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Checked : Friday 19th December. Updated : Friday 19th December
Swanscombe, A226 Galley Hill Rd: Road is closed due to carriageway collapse/water leak. Local diversion route in place. Expect delays in the surrounding areas.
Op Brock M20: Operation Brock will be deployed from overnight on 15th December until 22nd December on the M20 J8-J9. The coastbound carriageway will be closed and the contraflow on the M20 Londonbound carriageway w…
Aylesford, Forstal Road: Temporary traffic lights until 24th December at the Beddow Way junction for Southern Water works. Expect delays in the area.
South Darenth, Wilson Lane: Road closed 17th – 23rd December to allow for KCC Highways fly tip investigation / clearance works. Diversion route: Rabbits Road, Canada Farm Road, Green Street Green Road, and Gills Road.
Urgent Safety Notice Issued For 85,000 Tumble Dryers
Heat pump models by Haier, as well as Haier-manufactured products sold by Baumatic, Candy, Caple, Hoover, Iberna, Lamona and Montpellier, require an urgent safety repair due to the risk of fire
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
Scammers Are Hiding Behind Google’s ‘click-to-call’ Ads
How scammers passed advertiser identity checks to impersonate mobile network Three UK on Google
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
How To Avoid The Biggest Scams Of 2025
Find out what’s been big and how you can steer clear of fraudsters
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
Watch Out For Fake Amazon QR Code Postcards
Fake postcards claim to offer freebies through Amazon’s ‘Early Reviewer Program’
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
We Found Illegal Vitamin Supplements On Etsy – And The Seller Threw In Some Erectile Dysfunction Medication For Free
It was shockingly easy to buy injectable supplements, and the unlabelled ‘male enhancement’ freebies were the final straw
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
How To Avoid The Biggest Scams Of 2025
Find out what’s been big and how you can steer clear of fraudsters
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
Revealed: The Best Ways To Reheat Your Takeaways
Is last night’s takeaway on the menu tonight? Here’s how to reheat leftovers safely
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
Can I Give My Baby Christmas Dinner?
We’ve spoken to the experts about what your little one can and cannot eat at the Christmas table
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
The Winter Issue Of The West Kent Watchout Newsletter Is Now Available To Download
Click the link to go to the WKNWA website to download it.
Anyone who usually has a hard copy of the newsletter should receive it within 3 weeks.
Click HERE for full details on the West Kent Neighbourhood Watch Association website.
M20 Delays Expected As Operation Brock Returns
Operation Brock, a contraflow system on the M20 coast-bound in Kent between junctions eight, Leeds Castle, and nine, Ashford, will be brought in overnight on 15 December.
The scheme is planned to be removed overnight on 22 December with the motorway reopening as normal on 23 December.
We have logged these crimes since the previous newsletter was issued:
If you have information about any of these crimes, please phone Kent Police on 101 and quote the Crime Report No.
Edenbridge North and East
Main Road
in Edenbridge
On Sunday 14th of December between 18:15 and 22:30. Somebody smashed a window of a Nissan Qashqai parked in the road.
Crime Report No. 46/214269/25
Edenbridge South and West
Hever Road
in Edenbridge
Between 17:00 on Friday 12th of December and 07:00 on Monday 15th of December. Somebody stole two wheelie bins from outside a business.
Crime Report No. 46/214306/25
Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth
London Road
in Farningham
Between 17:00 on Monday 15th of December and 08:30 on Tuesday 16th of December. Somebody stole the batteries from temporary traffic lights.
Crime Report No. 46/215039/25
Stack Road
in Horton Kirby and South Darenth
Between 18:00 on Tuesday 16th of December and 07:00 on Wednesday 17th of December. Somebody stole cables from a farm. The windows on a digger were smashed.
Crime Report No. 46/215751/25
Fawkham and West Kingsdown
Church Road
in West Kingsdown
Between 21:30 on Saturday 13th of December and 08:50 on Sunday 14th of December. Somebody broke into a Nissan parked in the road. They damaged the steering lock.
