A 46-year-old woman has been charged with the theft of two saddle covers from a shop in Eastry on March 18.

Galina Dodd, of St John’s Road, allegedly stole the items from The Riding Habit and Country Classics shops in the high street in Eastry.

She is due to answer the allegation of theft in Folkestone Magistrates on May 8.

A Dover teenager has been charged with assaulting a police officer in Macdonald Road on Saturday afternoon.

Ryan Aylett, 19, of Macdonald Road is also facing allegations of four offences of assault and one of using threatening or abusive words and was due to appear before magistrates on Monday, April 7.

A police investigation is underway following a burglary in Folkestone Road last Thursday.

Officers have charged Barry Evans, 55, of Folkestone Road.

He is due to appear before magistrates in Margate on May 1 to answer to an allegation that he stole a lock from the communal area of a building.