Emergency services scrambled to rescue teenager at Folkestone Harbour Arm
Kent Fire and Rescue Service and HM Coastguard was called to reports of a person stuck in mud off the Harbour Arm, in Folkestone just after 11.30 this morning, 2…
£1 million recovered from convicted money launderer after arrest at Channel Tunnel in Folkestone
Cash discovered in the van Almost £1 million has been recovered from a money launderer who hid bundles of cash within a secret compartment in his van. Faisal Khan is…
Suspect arrested following serious Maidstone park assault
A suspect has been arrested by detectives investigating a serious assault in a Maidstone park. At around 7.20pm on Sunday 30 May 2021, Kent Police was called to a report…
Four men charged after arrests at Dover anti-immigration protest
Four men have been charged after being arrested at a pre-planned anti-immigration protest in Dover. Around 60 people took part in a gathering in the town centre and along the…
100 arrests clocked up for Maidstone Task Force
The Maidstone Task Force has made 100 arrests over just seven months as work to enhance community safety in the Shepway area of Maidstone continues. The task force was launched…
‘We should soon be at the point where COVID-19 has run out of places to go’ says Folkestone and Hythe MP
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 2 June 2021. Covid-19 There has been considerable interest in the new variant of…
Police work to find owners of Giant, Claud Butler and Marin bikes recovered in Thanet
Information is sought to help find the owners of bicycles recovered by police in Thanet. The bikes, which were are believed to have been stolen, were found abandoned in the…
Ashford council eyes £2million ‘golden opportunity’ to acquire new homes
Chilmington Green Photo: Ashford Borough Council Ashford Borough Council has moved a step closer to acquiring a small residential stake in the fast-growing Chilmington Green development for £1.97m. Described in…
Enhanced COVID-19 testing launched across two Canterbury postcodes
A targeted two-week enhanced testing programme is being rolled out across two postcodes in the Canterbury area in response to confirmation of a number of cases of the B.1.617.2 Indian…
Kent Police officers find body in search for missing woman
Officers searching for a missing woman from Horton Kirby near Dartford have located a body. Kent Police were called to the Calfstock Lane area of Farningham shortly after 7pm on…