Eat Well Spend Less Roadshows in Ashford and across East Kent
Districts across East Kent are working together to host a series of roadshows during July, August and September. The roadshows will focus on providing targeted help and advice for local…
Holiday let planned for historic Maison Dieu in Dover
Maison Dieu in Dover A £10m reawakening of the Grade I Listed Maison Dieu will see the restoration of internationally significant decorative schemes by the renowned Victorian neo-Gothic architect, William…
Suspected thief aggressive and racially abusive in Headcorn petrol station
Investigators have released a CCTV image (shown below) of a man who may have important information about an incident of racial abuse in Headcorn. At around 5.30pm on 17 April…
Sudden surge of vehicles damaged in Ashford village
Witnesses are being sought after a number of vehicles were damaged in Smeeth, near Ashford. Kent Police was called to the village at 12.30am on Wednesday 27 July 2022 after…
Maidstone ‘bully’ jailed for violent abuse of woman
A violent man from the Maidstone area is starting a prison sentence after he persistently assaulted and abused a woman for more than a year. Kasey Knowles targeted his vulnerable…
Violent Gravesend stalker escaped from court
Reader fled Medway Magistrates Court A man from Gravesend who escaped court custody after he was arrested for a series of harassment and stalking offences has been sentenced to more…
Gun-toting Folkestone rapist jailed for 20 years
A jail term has been imposed on a man who brandished an imitation firearm before raping a woman in Folkestone. Richard Scaife was arrested by armed officers after they were…
Kent council leaders unite in challenging government to solve hellish cross-Channel travel disruption
In an open letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP, (published below) Kent council leaders are urging the Government to effectively manage disruption on the county’s…
FREE! Maidstone River Festival launches today!
Come along to Lockmeadow Town Square today, Saturday 30 July, as it hosts the River Festival Stage with family activities, games and performances. It is the ideal spot for spectators…