This afternoon, a sizable fire has started in Gravesend (June 26). A serious incident in Jubilee Crescent has prompted nine fire engines to respond...
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Peter Sowatskey was caught supplying cocaine and cannabis from his Mercedes after patrols followed the car amid suspicions of traffic offences. The vehicle caught the attention of police during the morning of 12 February 2020. As well as...
Kent Police received reports that the Hop and Rye public house in Wainscott Road had been allowing people inside the pub to drink, which is not permitted under current Coronavirus legislation in Kent. Licensing officers found six people drinking...
Kent Police was called at 10.35pm on Wednesday 6 January 2021 to a report of two trespassers trying to enter a building in Half Moon Lane, Tudeley. The suspects were said to have removed around 30 tiles from the roof of the building. Officers...
Four fire engines were sent to the scene and crews arrived to smoke issuing from the roof of the property. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the blaze, and no casualties were reported. The cause is not yet known.
A warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act was carried out at the address in Victoria Road during the afternoon of Monday 4 January 2021. Officers from the Divisional Support Unit recovered more than £1,000 in cash, suspected to be linked to drug...
Between New Year’s Eve and Monday 4 January 2021, Kent Police has received seven reports of vehicles being broken into, with items taken on most occasions. Items stolen include satellite navigation systems, money and a multi tool. The...
The incident happened at around 5pm on Thursday 31 December 2020 in London Road. It is alleged a 17-year-old boy was walking near St Dunstan’s Church when a group of people aged in their late teens and early 20s assaulted him and stole a mobile...
A CCTV image has been issued by officers following allegations a Maidstone shoplifter claimed to have Covid-19 and deliberately coughed at staff. It is reported that at around 4.35pm on 21 December 2020 a woman was stopped by a member of...
The majority of drivers bound for the European Union have been abiding by the regulations introduced following the end of the EU transition period, meaning there has not yet been any significant issues on Kent’s roads. Between New...
Part of the M20 motorway near junction 2 has been blocked
Lanes 2 and 3 are blocked just after junction 2 London bound following a collision. Emergency services are en route. Drivers are being advised to approach with caution
On Wednesday, 6 January 2021 the country will enter the third national lockdown to help control the spread of Covid-19. People should stay at home and only leave to shop for essentials, exercise, work, seek medical assistance or escape...
It was reported that at around 8.45pm on Sunday 3 January 2021, the large statues weighing around 200 to 300 kilos were stolen from the grounds of a property in Budds Lane, Wittersham. Damage was also caused to the gate. Patrols attended the...
The British Liver Trust is calling for every person in the UK to consider their liver health and take a simple quiz to assess their risk during January after adults across the UK admit to making unhealthy lifestyle choices in 2020. Over a million...
Kent Police is appealing for information to help find a woman reported missing from Farningham near Swanley. Mary Cash was last seen at around 12.30am on Wednesday 6 January 2021 and officers are growing increasingly concerned for her welfare. Mary...
John Convey, 51, of no fixed address appeared before Medway Magistrates’ Court on 4 January 2021 after being charged with racially aggravated assault by beating. Mr Convey was also charged with possession of a knife in a public place, criminal...
The M25 between Junction 6 and Junction five Anti Clockwise in clean has been closed.
Traffic is being held due to a multi vehicle Collision.
Emergency services are in attendance and your advised to expect delays in the area.
More to follow
What you can and cannot do during lockdown? Detailed guidelines are available here at the gov.uk website. You must not leave, or be outside of your home except where necessary. You may leave the home to: shop for basic necessities, for you or a...
– You must stay at home. – You must only leave home for limited reasons. – Clinically vulnerable must shield again– Schools will close – Exams cancelled
It’s is being recommended by the UK’s NHS Chief Medical Officer that the alert level should be Raised from level 4 to level 5; Boris Johnson will be addressing the Nation at 8pm tonight! Another National Lock Down is ‘Not’ being ruled out for a...
Rapid-result coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for people who don’t have symptoms is being rolled out across Kent this week. The testing will find people who don’t currently have symptoms, who may be unknowingly spreading the virus in the community and...
The 30-year-old victim suddenly found that two phone companies, a cab firm and an online goods supplier had begun to write to her informing her she was overdue paying the bill on her accounts with them. She knew nothing about these accounts...
Dennis Pettard, 45 of Great Dover Street, will appear in custody at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 4 January charged with the following offences: – Racially aggravated disorderly behaviour with intent to cause harassment...
The NHS is the first health service in the world to deploy the life-saving jab, which has been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) after meeting strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness. It is...
Kent travel update, 4 January 2021 Thanks to the support of the army, the backlog of HGVs in Kent has been cleared and hauliers making their way to Dover and the Eurotunnel continue to be tested swiftly and safely. Drivers should check Kent999.co...
