Plans for more electric cars will drive down Folkestone carbon footprint
Drivers are being encouraged to switch to electric vehicles by a £40,000 scheme to provide on-street charging points in Folkestone, Hythe and New Romney. The 15 fast chargers will be…
Stour power boost for refurbished leisure centre in Ashford
Ashford Borough Council has secured a £1.45m Government grant to replace the ageing power plant at its flagship Stour leisure centre with a state-of-the-art system which will slash running costs,…
Drug dealer jailed after running county line from Folkestone
A drug dealer who ran a county line from Folkestone has been jailed. Officers from the County Lines and Gangs Team, supported by Folkestone’s Community Policing Team, carried out a…
Drug dealer jailed after ‘stinger’ halts high speed pursuit near Sandwich
A drug dealer who claimed he would not have been caught by police during a pursuit had he not been stopped by a stinger has been jailed. Spencer Bowen was…
Ashford to become international Border Control Post after Brexit
The J10a/Sevington site in Ashford taking shape Ashford has always promoted its transport links, but did you know it’s set to start providing a port health service next year? In…
Two arrested as NCA investigates supply of small boats to people smugglers
Two more people have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into a suspected criminal network involved in supplying inflatable boats to people smugglers. Three of these…
Thanet Council concerns over EU transition lorry park at Manston Airport
The Leader of Thanet District Council has confirmed that the council continues to have major concerns about the use of the Manston Airport site as a holding area for up…
Suspected Maidstone drug dealer charged following early morning search
A suspected dealer has been charged after drugs were seized at a Maidstone address. At 6am on Wednesday 25 November 2020, a search warrant for drugs was executed at the…
Suspected robbers charged after parcel delivery driver targeted near Longfield
Two suspected robbers have been charged after a delivery driver was targeted near Longfield. On Monday 14 September 2020, patrols were called to Well Field in Hartley where a man…
Large gathering dispersed by Police in Ramsgate
Twenty people were dispersed from Ramsgate town centre as part of work by Kent Police to target anti-social behaviour. From 6pm on Friday 20 November 2020, a 48-hour dispersal order…