Revamped Ashford Stour leisure centre set to open in June
The Stour Centre is ready to open its doors on 1 June as a £7.5m investment is unveiled. The major refurbishment, which took place during the pandemic, significantly improves the…
Roll up for a fun day selling your emptied cupboard contents in Sandgate Folkestone
An exciting way to sell the contents of your cleared out cupboards! Selling from your front garden / garden as part of a registered Safari or a chance to stroll…
Broadstairs sculptor uses seized knives to create shield for police in Thanet
Knives removed from the streets of Thanet have been turned into a commemorative shield as part of a Kent Police initiative to thank its officers for keeping the district safe.…
Napier Barracks not suitable for asylum seeker accommodation says Folkestone and Hythe MP
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 19 May 2021. Lockdown easing On Monday this week we saw another significant step…
Lorry driver stopped in Dover hid cocaine worth £1m in cab
Border Force Officers found the cocaine hidden in the cab of a Lithuanian-registered lorry A Lithuanian lorry driver has been jailed for nine years after attempting to smuggle 24 kilos…
Dover tackles homelessness with plans for 500 affordable homes
Dover District Council’s Cabinet has agreed a new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy – with a renewed focus on prevention as part of a five-point action plan. The action plan…
‘Magic Mushrooms’ seized in New Street Dover
Drugs, cash and phones have been seized as part of an investigation into drug dealing in Dover. Officers carried out a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a…
7 arrested after cannabis found growing in Herne Bay house
The cannabis cultivation Photo: Kent Police The discovery of cannabis growing in a Herne Bay has led officers to arrest seven people. Kent Police was called at 1.30pm on Saturday…
Surprise statistics lead to Kent Police campaign for safe driving on low speed roads
Officers from Kent Police’s Roads Policing Unit will be supporting a national week promoting safe driving on low speed roads. The Global Road Safety Week runs from Monday 17 May…
Epicentre of drug-related anti-social behaviour in Margate forced to close
A house in Margate suspected to be linked to county lines drug dealing has been closed down by Kent Police. Officers from the Thanet Community Safety Unit applied to Margate…