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Location : The M5 southbound exit slip at junction J14 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 01:15 and 01:30 on 28 June 2024. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

ADETOYE ADENIYI, 39, of Barry Road in Willesden, convicted of using threatening, abusive or insulting words of behaviour causing harassment, alarm or distress to a person in Lewisham on February 24. Adeniyi was given an 18-month community order and was fined £120.  GEMMA LEE, 40, of Moultain Hill in Swanley, admitted stealing cheese and alcohol from The Co-op in Orpington on July 14 last year. Lee was given a one-year community order.  ERROLL EARL MCINNIS, 48, of Croydon Road in Penge, admitted stealing meat and alcohol from M&S in Orpington on April 11. Mcinnis was given a four-week sentence suspended for…

Our readers from across the county give their weekly take on the biggest issues impacting Kent and beyond.Some letters refer to past correspondence which can be found by clicking here. Join the debate by emailing letters@thekmgroup.co.uk‘It is going to come down to voting for the party which will be least bad for the country’Tough choice at the ballot boxLike many people, I’m not happy about the choices facing me at the polling booth on July 4.It is going to come down to voting not for which party will be best for the country but for which party will be the least…

In a communication to the government, Michael Jones emphasized the gravity of the decision, stating, “We have fully utilized the council’s resources to address this urgent situation.” Following their arrival at Gatwick Airport from Mauritius in early June, over 70 individuals were evaluated by the council, leaving 37 without accommodation rights or emergency housing options. Initially housed at the K2 leisure centre and later relocated to the Northgate Community Centre, these facilities typically provide short-term stays of 24-48 hours, allowing individuals to arrange alternative accommodations. Despite efforts involving local charities, volunteers, and council staff, ongoing support at the community centre…

Jake Rodger joined thousands at Bellahouston Park for Green Day’s Saviors Tour on Tuesday night. A guitarist with Conflict Hope, Jake caught the band’s attention with a sign offering to play their hit song “Dilemma” on guitar. In classic Billie Joe style, the frontman invited Jake on stage, handing over his guitar for a memorable performance that was shared on Green Day’s TikTok and Instagram. Reflecting on the experience with STV News, Jake from Anstruther expressed his lifelong admiration for Green Day, describing the moment as a dream come true since childhood. Source link

On Saturday (June 22), the fast food franchise opened its fiftieth branch in Glasgow, and the rest of the year it will continue to open more locations. Stories are ser to open in Dartford and Wimbledon as well as Watford, Nottingham Teal and Merry Hill. The popular brand is home of its famous Louisiana chicken popeyes and first came to the UK from America in 2021. The brand claims that it has seen massive queues for almost every UK opening. A Popeyes opened in Croydon in November, 2023, with a grand opening that involved live music, live performers and customers…

Location : The M56 eastbound exit slip at junction J6 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 05:00 and 05:15 on 27 June 2024. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Muhammed Alum, 47, of Thomas Road in London, was apprehended on December 23, 2023, in Brighton with Class A drugs in his possession. Attempting to conceal his identity, he provided false information to police officers during the arrest. Following a trial at Lewes Crown Court on June 12, Alum was convicted of possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin, as well as driving without a licence or insurance. Officers detained him on Queen’s Park Road in Brighton after linking his vehicle to drug supply suspicions. Subsequent searches of his car uncovered quantities of cocaine and heroin. In response to…

Kristie Macintosh, 36, took £2,330 worth of goods from the BP garage on Bromley Road between May 1 and May 10.  On some days she would steal from the shop three times on the same day.  She took just one day off from stealing from the shop during the 10 day spree.  Macintosh, of Downberry Road in Bromley, pleaded guilty to 19 counts of theft from a shop.  At Bexley Magistrates’ Court on Monday (June 24) she was handed a six-month prison sentence.  Source link

Scores of customers were evacuated from a Tesco superstore as emergency alarms rang out.Dozens of shoppers were told to down their bags and ushered out of the supermarket in Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, at about 4.20pm today.Shoppers and staff at Tesco Crooksfoot in Willesborough, Ashford have been evacuated.The fire service was called to the scene shortly before 4.30pm today, with two engines at the store in Crooksfoot, near the M20 Junction 10A.An eyewitness said: “When I arrived a fire alarm was going off, but I couldn’t smell smoke while I was near the building – there wasn’t a fire.“Outside, I…