Amazing kindness shown by people who have rallied to provide welfare for M20 lorry drivers
Multi-agency efforts to provide people caught up in the cross-Channel traffic disruption in Kent with food, water and facilities is continuing over the Christmas period. On the M20, Kent County…
Man with knife arrested after report of delivery driver was victim of a robbery in Canterbury
A suspect has been arrested following a reported robbery in Canterbury. Kent Police was called at 12.50am on Tuesday 22 December 2020 following a report that a delivery driver had…
Folkestone community works project gets wheels turning
A food business venture has got on the road – quite literally – thanks to the support of the Folkestone Community Works project. The Little Greek Bus was dreamt up…
Folkestone and Hythe supporting families facing winter hardship
Support for families and individuals who are struggling to buy food or keep warm this winter is being provided across the Folkestone and Hythe district. Along with other local authority…
Teenage boy arrested following beach hut burglaries in Herne Bay
A teenager has been arrested in connection with reports of beach hut break-ins in Herne Bay. Kent Police was called to Spa Esplanade in the town shortly before 11pm on…
CCTV appeal following attempted burglary – Maidstone
CCTV images have been issued by officers investigating a report of an attempted burglary at a Maidstone business. At around 1.35am on 22 November 2020, a shop on Mote Road…
PM must declare a ‘State of Emergency’ in Kent, Davey warns
The Liberal Democrats have demanded the Prime Minister declares a “State of Emergency” in Kent with over 5,000 lorries left stranded after the border between France and the UK was…
Ramsgate tax adviser jailed for stealing £45,000 from client
A tax adviser from Ramsgate has been jailed for two years and seven months after defrauding a client out of more than £45,000. In May 2017, Lana Laws asked one…
CCTV appeal after thwarted M&S theft in Maidstone
A CCTV image, shown above, has been issued by officers investigating allegations of attempted shoplifting at a store in Maidstone. It is reported that on Wednesday 9 December 2020, a…
Skirmishes erupt at Dover Ferry Port and Manston
Kent Police received reports in the morning of Wednesday 23 December 2020 of disturbances involving individuals in both Dover and at the DfT-run lorry holding facility at Manston who are…