Crime Report No. 46/214015/25
Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
Walters Green Road
in Penshurst
Between 11:29 on Monday 1st of December and 11:29 on Sunday 14th of December. Somebody stole a number plate from a trailer on a farm.
Crime Report No. 46/214039/25
Seal and Weald
Bowzell Road
in Sevenoaks Weald
Between 22:30 on Monday 15th of December and 05:45 on Tuesday 16th of December. Somebody broke into a shed at a residential property. They do not appear to have taken anything.
Crime Report No. 46/215247/25
Swanley St Mary’s
Leewood Place
in Swanley
Between 00:01 on Monday 17th of November and 00:01 on Tuesday 18th of November. Somebody stole a recently delivered parcel from a doorstep.
Crime Report No. 46/215414/25
Swanley White Oak
The Oaks
in Swanley
On Monday 15th of December around 02:00. Somebody damaged a fence panel at a residential property.
Crime Report No. 46/214974/25
Friday 19th December 2025
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Checked : Friday 19th December. Updated : Friday 19th December
Urgent Safety Notice Issued For 85,000 Tumble Dryers
Heat pump models by Haier, as well as Haier-manufactured products sold by Baumatic, Candy, Caple, Hoover, Iberna, Lamona and Montpellier, require an urgent safety repair due to the risk of fire
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
Scammers Are Hiding Behind Google’s ‘click-to-call’ Ads
How scammers passed advertiser identity checks to impersonate mobile network Three UK on Google
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
How To Avoid The Biggest Scams Of 2025
Find out what’s been big and how you can steer clear of fraudsters
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
Watch Out For Fake Amazon QR Code Postcards
Fake postcards claim to offer freebies through Amazon’s ‘Early Reviewer Program’
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
We Found Illegal Vitamin Supplements On Etsy – And The Seller Threw In Some Erectile Dysfunction Medication For Free
It was shockingly easy to buy injectable supplements, and the unlabelled ‘male enhancement’ freebies were the final straw
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
How To Avoid The Biggest Scams Of 2025
Find out what’s been big and how you can steer clear of fraudsters
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
Revealed: The Best Ways To Reheat Your Takeaways
Is last night’s takeaway on the menu tonight? Here’s how to reheat leftovers safely
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
Can I Give My Baby Christmas Dinner?
We’ve spoken to the experts about what your little one can and cannot eat at the Christmas table
Click HERE for full details on the Consumers’ Association (Which?) website.
The Winter Issue Of The West Kent Watchout Newsletter Is Now Available To Download
Click the link to go to the WKNWA website to download it.
Anyone who usually has a hard copy of the newsletter should receive it within 3 weeks.
Click HERE for full details on the West Kent Neighbourhood Watch Association website.
M20 Delays Expected As Operation Brock Returns
Operation Brock, a contraflow system on the M20 coast-bound in Kent between junctions eight, Leeds Castle, and nine, Ashford, will be brought in overnight on 15 December.
The scheme is planned to be removed overnight on 22 December with the motorway reopening as normal on 23 December.
Click HERE for full details on the BBC website.
Please Find Attached Numbers 5 To 8 Of The 12 Frauds Of Christmas.
Feel free to share with family and friends and via your social media.
Click HERE for full details on the Kent Fraud Alert System website.
Road Works
Sevenoaks
If you have information about any of these crimes, please phone Kent Police on 101 and quote the Crime Report No.
in Edenbridge
Crime Report No. 46/214269/25
in Edenbridge
Crime Report No. 46/214306/25
in Farningham
Crime Report No. 46/215039/25
in Horton Kirby and South Darenth
Crime Report No. 46/215751/25
in West Kingsdown
Crime Report No. 46/214015/25
in Penshurst
Crime Report No. 46/214039/25
in Sevenoaks Weald
Crime Report No. 46/215247/25
in Swanley
Crime Report No. 46/215414/25
in Swanley
Crime Report No. 46/214974/25