130 jobs to be created as Ashford prepares to run Border Control Post
Around 130 jobs are set to be created as Ashford prepares to run the Border Control Post at Sevington; part of £14m Defra support for local councils. Ashford Borough Council…
Car stolen in Folkestone burglary
Detectives are investigating a burglary in which a car was stolen from outside a Folkestone property. A black VW Scirocco car was taken during the burglary in Archer Road, which…
Motorcycle stolen from Maidstone delivery driver
An image of a motorcycle, shown below, has been issued by officers who are investigating allegations it was stolen from a delivery driver in Maidstone. The black and white Yamaha…
Chatham man held after suspicious package sent AstraZeneca vaccine factory
A Chatham man has been detained after a suspicious package was sent to an AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine factory in Wrexham Kent Police have detained a man after a suspicious package…
Seriously injured pedestrian in Canterbury flown to London hospital
Witnesses are sought to a collision in Canterbury in which a pedestrian was seriously injured. A red Jaguar XF car was travelling east in Broad Oak Road, towards the junction…
Folkestone land owner who allowed site to be used for fly-tipping facing £3,000 bill
Bradstone Avenue site used for fly tipping Photo: Folkestone and Hythe District Council A landowner who allowed his property to be used as a fly-tipping site is facing a bill…
Security warning after thieves target tools from vans in Dover
Builders, plumbers and tradespeople in the Dover area are being advised to take steps to protect their belongings against theft. The advice comes after four reports were made to police…
Irish lorry driver held in NCA cross-Channel smuggling investigation
Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone Photo © Rose and Trev Clough (cc-by-sa/2.0) A truck driver from Ireland has been detained by the National Crime Agency after 42 kilos of cocaine were…
Kent’s first large-scale vaccination centre opens its doors in Folkestone
A beaming smile (behind the mask) on the face of pensioner Maurice Jeffery was all team members at Kent’s first large-scale vaccination centre needed to see this morning (Tuesday, 26…
Folkestone barracks ‘positive test’ asylum seekers moved to Hythe hotels
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 27 January 2021. On 26th January the first mass vaccination centre in Kent for…