Thanet News
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Crime & Justice Van Driver Helps Armed Kent Police Officer Catch Assault Suspect in Margate
A passing van driver stopped to offer an armed officer a lift during a foot chase in Margate, helping police detain a man allegedly wanted…
1 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Make Six Arrests and Disperse Around 40 People After Disorder in Broadstairs and Margate
Kent Police deployed Section 34 dispersal powers across Thanet’s coastal towns during a busy bank holiday period, with six arrests made and…
29 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Make Six Arrests as Dispersal Orders Cover Thanet Seafronts and Town Centres
Officers moved on nearly 40 people, seized more than 50 nitrous oxide canisters and reunited four children with their guardians during a…
25 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Suspect Charged Following Serious Stabbing in Margate Town Centre
A man in his 20s was seriously injured in a stabbing on Margate High Street, with one suspect now charged and the case expected to proceed…
20 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Used Cooking Oil Seized as Kent Police Arrest Two in Broadstairs Operation
Three people taken into custody after officers recover drums of suspected stolen cooking oil from vehicle in industrial area. The smell of…
17 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Murder Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead in Margate
Kent Police arrest suspect following discovery of body in residential property as serious crime detectives take over case Forensics vans…
15 June 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Fire crews complete operations after house fire on Queenborough Road in Minster-on-Sea
Fire crews complete operations after house fire on Queenborough Road in Minster-on-Sea Kent Fire and Rescue Service crews have extinguished…
13 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police seize multiple nuisance vehicles in Minster-on-Sea antisocial behaviour crackdown
Kent Police seize multiple nuisance vehicles in Minster-on-Sea antisocial behaviour crackdown Officers from Swale Community Safety Unit…
6 June 2026 -
Council Updates New Margate Partnership Targets Underage Drinking and Anti-Social Behaviour
A multi-agency initiative brings together Kent councils, police, schools and retailers to tackle youth drinking and related disorder in the…
5 June 2026 - Crime & Justice
Dispersal orders enforced across Thanet coastal towns during bank holiday weekend
Dispersal orders enforced across Thanet coastal towns during bank holiday weekend Kent Police deployed enhanced powers in Broadstairs…
31 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Police disperse 27 people in Thanet during bank holiday antisocial behaviour operation
Police disperse 27 people in Thanet during bank holiday antisocial behaviour operation Kent Police report dispersal orders and targeted…
23 May 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Kent Fire and Rescue Service Tackles Overnight Tyre Fire in Ramsgate
Kent Fire and Rescue Service Tackles Overnight Tyre Fire in Ramsgate Fire crews in Ramsgate responded to a blaze involving a large pile of…
14 May 2026