Suspect charged over spate of shoplifting incidents in Ashford
It is alleged that, between 18 December 2023 and 3 January 2024, a man targeted shops in Ashford town centre, along with a supermarket on the outskirts of the town.…
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Image: Woodland Trust With 300,000 free trees up for grabs, schools and communities are being urged to make their New Year a positive one, by planting trees before the 8…
A2 speed restriction in place as more rain sees East Kent river continue to rise
Kent County Council (KCC) brought in a 50mph speed restriction on the A2 yesterday (4 January 2024) and it’s reported the Nailbourne River in the east of the county is…
Appeal after village charity shop burgled and damaged by callous thieves
Officers investigating a burglary at a charity shop in Hawkhurst have released CCTV images of three men they want to speak with. Between 11.45pm on Saturday 23 December and 12.15am…
Nine crews rush to blaze in Hythe bungalow
Library image Kent Fire and Rescue Service sent seven fire engines, a height vehicle, and a bulk water carrier to the scene of a blaze at a bungalow in West…
Two arrested after officers called to burglary in Broadstairs
Two arrests were made by Kent Police officers after arriving on the scene of a burglary in which gardening and power tools were stolen from a shared shed in Western…
Man, 51 arrested over sexual assault reported in Victoria Gardens, Chatham
Library image A man has been arrested following a report of a sexual assault which took place at around 11.45pm on 31 December 2023 in Victoria Gardens, near Albany Terrace,…
Motorcyclist dies in horror head-on crash with car in Rochester
Kent Police was called to the B2097, Rochester Road near to the junction with Laker Road at about 5.15pm yesterday, 3 January 2024, after it was reported that a black…
Warm hearted Gurkha Nepalese community supports Ashford charity
Ashford’s big-hearted Gurkha Nepalese community has collected 20 boxes of food items and £1,152 in cash donations for the town’s FareShare food bank. Organised by Sagarmatha Gurkha Nepalese Community Ashford…
Suspect charged following police closure of London-bound A2 near Gravesend
At around 2.30pm on Monday 1 January 2024, a vehicle suspected to be stolen attempted to make off from officers before being stopped on the London-bound A2 Watling Street, near…