Officers investigating an incident in which a man threatened a member of rail staff with violence at Greenhithe station have released an image of...
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Plain clothed officers from Kent Police’s Proactive Tasking Team spotted a suspicious vehicle at around 7pm on Friday 11 March 2022 and followed it until it stopped in Bower Lane. The car was searched and patrols discovered a blue carrier bag...
Simon Jones, KRF Strategic Planning Lead, also assured the multi-agency group has well-worked plans in place to manage any potential traffic disruption to help protect local residents and keep Kent moving. Port of Dover said earlier on Thursday...
Transport minister Robert Courts said passengers should expect disruption to ferry routes in coming days, with P&O likely to suspend all services for as long as 10 days. He told MPs: “In taking this decision to make seafarers redundant...
Transport minister Robert Courts said passengers should expect disruption to ferry routes in coming days, with P&O likely to suspend all services for as long as 10 days. He told MPs: “In taking this decision to make seafarers redundant...
Workers who have just been sacked leaving the Port of Dover have left the ship and now blocked the main road into the Port of Dover. Jubliee way is at a standstill after workers with flags and placards blocked lorries and vehicles trying to access...
Workers who have just been sacked leaving the Port of Dover have left the ship and now blocked the main road into the Port of Dover. Jubliee way is at a standstill after workers with flags and placards blocked lorries and vehicles trying to access...
The company will use an agency to keep their ferries running and current staff will be able to apply to the agency for work. The leading ferry firm between Dover and Calais, P&O Ferries, has suspended all its sailings ahead of “a major...
The company will use an agency to keep their ferries running and current staff will be able to apply to the agency for work. The leading ferry firm between Dover and Calais, P&O Ferries, has suspended all its sailings ahead of “a major...
Four fire engines attended the property in Wellers Town Road, and crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire. No casualties were reported. It’s believed the fire started accidentally after a brazier had been left on and caused other...
Five fire engines and the water safety unit were sent to the scene, and crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames. One casualty was passed into the care of SECAmb to be checked for suspected smoke inhalation. HM Coastguard also...
Three people have been arrested following distraction thefts in Sevenoaks where older people have been targeted at cash machines. The suspects were detained after a police helicopter was used to follow the suspects’ car from outside a bank in...
Three people have been arrested following distraction thefts in Sevenoaks where older people have been targeted at cash machines. The suspects were detained after a police helicopter was used to follow the suspects’ car from outside a bank in...
Jai joined the RNLI at Rye Harbour when he was 17 years old although he started attending the station aged just 15. His great uncle was Hon. Sec. at the time and made it clear that his primary duties were making tea for the crew and cleaning the...
Kent Police was called to Skinner Street at around 7.30am on Tuesday 15 March 2022 following a report that a woman had been seen stealing items from inside a parked van. Officers attended the area immediately and arrested a suspect. A bag of tools...
It is reported the victim was approached by two females shortly before 12pm on Saturday 12 March 2022, as he was getting out of a car at a location close to the A26 London Road and Rocks Hollow Gardens. The suspects gestured to pieces of paper they...
It is reported the victim was approached by two females shortly before 12pm on Saturday 12 March 2022, as he was getting out of a car at a location close to the A26 London Road and Rocks Hollow Gardens. The suspects gestured to pieces of paper they...
On Sunday 13 March 2022 at around 4.30pm, officers from Kent Police’s Tactical Firearms Unit were on patrol in Dartford when they were alerted to a bilking from a petrol station in Princes Road. The patrol spotted a moped nearby, which had been...
A total of 56 people are due to appear in court after being charged following a Met investigation into protests on the M25. The charges relate to demonstrations that took place at two locations on three dates in September. Officers helped manage...
Recent months have seen a trend towards larger inflatables, sometimes up to 10 metres in length, being used. The NCA believes many of these large grey or black unbranded vessels have little or no commercial use, and are being purposefully...
Toby Pierce, of Dane Road, has been charged with 10 counts of arson and one count of reckless arson endangering life. He is also charged with one count of assault. The 20-year-old remains in custody and is due to appear at Folkestone...
Part of the conveyor belt and the hopper (a container for loose bulk waste) of a 20-tonne industrial paper shredder were damaged by fire. Around 20 people left the building before the Brigade arrived. Station Commander Dave Hill, who was at the...
At around 9.30am on Tuesday 15 March 2022, a grey Skoda and a white Mercedes van were involved in a collision on the A262 Biddenden Road, near the junction with Nortons Lane. Kent Police and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended and the...
Amos Vincent, Amos Beaney and William Dennard were all involved in a plot last year, which led to the victim being restrained while her property was ransacked. Dennard drove his accomplices to the victim’s address on 17 September 2021. Vincent...
Fraudsters who stole £60,000 during a conspiracy which saw 47 elderly victims targeted have been jailed for a combined total of over eight years. All but one of the victims singled out by Aaron Leacock, Warren Roache or Sean Lee was aged 70 or...
