£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…
Sewage leak in Thanet adds to pressure on RNLI crews on north Kent beaches as they prepare for Summer
RNLI Lifeguards across the beaches of Thanet & Swale were kept busy last week with multiple incidents, training sessions and a sewage leak to contend with. Margate’s beaches saw a…
Bid to save dog at Sunny Sands in Folkestone aborted as rising tide thwarts rescue
Kent Fire and Rescue crews were called to reports of a trapped dog in the rocks at Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone. The owner of the dog called 999 around…
Dangerous landslips in Herne Bay causing serious concerns
Photo: Canterbury City Council Canterbury council is very concerned to see there have been further landslips at Bishopstone Glen in Herne Bay over recent days, following previous incidents earlier this…
Police probe after 9-year-old boy cycles into rope trap laid across path in East Malling
A rope that was tied across a path resulting in a boy on a bike sustaining a neck injury has been seized by police to be sent for forensic examination.…
Appeal after woman dog walker reports indecent exposure by man near Blue Bell Hill
It is reported that a woman walking her dog witnessed a man committing an indecent act, in woodland between Chatham Road and Old Chatham Road near Blue Bell Hill. The…
Kent prisoner jailed for extra 4½ years over knives and mobile phones found in cell
Seized items Photo: Kent Police A prisoner who was found in possession of improvised knives, and mobile phones, at HMP Swaleside has received a new jail sentence. Martin McCartney was…
Age UK takes over running of Folkestone community hub
As lockdown eases and leisure facilities get back to normal business the operation of the community hub in Folkestone has transferred to Age UK South Kent Coast from Monday 21…
Folkestone and Hythe MP upbeat over power of the vaccine
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 23 June 2021. Best indication yet of the power of the vaccine The latest…