Father and daughter swept out to sea on paddleboards near Margate
Photo: RNLI Margate Margate RNLI has rescued a father and his daughter who were struggling to return to shore in strong tidal conditions off the north Kent coast. UK Coastguard…
Three arrested over alleged supply of boats to cross-Channel people smugglers
Three people have been arrested following an investigation into the alleged supply of small boats to cross-Channel people smugglers. On the evening of 8 April, a 33-year-old woman from the…
Canterbury ‘bollards’ reminder as city set to spring back to life
With the reopening of non-essential shops just around the corner, Canterbury City Council is reminding residents, businesses and their customers that the city centre security bollards are now back in…
Man in 50s hospitalised in vicious attempted robbery in Ramsgate
An appeal for witnesses has been made by officers investigating an attempted robbery in Ramsgate. At around 8pm on Good Friday, 2 April 2021, a man in his fifties reported…
Cash and class A drugs seized following Canterbury arrest
Photo of items seized by Kent Police Class A drugs and cash have been seized and a suspected drug dealer arrested in Canterbury. Officers from the city’s Community Policing Team…
Victim hospitalised after teenage girls and boys assault woman walking in Mote Park Maidstone
Investigators are appealing for witnesses to a reported assault in a Maidstone park. At around 8.15pm on Thursday 8 April 2021, a woman was walking on a footpath in Mote…
24 years in jail for paedophile formerly from Folkestone found guilty of 11 rape offences
A paedophile has been jailed for 24 years after he was found guilty of raping two children. Stephen Dowle, formerly of Folkestone, was convicted of 12 offences, 11 of which…
Man on electric scooter in Maidstone reported to have assaulted dog walker after pets barked at him
Police investigators are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Maidstone. The incident happened between 4pm and 4.30pm on Tuesday 6 April 2021 as the victim was walking two dogs…
Bishop of Dover pays tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh
The Bishop of Dover has paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh Rose Hudson-Wilkin wrote: Dear sisters and brothers, It is with great sadness that I heard the news today…
Historic ceiling panels discovered by restoration experts at Maison Dieu in Dover
Photo above: Elaborate decoration to the ceiling panels in the Connaught Hall has been discovered by expert conservators Two of Britain’s leading conservation experts have been appointed by Dover District…