It was reported that between 6pm on Saturday 12 March and 6am on Monday 14 March 2022, fencing was damaged and a total of 44 ewes were stolen from land in Chapel Lane, Blean. It is believed that the ewes, which were expecting lambs, would have...
Officers stopped a car in the Littlebourne Road area of the city on the evening of Sunday 13 March 2022 after reported suspicious behaviour. Following an investigation by the Local Policing Team, Mohamed Ahmed has been charged with possessing...
Man overboard in the English Channel one person in the water and a major rescue operation involving the RNLI Dover Lifeboat the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter Rescue 163 from Lynn is currently taking place two cross channel ferries have also altered...
Michelle Veater was last seen in the Ramsgate Road area of the town at 11.30am on Monday 14 March 2022. The 55-year-old has brown hair and is thought to have been wearing a floral T-shirt, grey trousers, a blue or green jacket and brown shoes when...
Officers were called to the M23, between junction 8 and 9 shortly after 1am following reports of an individual on the carriageway. The pedestrian, a woman, sadly died at the scene. Her family have been informed and are receiving support. The...
Officers were called to the M23, between junction 8 and 9 shortly after 1am following reports of an individual on the carriageway. The pedestrian, a woman, sadly died at the scene. Her family have been informed and are receiving support. The...
Police Dog Kaiser showed immense bravery on 30 May 2021 whilst on patrol with his handler, PC Mark Woolcott, when they were called to a report of an intruder in the back garden of a house on Luxted Road in Orpington. The pair responded...
Jack Strover stole a Land Rover from Great Chart in January last year and used the vehicle to help him steal a group of three bronze statues from another property the same night. At around 6.30pm on 3 January 2021, the Land Rover was stolen from...
Kent Police was called following a report that the body of a man had been found near Langdon Bay, Dover at 11.55am on Monday 14 March 2022. Officers attended along with HM Coastguard and the man was pronounced deceased at the scene. The death is not...
Two fire engines attended and crews wore breathing apparatus while using hose reel jets and high pressured fans to extinguish the flames. No casualties were reported. It’s believed the fire started accidentally when the tumble dryer overheated. ...
A patrol spotted a vehicle being driven dangerously on St Stephen’s Hill, Canterbury shortly before 3am on Saturday 12 March 2022. They signalled for the car to stop and it made off from the officers. The vehicle was found abandoned in Broadbank...
A patrol spotted a vehicle being driven dangerously on St Stephen’s Hill, Canterbury shortly before 3am on Saturday 12 March 2022. They signalled for the car to stop and it made off from the officers. The vehicle was found abandoned in Broadbank...
Officers investigating possible county line activity in Margate arrested a man in Eton Road on the morning of Friday 11 March 2022. Courtney Cann, of Beechfield Road, Catford, south London, has since been charged with being concerned in the...
At around midnight on Monday 14 March 2022, Kent Police was made aware by Kent Fire and Rescue Service that a car was alight in Newcastle Hill in the town and that it was believed to be suspicious. Further vehicle fires were reported shortly...
Three coastguard search and rescue teams from Dover, Deal and Folkestone along with the HART Team from South East Coast Ambulance Service and officers Kent Police have all been scrambled to Crab bay at the base of the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent...
Submit the meter reading to your energy supplier right away. If for whatever reason you can’t submit that day. You have photos as evidence of meter readings and the date they were taken. It’s going to be a very busy day for suppliers...
Sneyd’s Wonderfeeds Ltd is recalling several pet feed products because of the presence of salmonella in one of the ingredients used to manufacture the products listed below. Product details Sneyd’s Wonderdog Active Light Pack size 15Kg Batch code...
Hayden Day, 25, has not been heard from since around 9pm on Sunday 13 March 2022 and officers are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. It is believed he may be somewhere in Minster-on-Sea but also has links to Canterbury and Herne...
Lee Carey, 55 of Brentwood Road, Romford and 31-year-old Jak Bruce of Watchgate, Darftord have been charged with causing racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress (an offence under Section 4A of the Public Order Act)...
In what could be the most exciting casting call of the year, Gogglebox producers are on the look out for Southern ‘funny families’ to appear on the show. The show, which centres around the wonderfully simple concept of British families enjoying...
Five years ago tonight, at 9.39pm a vessel some 141 nautical miles off the west coast of Ireland made a call for help. Two Irish Coast Guard Rescue Helicopters answered that call. Rescue 118 from Sligo and Rescue 116 from Dublin. Only one would...
Dogs chasing livestock can have devastating impacts on the animals causing harm and distress to farmers’ livelihoods. • Keep dogs on a short lead and under control, especially near farm animals • Don’t allow your dog to chase or take interest in...
New rules start from March 14, and mean that customers will have to enter a code, which will usually be sent to their mobile phone. The code will confirm that the purchase has been authorised by the person the card belongs to, If they are unable...
The owner of the car was in slow-moving traffic when he changed lanes, angering the man in the car behind him. At around 4.30pm, the man got out of his car, a silver BMW, and began hitting the victim’s car with his fists and a spanner. He is...
