Drive-through jabs for Kent teenagers
Teenagers who missed routine school immunisations this academic year can catch up at a drive-through school holiday clinic in Thanet on Wednesday, 4 August. This will be the second drive-through…
Community Grants Scheme offers share of £150,000 to Dover district groups
The 2021 Winter Community Grants Scheme is open for Community groups who benefit the local area to bid for grants from £100 up to £2,000 once again, as part of…
Kent woman jailed for 15 years over family-run multi-million pound cocaine dealership
A woman from Kent who headed up a crime group that supplied over half a tonne of cocaine and laundered millions of pounds in illicit cash has been jailed for…
Violent e-scooter theft in Gillingham as three men waylay victim in Lower Lines Park
Witnesses are sought after two people were assaulted, and an e-scooter stolen, in Gillingham. At 7.30am on Saturday 24 July 2021 three white men are alleged to have approached the…
Robbers jailed for frightening Margate town centre attack on man in fifties
Two robbers have been jailed for an attack in Margate town centre. Alex Bull and Oliver Lee assaulted a man and stole £40 from him after he refused to buy…
World War Two Gun Battery site opens up for visitors
Site co-owner Martin Button with Police Cadets behind Words and pictures by Ray Duff On Saturday the World War two gun emplacement site at Capel was open to visitors to…
Love Grace Handbag Appeal sees Canterbury supporting women suffering from domestic violence and abuse
A special appeal in the memory of Grace Millane has seen almost 100 handbags filled with toiletries and donated to women who are suffering from domestic violence and abuse. Grace…
Woeful record on farm safety across Kent and South East as fatalities rise
By Michael Valenzia, Regional Director of CLA South East The farming industry has a woeful safety record, which stubbornly shows little sign of improvement, with sobering statistics presented each year.…
Man appears in court charged with arson in Canterbury
A suspect has appeared in court charged with arson as police continue to investigate car fires in Canterbury. Kent Police was called shortly after 1am on Thursday 22 July 2021…
Man who attacked van driver with knife in Ashford and tried to set fire to house in Charing is jailed
An extended sentence has been imposed on a man who slashed at a van driver with a knife in Ashford and tried to set fire to a house in Charing.…