At around 11.30am on Sunday 27 December 2020, a white Kia is reported to have stopped in Priory Place. The driver is then said to have approached a grey Citroen, which had stopped behind his car, before opening a passenger door and grabbing a...
Kent Police was called at around 3.25pm on Friday 25 December 2020 to a report a rubbish bin was on fire at an address in Erica Court. Officers attended the scene along with fire crews who extinguished the blaze which had also caused damage to...
Schools in Brighton and parts of Birmingham, the Black Country, Essex, Mansfield, Suffolk, Norfolk, Devon, County Durham, Northumberland, Berkshire and Derbyshire have decided to stay shut with more expected to follow. Councils in other areas such...
This is including a further lorry load between junctions 10a-13. More litter clearance planned to take place next week on and around the M20 and surrounding areas.
Police were called at 2.10pm on Saturday, 2 January to a property in Great Dover Street, SE1. Officers, including armed response officers, attended the scene and spoke with a man who refused to leave the property. At approximately 10.10pm armed...
Kent Police was called at 5.40pm on Friday 1 January 2021 following a collision involving a white Volvo XC60 and a teenager riding a BMX bike, on Sutton Road at its junction with Cranborne Avenue. South East Coast Ambulance Service also...
Georgie Maynard has not been seen since he left his home on Saturday 26 December 2020. The 13-year-old is last known to have been in the Brockenhurst Road area at around 10.10pm on that date. Georgie is described as being five feet and seven...
A man in Kent has just had his car stolen
It was last seen heading out of Kent towards Surrey
It is an Audi Rsq3 2016 FY16 TZX is the number plate
Make it too hot for them to sell!!!!!
The scumbags stole it as they were viewing it!
Ten new testing centres for HGV drivers are set to open across the country, with more to open over course of the week, as Army is deployed to offer support Additional support for haulage firms to establish their own testing centres at depots, with...
Number plates with the EU logo will need a separate GB sticker.
Number plates with GB + Union Flag don’t need a sticker in most EU countries.
Three fire engines and a bulk water carrier attended and crews extinguished the fire using a main jet and a hose reel jet. There were no reported casualties and the cause is believed to be accidental.
EU-bound freight must not use the Op Brock contraflow on the M20 and should stay on the coastbound carriageway for Eurotunnel, or leave at Junction 7 and head to Manston for the Port of Dover. Drivers who breach the rules risk a £300 fine. Please...
Officers attended Melon Lane in Romney Marsh on Saturday 26 December 2020 due to concerns about possible hare coursing in the area. A group of people were seen by officers in a nearby field and attempted to leave the area when police...
Witnesses are sought by officers investigating a series of disturbances in and around the New Ash Green area which left a man suffering multiple injuries. Kent Police was called at 3.50pm on Wednesday 30 December 2020, to reports of fights...
. At 7.47pm on Thursday 24 December 2020 Kent Police received a report that a man, who was carrying a knife, had forced entry to a home in Wrotham Road and assaulted an occupant. Nine minutes later, a similar offence took place in Essex Road. ...
Kent Police attended the Swamp Road area of Lydd shortly before 9am on Thursday 31 December 2020, where the body of a man was located. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Formal identification has not yet taken place, however, the family...
DFDS say the last departure today will be 5pm to Calais. The closure is to support the implementation of BREXIT the port will not accept any vehicles for check-in from 5pm on Thursday. Vehicles approaching the port will be assembled in the Buffer...
Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate have charged a man with murder following the death of a woman in Canterbury. Kent Police was called at 11.25am on Tuesday 29 December 2020 to a report that a woman had suffered injuries at...
David Hill has not been seen since he left his home to go running on the afternoon of Wednesday 30 December 2020. The 52-year-old is last known to have been in the Dennes Lane area at around 2.10pm on that date, and has previously completed runs...
A major search and rescue operation involving over 60 search and rescue personnel has been launched for a missing runner in Lydd. A Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter, Kent Police, Kent Fire and Rescue Service, Two Coastguard search and rescue...
The New Year Honours list for 2021 recognises the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom. The honours system continues to champion diversity at all levels and celebrates the breadth of service given...
British Transport Police officers and Kent Police have been called to Faversham station following reports of a man with a knife. Station staff alerted Police to the fact that a man was the son on the platform with a knife just after 9pm on...
The jab, which has been described as a “game changer”, was given the green light by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the approval is “fantastic news” and...
A first-class stamp for a standard letter will rise by 9p from 76p to 85p. A second-class stamp for a standard letter will rise by 1p from 65p to 66p. A first-class stamp for a large letter will rise by 14p from £1.15 to £1.29. A second-class...
