Fuel crisis easing says Folkestone and Hythe MP
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 29 September 2021. This week the Department for Transport took decisive action to take…
Pedestrian killed in Canterbury following collision with van in Station Road West
Witnesses are being sought following a fatal collision in Canterbury. The collision, involving a pedestrian and a white Vauxhall Vivaro van, took place at 12.05pm on Tuesday 28 September 2021…
Officers seize more than 21,000 black-market cigarettes from Gravesend newsagents
Two secret compartments and more than 21,000 illicit cigarettes have been found as part of a multi-agency operation targeting untaxed cigarettes and illicit tobacco in newsagents across Gravesend. The enforcement…
Canterbury Diocese welcomes new Readers at Cathedral
Bishop Rose with all the Readers On 26 September at Canterbury Cathedral, the Diocese of Canterbury welcomed five new Readers and celebrated the ministry of all Readers in a special…
Ashford Council takes over NCP car park in Park Mall
Ashford Borough Council has taken ownership of the former NCP car park at Park Mall shopping centre in Ashford Town Centre, and have announced it will become one of their…
Hit and run driver hunted after cyclist in 70s suffered serious injuries near Sevenoaks
Kent Police investigators are appealing for witnesses following a collision involving a car and a cyclist in Halstead, near Sevenoaks. The incident happened on Thursday 23 September 2021 in Watercroft…
Eleven arrested at scene of protest on Kent motorway interchange – UPDATE – second protest sees more arrests
Kent Police officers have arrested 11 people at the scene of a protest at Junction 3 of the M25. The incident on the Swanley Interchange roundabout began at around 7.30am…
Police patrols target dangerous drivers in west Kent
Patrols have targeted speeding motorists and unsafe vehicles in west Kent. On 16 September 2021, officers from the Tonbridge and Malling Community Safety Unit and Kent Police’s Roads Policing Unit…
Appeal after boy is robbed and assaulted in Canterbury city centre
Witnesses are being urged to come forward following a robbery in Canterbury. At around 3.50pm on Wednesday 15 September 2021 a boy was approached by two teenagers in St George’s…
Folkestone car thieves jailed for eight years
Two men who stole cars from outside houses in Folkestone and Romney Marsh have been jailed for a total of eight years after officers uncovered mobile phone footage of them…