Folkestone and Hythe MP to enter talks with Home Office and council over Napier Barracks funding
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 1 September 2021. Last week the government announced its intention to continue to use…
Pensioners targeted by purse thief in Kent supermarket carparks
Shoppers in west Kent are being reminded to keep their purses and bags safe after victims were targeted in supermarket carparks. On Friday 27 August 2021, two pensioners reported their…
Petrol station wrecked in ram-raid at Tesco Express near Maidstone
Detectives are appealing for information following a burglary which led to what has been described as ‘significant damage’ at a petrol station in Larkfield. A vehicle was deliberately reversed into…
Appeal for information after teenage boy reports violent robbery on bus in Whitstable
Witnesses are sought following a report a teenage boy was robbed on a bus in Whitstable. The victim got on a bus at the Tollgate bus stop on Borstal Hill…
Whitstable RNLI Lifeboat launched to yacht run aground 6 miles offshore
A ‘Mayday’ call from a sailing yacht aground in the vicinity of ‘The Spile’ bank off the Isle of Sheppey saw the Whitstable Atlantic 85 lifeboat launch to assist on…
‘Savage’ Chatham rape sees ‘depraved’ man and woman jailed for 21 years
A man and woman have been jailed for a combined total of 21 years following convictions for a rape in Chatham. Samantha Hart and Charlie Olding acted together to persuade…
Man arrested after woman assaulted in Swanley Park area
It was reported a woman was assaulted by a man between 7pm and 7.55pm on Friday 27 August 2021. It is believed the incident began in Swanley Park and continued…
£400 haircut helps raise cash for 6-year-old Maidstone girl with multiple disabilities
Six-year-old Mia May from Maidstone has a genetic disorder which leaves her blind and unable to speak or walk. Retired courier Bas Waite, 63, from Warden Bay, Sheerness, recently shaved…
Ashford man in court over racist abuse at William Harvey Hospital
A suspect has appeared in court accused of racially abusing a hospital worker in Ashford. Kent Police officers were called following a report of an aggressive man at the William…
Appeal for landlords to house Afghan evacuees in Maidstone
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is urgently appealing to any landlords with property suitable for Afghan evacuees to come forward if they have availability across the borough. Following the humanitarian crisis…