Experts warn of 'frightening' rise in young addicts checking into rehab after thousands of local young people across the South East have been admitted to hospital for drink and drug abuse, with Kent and Hampshire exposed as having highest child hospital admission rates.

The Chief Constable of Kent, Alan Pughsley, is increasing the number of Taser trained officers for the county in the face of a rise in violent crime.  

Glow-in-the-dark posters aimed at persuading owners to clean up after their pets will be appearing in dog fouling hotspots across the district in the coming weeks.  

Drivers who persistently flout parking laws and then ignored the resulting fines are risking their vehicles being clamped and towed away.  

Constituency matters... a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 20 March 2019

You may be under the impression that manufacturing in Britain is a thing of the past, and while it’s true that the bulk of the economy is based on the service industries, there are some manufacturing success stories here in the UK.

Bronze statues worth around £27,000 have been stolen from a garden in Canterbury.  

A suspected burglar will appear in court following break-ins across East Kent.  

Port of Dover Project Manager Apprentice, Lucy Hallett, pictured above, has been nominated for the East Kent Apprenticeship Awards 2019.

The Town Mayor of Folkestone, Councillor Ann Berry, presented the ‘Town Mayor’s Community Awards’ at the Full Council meeting on 14 March 2019.