12-years in jail for dangerous man who robbed three courageous girls at knifepoint in Rochester
A prolific and violent criminal who robbed three girls at knifepoint in Rochester is starting a long prison sentence. Police reported that on 15 October 2022, Luke Slater approached the…
Weapons and drugs seized in police search of Sittingbourne property
Police from the Swale Community Safety Unit and Local Policing Team searched an address in Cavell Way Sittingbourne on Thursday 18 April 2024 under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Once…
Folkestone and Hythe MP ‘on the case’ of bathing water pollution
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 23 April 2024. Bathing water quality in Hythe Bay Earlier this month I…
Folkestone East Cliff serves up a Summer of Sports!
Library image – Get ready! The East Cliff in Folkestone is back and better than ever serving up a sporting season of fun and excitement. With eight pristine lawn tennis…
Van driver jailed over vicious attack outside Dover shop
A van driver from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire who left a Dover shopkeeper seriously injured following an attack in the town has been jailed. Van driver, Kurt Collins got into an argument…
Appeal for mystery victim with head injury struck with ‘blunt object’ in Folkestone
Kent Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault on a mystery man in Bradstone Road, Folkestone on Saturday afternoon. The incident was reported that a man had been assaulted…
Appeal launched after woman reports TWO suspicious incidents in Canterbury
Police investigating two suspicious incidents in Canterbury have released a CCTV image of a man who may be able to help with their enquiries after a woman reported that at…
Drop in for a chat with your local bobby at the Hawkinge Community Centre
The Churchill School in Hawkinge Photo: Hawkinge Gazette – What is Community engagement? Community police engagement is a crucial aspect of modern policing, emphasizing collaboration between law enforcement agencies and…
14-years in jail for man who sexually abused girls and a woman in Ashford and Dover
Kent Police was contacted in October 2019 in which a sexual assault on a woman at an address in Dover the previous month was reported. Following this, an investigation was…
Sport England award £½m for Maidstone Leisure Centre improvements
Sport England has awarded Maidstone Leisure Centre important funding to help improve its swimming pool at the complex. The government funding is aimed at improving the energy of public facilities…