March 2026

Dear Residents,   Please find below the crime record for the period from 1 March to 17th March 26. Very pleased to see no burglaries and a drop in theft of motor vehicle offences. Unfortunately, we had two catalytic convertor thefts on Friday having not had any for a year...

Dear Residents, Please find below the crime record for period from 17th to 28th February. Overall, not too much to report and very pleasing to see no burglaries. Sadly, two teenagers were robbed yesterday on Queensmead Recreation Ground by four other teenagers; fortunately, they flagged down a passer-by...

Shortlands Station's Great Charity Raiser to Retire A crowdfund has been set up to raise £500 to fund a special leaving present for Dee Janes, who retires on 10 March after working for over 16 years in Shortlands Station Ticket-office, during which time she has raised...

Shortlands Library has had to close temporarily due to structural problems appearing at the rear of the building. The closure is for the foreseeable future. As an interim measure, the Library have hired St Mary’s Choir Vestry on Monday mornings to enable it to continue some...

There will be a major litter-pick around Shortlands Village from 10am-noon on Saturday 21 February, with volunteers meeting in Shortlands Station Ticket-hall from 9.45am. Litter-picking equipment and bags will all be supplied at the Station. Please come along a help keep our Village clean and tidy....

Dear Residents, Please find below the crime record for the period from 16 Jan to 31 Jan 2026. We’ve had a spate of vehicle thefts.  I noticed that three of the four vehicles stolen were Fords.  Might be worth speaking to them if you own a Ford...