Human ‘guinea pigs’ in Kent wanted for study of Covid-19 research treatments
Researchers at East Kent Hospitals are looking for more people to help with their research into Covid-19. The team launched a study earlier this year investigating whether Sambucol Black Elderberry…
Kids make it snappy to show off Dover’s best bits!
Winning photo by Daniel de Souza aged 12 Young people were invited to take part in a council-run photography competition as part of the Great British Spring Clean. They were…
Residents urged to heed warnings as rampant bonfire spreads to shed and fences
Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been called again to an ‘out-of-control’ bonfire – this time at Romney Marsh. Two fire engines were sent to the home in Coast Drive…
Heroin found in man’s sock and cash in radiator ferreted out by police dog in Whitstable
The cash and PD Roxy More than £1,500 was found rolled up inside a radiator by a Kent Police dog during the search of a property in Station Road, Whitstable.…
Crash driver jailed 4½ years after drugs seized from van on M20 near Aylesford
A motorist involved in a collision on the M20 near Aylesford is starting a prison sentence after officers seized more than 12,000 LSD deals. On Wednesday 22 July 2020, patrols…
Margate ‘sewage’ bathing ban lifted in time for weekend
After an extensive clean up operation and regular inspections around the coast, advice for the public not to enter the sea or the area of beach below the high water…
Suspected Maidstone drug dealer charged following early morning search in London
A suspected Maidstone drug dealer has been charged following his arrest by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team. At around 6am on Wednesday 23 June 2021, officers executed a…
Kent seaside visitors urged to keep their distance from ‘locals’
Visitors to the Kent seaside are being urged to keep their distance – to help the ‘local’ wild birds flourish! People enjoying Kent’s coastline are being asked to respect the…
£1.3 million cocaine exchange in north Kent car park led to 9 years in jail for supplier
A £1 million cocaine exchange in a Queenborough car park has led to a supplier being jailed for nine years. Vilmantus Jocius was observed by Kent Police officers exchanging a…
Victim escapes from public toilets in Canterbury after attempted ‘armed’ robbery
At around 5.30pm on Tuesday 22 June 2021, a man in his 20s was washing his hands in the public toilets in Canterbury Lane when he was approached by a…