SHOP WATCH TO FIGHT CRIME IN HAWKINGE

A scheme to keep violent troublemakers out of Hawkinge shops is to be introduced in the village.

Folkestone's Shop Watch initiative is being extended to cover the village and will help shopkeepers and publicans to exclude known shoplifters and criminals from their premises.

The Shop Watch scheme is run under the Folkestone Area Partnership Against Crime. Any business which joins the scheme is given files and photographs of known troublemakers. They also have Shop Watch radios to talk to other traders or the police.

If you would like to know more, telephone 01303 850522