Giant Poppies mark Royal British Legion Centenary and Armed Forces Day in Dover
Two seven-metre-high poppy murals have been created at the home of the National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne to mark this year’s centenary of the Royal British Legion and…
Photo printers alert to indecent images of children leads to Dover man jailed for 12 years
Phillip Bassett Kent Police custody image A man from Dover has been jailed for sexually assaulting child after concerns raised by printers Staff at a photo printing company who raised…
Has COVID delayed Kent students’ decisions about university?
COVID has caused many young people to delay thinking about their future. But as the prospect of freedom slowly returns, they are starting to get serious about what happens next.…
Rogue trader defrauded retired Teynham man of over £100,000
Custody image of Abey Smith Kent Police A rogue trader has been sent to prison after tricking a man into spending more than £100,000 on unnecessary repairs to his house.…
Tent in Canterbury park set alight as man slept inside
Toddlers’ Cove park Image: Google Witnesses are being urged to come forward after a tent in which a man was sleeping was reportedly set alight in Canterbury. The victim was…
Appeal to find female victim of Maidstone assault
Investigators are appealing for the victim of a reported Maidstone assault to contact them. The incident happened on Sunday 30 May 2021 in Week Street between its junctions with St…
Do you have elephants lurking in your Kent garden?
Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is launching a Kent-wide moth spotting week next week, urging people across the county to get outdoors and take part in spotting an array of important…
Payroll fraud ringleader from Kent told repay £1.7m or face another 4 years in jail
David Michael Hughes Photo: HMRC A globe-trotting tax consultant who stole £6.9 million from construction workers’ pay packets has been ordered to repay £1.7 million or face a further four…
Ten burglary charges after shops targeted across Kent
Image: Google Ten burglary charges have been authorised against a man who is said to have targeted shops across Kent. On Wednesday 17 June 2021, a 40-year-old from Ilford, London…
Man behind anti-social behaviour in Canterbury banned from entering areas of city centre
Canterbury city centre A Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) has been imposed on a man who repeatedly committed anti-social behaviour in Canterbury. David Tench, 33, is forbidden by the court order…