant planets
By Ray Duff The solar system’s two largest planets Jupiter and Saturn will, from the 16th-25th December, almost form a double-planet sight in the skies around the world called a…
Vandals target buses in Whitstable
Officers are appealing for information following reports of criminal damage in Whitstable. Kent Police was contacted on the evening of Monday 7 December 2020 and it was reported that the…
Police appeal after assault on motorist near Sandwich
Officers investigating the assault of a motorist in Sandwich are appealing for further witnesses. On Friday 9 October 2020 a white Range Rover and a blue Fiat Panda were being…
Driver hit with metal bar during theft of delivery van in Ashford
Detectives are appealing for information following the theft of a delivery van in Ashford. Kent Police was called at 5.35pm on Saturday 5 December 2020 following a reported robbery in…
Did you see serious collision involving white lorry and pedestrian in Ashford?
Witnesses are being sought following a serious collision in Ashford. A white lorry was travelling along the A2070 Kennington Road, Willesborough, towards Canterbury at around 9.50am on Monday 7 December…
Pair of car thieves linked to thefts of 19 vehicles across Kent are jailed
A pair of car thieves who were part of an organised crime group stole vehicles worth around £70,000 from locations that included Medway, Maidstone, Faversham, the Isle of Sheppey and…
Police make arrest after injured man discovered in Borstal Hill Whitstable
Witnesses are being urged to come forward following a disturbance in Whitstable that left a man with injuries. Kent Police was called to a report of an assault in Borstal…
Folkestone and Hythe MP concern over anti-vaccine disinformation on social media
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins. On Tuesday 8 December the NHS carried out the first vaccinations in the world…
Thanet homelessness project ‘recognised at national level’
The Thanet RISE team, based at Thanet District Council, has been highly commended in the category ‘Homelessness project of the year’ at the prestigious UK Housing Awards 2020. Hosted virtually…
Canterbury driver jailed following fatal collision with motorbike near Hawkinge
A motorist who collided with a motorcycle while overtaking, causing its rider fatal injuries, has been jailed. Arber Rama was driving along Canterbury Road in Densole, near Folkestone, at around…