A quiet Tuesday evening was shattered yesterday when a kitchen fire broke out in a residential property on Wear Bay Road, prompting a major emergency response and a stark reminder…
Emergency services were called to the A28 in Great Chart on Wednesday morning, 7 January 2026, after a double decker bus carrying school pupils slipped off the road during freezing…
A suspected drug dealer on an e-bike failed to outsmart Kent Police drone pilots when he tried to evade arrest. On Saturday 3 January 2026, officers were in Gravesend town…
A 33-year-old man who fled to Morocco to evade prosecution for a violent armed burglary has been sentenced to eight years and four months in prison. Zouhair Etteay, of Chatham,…
A Tenterden “house of horrors” has been padlocked after months of drug-fuelled misery left neighbours living in fear. Ashford Borough Council secured a three-month Closure Order on the flat at…
Kent Police has confirmed a 48 year old woman reported missing from Wainscott on Tuesday 6 January 2026 has been safely located. Officers would like to thank all those who…
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is inviting residents to share their views on its new budget strategy. The plan balances investment in local services with the need to manage rising…
A police dog has assisted with the recovery of drugs in Hawkinge near Folkestone where two suspected dealers were arrested. At around 2pm on Tuesday 30 December 2025, patrols in…
CCTV images have been released after a report of a distraction theft in Sittingbourne when Kent Police was called to an incident in the High Street at around 3.10pm on…
A man has appeared in court charged with an aggravated burglary in Sevenoaks just after Christmas at an address in Seal High Street during the evening of Saturday 27 December…
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