Top prize in anti knife crime competition for Ashford John Wallis Academy pupil
‘A Missed Opportunity’ Almost 100 pieces of artwork have been submitted by school children from across Kent as part of a competition to promote anti-knife crime messages. Entries have included…
Suspect arrested and drugs seized from cultivation in Dover
A suspected drug dealer was arrested after officers uncovered a cannabis cultivation while on duty in Dover. Kent Police officers were carrying out enquiries in the London Road area of…
Cheaper resident parking permits for electric cars in Dover
Dover District Council (DDC) is to introduce cheaper resident parking permits for low emission vehicles as part of a review of parking charges. The move aims to incentivise a switch…
Folkestone builders’ merchant drops in to rescue storm-damaged Spitfire
Generous support from a local builders’ merchant has allowed the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust to get its storm-damaged Spitfire replica temporarily flying straight and level. The replica fighter, which…
Kent Police seize firearm and more than £10,000 in cash in county line arrests
Weapons, drugs and more than £10,000 in cash have been seized as part of an investigation into a suspected county line operating from London and into parts of Kent. Two…
Violent robber jailed after befriending victim in Maidstone
A violent robber who befriended a victim in Maidstone before stealing his watch has been jailed. At around 8.20pm on 2 June 2020, Allen Mulcahy and Jack O’Reilly approached a…
CCTV issued after substance tossed over gate of barracks in Folkestone
A CCTV image of two people, shown above, has been released by officers investigating a report of criminal damage in Folkestone. Shortly after 8am on Thursday 28 January 2021, a…
Folkestone and Hythe MP puts record straight over asylum claimants housed in Hythe hotel
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 3 February 2021. Last week a fire was started deliberately at Napier Barracks in…
Child in pram seriously injured in crash involving motorbike and van at Manston
The Loop, Manston Image: Google Maps – Street View Officers are appealing for information following a collision involving a motorbike in Thanet. Between 2pm and 3pm on Sunday 31 January…
Supreme Court ruling offers lifeline for thousands of Kent businesses
A landmark ruling by the Supreme Court was handed down which will present a lifeline to thousands of businesses affected by Covid-19 who will now be able to claim under…