Pick up or pay up is the message to dog walkers in Folkestone and Hythe
Pick up after your pooch – or pay the price is the message from Folkestone & Hythe District Council in its latest campaign designed to reduce dog fouling in the…
CCTV appeal after damage to car in Maidstone
A CCTV image, shown below, has been issued by officers investigating a report of damage to a car in Maidstone. Kent Police received an allegation that at around 1.15am on…
Search of Tunbridge Wells cocaine dealer’s car reveals stash hidden in a sock
Library image… Proactive officers in Tunbridge Wells have seized class A drugs concealed in a vehicle compartment. On Thursday 8 December 2022, constables from the Tonbridge Community Policing Team were…
Christmas tree recycling branching out across east Kent
Pilgrims Hospices is rolling out the renowned Christmas Tree Recycling fundraising campaign into Canterbury and Thanet for the first time. The environmentally-friendly fundraising initiative has been running in the Ashford…
Dover MP urges Rishi Sunak to meet with Macron over small boats crisis
Natalie Elphicke MP The member of Parliament for Dover & Deal is urging Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to meet with the French President Emmanuel Macron, to agree to joint beach…
Drug dealer admits offences following investigation by Swale CID
A drug dealer has admitted five charges following an investigation by the Swale Crime Investigation Department. On the morning of Wednesday 9 December 2020, Kent Police officers attended an address…
Folkestone and Hythe Council ‘mothball’ controversial Princes Parade project
Hoardings will remain in place Folkestone and Hythe District council has decided to progress the The Princes Parade scheme once market conditions are more favourable. Cabinet members considered options relating…
HGV supercab catches motorist putting on makeup at the wheel
A motorist caught reversing on the M2 and another applying her makeup at the wheel were among those targeted during a unique road safety operation. Officers from Kent Police’s Road…
New powers for Kent County Council to clampdown on illegally parked HGVs
New powers have been given to Kent County Council to help keep roads in the county clear of illegally parked HGVs. KCC will be allowed to clamp and issue penalty…
Folkestone and Hythe MP – Channel migrant boat tragedy
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 14 December 2022 Today we received the tragic news of deaths in the Channel…