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'Keep border controls at Calais'

'Keep border controls at Calais'

Council leaders have written to Brexit minister David Davis calling for border controls to be kept at Calais after the UK leaves the EU.

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Park rape case - latest

Park rape case - latest

A 17-year-old youth has been arrested after a rape in a park.

Teenager accused of rape in park

Teenager accused of rape in park

A 17-year-old has been questioned by police following an alleged attack in a public park.

Knife terror at grammar school

Knife terror at grammar school

An 11-year-old boy has been excluded from a grammar school after threatening fellow pupils with a knife.

Council scraps fur mayoral robe

Council scraps fur mayoral robe

A council will back down over plans to buy a mayoral robe made with real fur, amid pressure from animal rights campaigners.

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Driver's car seized after licence expired 30 years ago

Driver's car seized after licence expired 30 years ago

A driver has had his car seized after his provisional licence was more than 30 years out of date.

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Funding of £80,000 secured for historic Leas Lift

Funding of £80,000 secured for historic Leas Lift

A new company set up to get the Leas Lift up and running again has secured £80,000 for the project.

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Don't miss First Class!

Don't miss First Class!

Youngsters across Folkestone and Hythe have started school - don't miss our brilliant keepsake souvenir.

Drunk jailed for racist rampage

Drunk jailed for racist rampage

A builder abused and slapped schoolchildren during a racist 'rampage', a court heard.

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Top lawyer orders re-think over death crash sentence

Top lawyer orders re-think over death crash sentence

The Attorney General has ordered a re-think over the 'unduly lenient' sentence handed to a pensioner who killed a biker while driving the wrong way.

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The money is massive

The money is massive

Folkestone Invicta are gearing up for an FA Cup tie which could change the complexion of their whole season.

Top restaurant paid ill customer £3,000

Top restaurant paid ill customer £3,000

An award-winning restaurant has denied responsibility for a man ending up in hospital with suspected food poisoning - despite paying him thousands.

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Serial sex attacker jailed for 'campaign of brutal rapes'

Serial sex attacker jailed for 'campaign of brutal rapes'

A former bouncer who carried out a series of humiliating and brutal rapes involving weapons has been locked up for 23 years.

Patients promised they will get a new doctor

Patients promised they will get a new doctor

A town's MP has received assurances from health bosses that every patient at a GP surgery that is due to close will be given new doctor.

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Three charged after man 'kidnapped and assaulted' in car park

Three charged after man 'kidnapped and assaulted' in car park

Police have charged three people on kidnap and assault charges after a man suffered facial injuries in a car park attack.

Team-of-the-week

Team-of-the-week

Players from nine clubs feature in KentOnline's team-of-the-week - including an outfield player in goal.

Violent thug jailed for pub attacks

Violent thug jailed for pub attacks

A powerfully-built thug with a 'very bad history of explosive violence' who went on the run after a series of attacks at a pub has been jailed.

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Four arrested after car park assault

Four arrested after car park assault

Police have arrested four people after a man suffered facial injuries in a car park attack.

Celebrity chef hits out at inspector's food rating

Celebrity chef hits out at inspector's food rating

A chef has hit out at "powers that be" who warned diners were at risk of food poisoning - saying they would have customers eat "rancid crumbly paste".

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Dog roaming railway lines reunited with owners

Dog roaming railway lines reunited with owners

Railway staff have found the owners of a dog rescued from the tracks today.

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