Local News
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Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for help tracing wanted man with links across the county
Grant Culwick is wanted on recall to prison and is believed to have links to Edenbridge, Dartford, Sevenoaks, Swanley, Lydd, Romney Marsh…
31 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Local man arrested after cars tampered with on Folkestone Road
A 32-year-old man from the local area was detained and a chisel seized after Kent Police were called to reports of vehicles being targeted…
31 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice CCTV appeal after man suffers head injury in reported assault at Canterbury nightclub
Kent Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to after a man in his 30s was allegedly assaulted at The Cuban bar on…
31 July 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford council moves forward with plans to reopen former Odeon and Mecca Bingo as cultural venue
Ashford Borough Council is leading plans to return the long-empty High Street building — once home to a cinema and bingo hall — to arts and…
31 July 2026 -
Council Updates Herne Bay Memorial Park play area gets £300,000 inclusive upgrade
Canterbury City Council is extending the King’s Road and Dering Road play area with wheelchair-accessible equipment, sensory zones and…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council opens consultation on new minerals plan – including a quarry site near Aylesford
Residents have until 10 September 2026 to comment on a draft plan that proposes a new hard rock extraction site near Aylesford and carries…
30 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Witness appeal after reported assault in Broadstairs
A 19-year-old man ended up in hospital with injuries to his arms and hands after allegedly being pushed through a glass door on Charlotte…
30 July 2026 -
Local News White Cliffs and Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership protects southeast Kent’s wild spaces
The White Cliffs and Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership manages and restores nature reserves across Dover and Folkestone & Hythe…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates First council-owned children’s home opens under Kent care shake-up
Kent County Council has completed the first of four small residential homes it is buying and converting under Project Athena, with children…
30 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for help to find Tyler Barnard over reported assault
Barnard, who has links to Rochester and Birmingham, is wanted in connection with a reported assault, and Kent Police have urged anyone who…
30 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Canterbury man charged with eight offences after thefts at four east Kent stores
Connor Jones, 38, of Shelley Avenue, Canterbury, faces four theft counts, two assault charges, a public order offence and racially…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council warns residents to watch for Asian hornets that prey on bees
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is urging residents to report sightings of the yellow-legged Asian hornet after one was captured in…
30 July 2026