Sandgate road to close for 4 days
By Tim Prater It will be necessary to close part of Granville Road East, Sandgate, Folkestone, currently planned from Monday 18 January 2021, to an estimated completion date of 22…
Cash and phone stolen during robbery in Folkestone
Witnesses are being sought in connection with a robbery in Folkestone. A man in his forties was in Guildhall Street North, near Broadmead Road when he was approached by a…
Town council arranges free hot meals and Christmas presents for Folkestone children and families
A free hot meals initiative and Christmas present scheme for Folkestone’s vulnerable and disadvantaged children and parents helped 80 families over the festive period. After the success of Folkestone Town…
Brexit Bad Deal is not just bad for trade, it reduces Kent’s Safety says Colley
Photo by Guillaume Périgois on Unsplash Brexit means that the UK will no longer be a member of 30 EU criminal justice bodies which every day help keep people in…
CCTV images issued by Police probing theft at a Maidstone supermarket
Tesco at Grove Green – Google On Thursday 17 December 2020, Kent Police received a report that bottles of spirits had been stolen from Tesco in Grovewood Drive North, Grove…
Staggering stats released following cross-Channel disruption
Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash Approximately 8,400 hot meals, over 25,000 Covid test applications and more than 14,000 HGVs moved on are just some of the startling statistics of…
Up to 11 youngsters assault teenage boy in Milton near Sittingbourne
Milton Recreation Ground – Google Information is sought following a report a teenage boy was assaulted in Sittingbourne. Between 7.30pm and 8pm on Monday 30 November 2020 a group of…
Folkestone and Hythe MP hoping for a new relationship of co-operation between UK and EU
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 30 December 2020. On Christmas Eve the Prime Minister announced that the government had…
Children help KFRS spread Christmas cheer to the homeless
Children are helping Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) spread festive cheer, by making Christmas cards for homeless people who’ve been housed in temporary accommodation. In recent months KFRS has…
Unmarked police car in collision with Mercedes van in Denton near Canterbury
Officers are appealing for information following a collision between a van and a car near Canterbury. Shortly before 12.30pm on Monday 21 December 2020, a white and blue Mercedes van…