Extended prison sentence for Ashford child sex offender
An extended prison sentence has been imposed on a man who tried to engage children in sexualised conversations online while he was the subject of a court order. Gareth Hall,…
Boy found with suspected class A drugs by town centre police patrol
Library image Suspected class A drugs and cash have been seized after town centre officers proactively stopped a teenager acting suspiciously in Chatham. Officers were on a routine patrol on…
Man spotted exposing himself near children’s play area
Library image – Police patrol Information is sought by officers after a man was seen exposing himself near a children’s play area in Swanley. The incident is reported to have…
Sex attack on schoolgirl in Margate park sees man jailed for six-years
A man who attacked a schoolgirl as she walked through a Margate park has been jailed. The victim was walking through Dane Park during the early evening of Tuesday 7…
‘Depraved’ child sex offenders from Chatham jailed for 13-years
A Chatham sex offender who conspired with a woman to target young children has been jailed for eight and a half years. Tristan Goodwin’s plan to sexually abuse children was…
Wild Escape at Maidstone Museum
Maidstone Museum Maidstone Museum is inviting families to come along and take part in the Wild Escape, the UK’s largest ever museum project, to be held on Earth Day 22…
Adam steps in to run Brighton marathon for Kent toddler needing expensive drug treatment in Spain
Sidney suffers from spinal muscular atrophy Sidney Cooke from Yalding, Kent, aged 23 months, was diagnosed with the rare genetic disorder type one spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) four months after…
Folkestone and Hythe MP’s fillip from budget over SMNRs
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 25 March 2023 Budget Last week the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt used…