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Sprucer funding battle reaches halfway mark

Sprucer funding battle reaches halfway mark

Popular town sprucer scheme threatened as vital fundraising campaign launched to keep it running until more funds come in.

Anger after town's beaches and parks strewn with litter

Anger after town's beaches and parks strewn with litter

Idiocy has been blamed for litter being left strewn across parks and beaches in a Kent town after the scorching weekend.

Man, 38, charged in connection with stabbing

Man, 38, charged in connection with stabbing

Police have charged a 38-year-old-man in connection with a stabbing in a Kent town.

Helicopter hunt for man

Helicopter hunt for man

A driver was hunted from the air in a dramatic motorway incident.

Smuggler jailed after migrant found in suitcase

Smuggler jailed after migrant found in suitcase

A people smuggler has been jailed for trying to sneak a man into the UK .... hidden in a suitcase.

'We let Sarah down'

'We let Sarah down'

A health trust has admitted it did not care for a patient in its care as well as it should have before she died and promises to improve in all areas.

Eagle lands to open company's new office

Eagle lands to open company's new office

Olympian to land in county to open business's new office.

Blown cable knocks out power to 700 homes

Blown cable knocks out power to 700 homes

A power cable blow out cut electricity to hundreds of homes.

Armed police descend on town harbour

Armed police descend on town harbour

Armed officers attended a harbour early this morning.

Family hopes for mental health changes after daughter's death

Family hopes for mental health changes after daughter's death

The family of a woman battling mental illness who lost her life is calling for changes to mental health services to prevent it happening to others.

Work on 'garden town' to begin in 2020

Work on 'garden town' to begin in 2020

The date is set for when builders will begin working on Kent’s controversial 12,000 homes ‘garden town’, it has emerged.

Man's serious park injuries 'not suspicious'

Man's serious park injuries 'not suspicious'

Police say there were no suspicious circumstances around a man's injuries after he was found seriously hurt in a town centre park.

'Wrong way' driver caused death crash

'Wrong way' driver caused death crash

An 86-year-old man has admitted driving the wrong way on a motorway, causing the death of an ex-police motorcyclist.

Patient needed 'further evaluation' months before death

Patient needed 'further evaluation' months before death

An updated assessment of a mentally ill woman needed "further evaluation" by mental health services months before she died, an inquest has heard.

Overturned 4x4 causes motorway delays

Overturned 4x4 causes motorway delays

A crash involving three vehicles, which has left one on its roof, led to long delays on a motorway this afternoon.

Park taped off after man suffers serious head injury

Park taped off after man suffers serious head injury

A man with a serious head injury is in hospital following an incident in a town centre park.

Heard back at Invicta

Heard back at Invicta

Folkestone have agreed a deal to re-sign Scott Heard following his release from National League promotion chasers Dagenham & Redbridge.

Paramedics treat woman after house fire

Paramedics treat woman after house fire

Fire crews were called to a blaze at a house, where a woman was treated by paramedics.

Victim punched in face in attempted park robbery

Victim punched in face in attempted park robbery

A man was shoved and punched in the face after being approached by three men.

'Being part of Cannes was incredible'

'Being part of Cannes was incredible'

A filmmaker says seeing his work in front a packed cinema at the Cannes Film Festival was an incredible experience.

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