Charing surgery acting as vaccination centre for Ashford villages
Charing surgery is currently acting as the vaccination centre for the Primary Care Network surgeries at Charing, Ivy Court, Woodchurch and Hamstreet). Nearly 1,000 patients over 80 had their first…
Prime Minister waits till eleventh hour to act says Davey
Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats has commented on the PM’s new lockdown measures. “Just yesterday morning Johnson was telling parents that schools were safe and children should definitely…
Kent County Council backs Lib Dem call for delay to East Kent primary school reopening
The Leader of Kent County Council has called on the Government to keep schools closed in Thanet, Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone and Hythe. Kent County Council’s Liberal Democrat Group Leader…
KCC Leader urges Education Secretary to keep Kent primary schools closed
Photo by CDC on Unsplash In a letter to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson yesterday (Saturday), Kent County Council Leader Roger Gough and Cabinet Member for Education and Skills Richard Long…
Appeal following serious collision of SUV and BMX in Maidstone
Witnesses are sought by officers investigating a serious collision in Maidstone. Kent Police was called at 5.40pm on Friday 1 January 2021 following a collision involving a white Volvo XC60…
Call for Kent schools to close for two months
Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash Kent County Councillors Trudy Dean and Rob Bird are demanding immediate action to stem the spread of the new strain of the Covid-19 virus…
Hythe Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve issue closure notice for January
Photo by Andy Holmes on Unsplash It is with a heavy heart that we will be closing Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve to the public from 4th January 2021 until…
Stolen car recovered and suspects arrested after pursuit in Thanet
A stolen car has been recovered and two suspected thieves arrested by officers from Thanet’s Local Policing Team. Kent Police was called to a report of a Mercedes being driven…
Group in Romney Marsh fined £2,400 for breaching Covid-19 regulations
Melon Lane near Ivychurch Romney Marsh – Image: Google Kent Police’s Rural Task Force have handed out fines to a group of men for breaching Government Covid-19 regulations. Officers attended…
Man charged with murder following death of woman in Canterbury
Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate have charged a man with murder following the death of a woman in Canterbury. Kent Police was called at 11.25am on…