Police in Tonbridge alerting older people to fraudsters and scams
Police community support officers in Tonbridge are visiting the homes of older people as part of increased measures to protect them from fraudsters and scams. PCSOs have been attending settings…
Lifesaving public medical equipment stolen from Ashford village
Kent Police is investigating a report of a defibrillator theft from a village near Ashford. It was reported that the emergency equipment was stolen from its location outside the Hub…
Convoy of Kent Fire Engines make their way to Ukraine
Six fire engines and 2,000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) have started their journey across Europe to Ukraine. The decommissioned fire engines have been donated to Fire Aid by…
Call handler Sarah praised by Kent Police after defusing violent situation
A call handler and despatcher in Kent Police’s Force Control Room (FCR) has been recognised for her professionalism when dealing with a violent incident. Sarah Steer, who has been taking…
Black History Month opens to great acclaim in Folkestone
Portraits and Abstract paintings Photo: Rat Duff Words and pictures by Ray Duff A quite spectacularly colourful and varied Black History Month art exhibition has opened in the Sassoon Gallery…
Sunday talks at the Battle of Britain Memorial Folkestone
Tickets are selling out fast for this Sunday’s (21st November) visit to the site by world-class conductor Anthony Inglis, who will begin this season’s series of talks at The Wing…
Armed robber who pushed knife against Medway taxi driver’s ribs faces 4½ years behind bars
An armed robber who targeted a Medway taxi driver has been jailed. On Friday 13 August 2021, Matthew Lycett went to Maidstone Road, Chatham with a knife and flagged down…
Maidstone man charged after attempted cash machine theft from Canterbury store
A suspect has appeared in court charged in relation to the attempted theft of a cash machine in Canterbury. Kent Police arrived following a report that a digger had been…
Man who strangled woman in Rochester facing more than three years in jail
More than three years’ imprisonment has been imposed on a man who strangled a woman. Oliver Pinney committed the assault after taking the victim, who is known to him, back…
Highspeed trains to return on Deal, Dover, Maidstone East and Tonbridge routes before Christmas
Library image – Highspeed train departing from Dover Priory More trains will be re-introduced to the train timetable, beginning on December 12, supporting jobs and the economy across Kent, East…