Sittingbourne

A suspected burglar has been charged after a police dog and her handler located a man in bushy undergrowth in Kemsley.

Kent Police were called to a reported burglary in progress at 12.46am in the early hours of Tuesday (10th June) morning. It was alleged that a pharmacy in Grovehurst Road had been targeted. The suspect reportedly left the scene on foot.

Officers attended and enquiries were carried out at the scene. Police Dog Lyra and her handler began tracking and a man was located in undergrowth nearby. The man was detained.

People around the Raspberry Hill Lane area in Iwade were being advised to keep windows and doors closed earlier today (Tuesday 3rd June).

The earlier advice was issued due to a large amount of smoke coming from a grass fire, which crews believed was caused accidentally after embers spread from an out-of-control bonfire.

The Kent Fire & Rescue Service (KFRS) were called at 11:37am and three fire engines attended, as well as an all-terrain vehicle. Firefighters used beaters and portable water tanks to extinguish the flames and no injuries were reported.

It's a BIG thank you to The Dyers for popping in this morning for a chat with Sam Gillham on the 106.9 SFM Breakfast Show.

As you have no doubt seen in the local press, and on social media, they are currently filming a new "fly-on-the-wall" documentary for SKY TV at the Priory Hill & Nutts Farm Holiday Park in Leysdown on the Isle Of Sheppey.

They will be holding an Open Day there between 2 and 5pm on Saturday 7th June and have very kindly invited the 106.9 SFM Roadshow Van to attend as well.

So why not pop along and see us!

Local Police investigating an incident involving inappropriate behaviour at a park in Sittingbourne are appealing to identify a man they wish to speak to.

A group of teenage girls were listening to music on a green between Amethyst Drive and The Meads Avenue at around 4pm on Thursday 17th April. They were approached by a man they did not know, who was described as being very unsteady on his feet.

A speeding motorcyclist who fatally collided with a man as he crossed a road has been jailed.

Andy Gilchrist was travelling along the A262 Tenterden Road in Biddenden on Sunday 18th September 2022 when the fatal collision happened.

The 27-year-old, from Sittingbourne, was riding his motorcycle towards Tenterden, when he collided with 72-year-old Christopher Smith, who had stepped off a bus and had begun to cross the road.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a crash involving one vehicle, which then set alight, on the M2 between junctions 5 and 6 coastbound at around 9.06pm this evening (Saturday 10th May).

Four fire engines attended and on arrival saw that everyone was out of the vehicle.

Crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the flames using hose reel jets.

SECAmb were also in attendance.

The motorway was closed in both directions during the incident and road was re-opened at around 10:30pm.

Witnesses are being sought after the fencing and pitches at a Sittingbourne Cricket Club were damaged earlier this week.

It was reported to Kent Police that at around 10pm on Monday (28th April), quad bikes and electric bicycles were being ridden onto the field at Gore Court Cricket Club on The Grove.

Damage was alleged to have occurred to four pitches at the cricket ground.

The bikes are believed to have entered the field from the Key Street area and left in the direction of Andrews Walk.

Swale residents are being reminded to be vigilant following multiple attempts to steal cash by criminals posing as police officers on the phone.

Between Monday (28th April) and Tuesday (29th April), Kent Police received 13 reports of attempted fraud in Sittingbourne and Faversham, with offenders claiming there had been criminal activity linked to victims’ bank accounts. The suspects then instructed them to withdraw large amounts of cash which would be collected by a courier, to assist the investigation.

CCTV images have been issued by officers investigating a report of an assault and criminal damage to a bus in Sittingbourne.

The incident happened as the vehicle was stationary at a set of traffic lights on London Road, at around 4.45pm on Tuesday (22nd April).

A suspect tried to get on the bus and, when the driver refused, it is alleged a window was smashed. The driver received multiple cuts from shards of glass. An investigation is underway and officers are issuing an image of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.

Kent Fire And Rescue (KFRS) were advising people on the Great Easthall Estate and neighbouring areas of Sittingbourne to keep windows and doors closed yesterday (Friday 25th April) afternoon due to heavy smoke coming from a fire in an industrial unit on The Eurolink Estate.

Reports were received at around 11:55am and at one point ten fire engines and a height vehicle were in attendance on Bingham Road with crews wearing breathing apparatus and using main jets to extinguish the flames.