Prolific thieves jailed for 22 years after ATM ram raid and catalogue of crimes across Kent
Ram raiders who stole an ATM from a newsagent in Northfleet have been jailed for a combined total of 22 years. Joseph Hoadley and Grant Searle stole the machine from…
£19 million cocaine seizure at Dover Docks lands pair facing more than 30 years in jail
Two men from the north west of England have been jailed to a total of 30 years and four months after attempting to smuggle 243 kilos of cocaine into the…
Image of man released in probe into Whitstable kitchen sink items burglary
Efit issued released by Kent Police A computer-generated image of a man has been issued by detectives investigating a burglary in Whitstable. At around 4.15pm on Sunday 30 May 2021,…
Three hospitalised and five arrested in reported Hythe town centre brawls
Kent Police was called at 8.20am on Monday 5 July 2021 following a report that a man had been assaulted in Bank Street. Officers attended and a man was taken…
Ashford man charged in connection with Manorfield assault
A man is to appear in court charged in connection with an assault in Ashford. Kent Police was called to Manorfield in Ashford at around 1.30pm on Monday 5 July…
Former Canterbury fraudster must repay £3.5million under Proceeds of Crime Act or face another 10-years in jail
A convicted fraudster jailed following a complex VAT scam which involved him using multiple false identities has been ordered to pay back almost £3.5 million under the Proceeds of Crime…
Infection rates rising but only one person admitted to East Kent hospitals for Covid care reports Folkestone and Hythe MP
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 7 July 2021. On Monday Boris Johnson announced the government’s intentions for the final…
‘No Face Masks’ allowed for World Naked Bike Riders in Folkestone
The 7th annual Folkestone WNBR is scheduled to take place in Folkestone on Saturday 31 July 2021. Riders will gather on the Green at Shearway Rd CT19 4RH at 1.00pm…
Canterbury Diocese welcomes 22 brand new revs from across Kent
On Saturday (3 July), the Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover, ordained 10 new priests and 11 new deacons at services in Folkestone and Canterbury. She licensed an additional…
Surgeons use £1.5million robot for pioneering operation on cancer patient from Folkestone
A state-of-the-art surgical robot is now helping to treat even more patients, including people with cancer in their mouth or throat. Head and neck surgeons have undergone extensive training in…