Pilgrims Hospices’ Christmas tree recycling branches out across east Kent
Pilgrims Hospices Tree Recycling initiative is celebrating its 11th anniversary since its inception in Ashford Borough Council area, raising an incredible, £171,635 for local hospice care in that time. In…
Pet pooch plucked from drainage pipe in Faversham countryside by Fire Service Animal Rescue team
Kent Fire and Rescue Service Animal Rescue Unit was called to help rescue a dog that had got stuck in a water pipe in a dyke near Kemsdale Road between…
‘History of Bobbys store’ book records Folkestone’s retail heydays
The Bobbys to Folca book front cover Photo: Ray Duff… Words and pictures by Ray Duff… Hundreds of people visited Folkestone Museum, prior to Christmas, for the launch event of…
Wallet stolen from pensioner in Chatham supermarket
Officers investigating a report of a theft from a pensioner at a Chatham supermarket have released CCTV images of two men they would like to identify. At around 2.30pm on…
Kent Fire and Rescue boss Ann awarded OBE in King’s New Year Honours
Ann Millington received an OBE Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has announced its Chief Executive, Ann Millington, has been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours 2023. Ann has…
Appeal over distinctive motorbikes stolen in burglary near Tunbridge Wells
Police are appealing for witnesses after two motorbikes were stolen during a burglary in Crowborough, close to the Kent border. Thieves broke into a private garage in Warren Road sometime…
Elizabethan-era shipwreck near Dungeness featured on BBC TV tonight
The discovery of a rare Elizabethan-era shipwreck near Dungeness is being featured on national television this (Sunday) evening. The remains at Denge Quarry were uncovered earlier in April by a…
King’s New Year Honour for long serving Denis at Walmer RNLI
Denis Brophy MBE Walmer RNLI’s Operations Manager Denis Brophy has been recognised in King Charles III’s first New Year Honours List with an MBE for Services to Maritime Safety. Denis…