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Vision to transform seafront given green light

01 August 2013
Vision to transform seafront given green light

The harbour and seafront of Folkestone are set to be transformed with cafes, restaurants and heritage areas after councillors gave plans the go-ahead.

Nine lorry drivers prosecuted

26 July 2013
Nine lorry drivers prosecuted

Kent Police’s Roads Policing Unit stopped more than 30 drivers during a safety check on Wednesday

Pictured: Pilot missing after plane crash

23 July 2013
Pictured: Pilot missing after plane crash

Police have launched a missing person inquiry in their hunt for a pilot whose light aircraft crashed into the English Channel off the Kent coast.

Woman taken to hospital after device explodes at War and Peace event

20 July 2013
Woman taken to hospital after device explodes at War and Peace event

An investigation has been launched after a woman was injured by an exploding pyrotechnic thunderflash at the War and Peace Revival event.

Police hunt knifeman over attack

19 July 2013
Police hunt knifeman over attack

A large-scale police hunt was launched for a knifeman after reports of an attack in Folkestone last night.

Properties near concrete block fall 'may get warning letters'

19 July 2013
Properties near concrete block fall 'may get warning letters'

Owners on a busy street where a concrete block fell on a woman may now be sent safety letters, it's been revealed.

Man, 21, died after being restrained by four police officers

12 July 2013
Man, 21, died after being restrained by four police officers

A young man died when he became unwell after being restrained by four police officers in the street, investigators revealed today.

Raiders force open hotel safe

05 July 2013
Raiders force open hotel safe

Three robbers who jumped over the counter of a hotel reception before forcing open the safe are being hunted.

Do you know youth who assaulted boy on bus?

05 July 2013
Do you know youth who assaulted boy on bus?

Police have released a CCTV image of a youth they want to speak to in connection with an assault on a bus.

Lorry driver hurt in suspected road rage attack

04 July 2013
Lorry driver hurt in suspected road rage attack

A lorry driver was kicked and punched on the road by a car passenger.

Tragic teen might have crashed while swerving to avoid animal

04 July 2013
Tragic teen might have crashed while swerving to avoid animal

A girl might have been swerving to avoid an animal when she lost control of her car in a crash that killed her and her boyfriend, an inquest heard.

Family escapes as candle starts house fire

21 June 2013
Family escapes as candle starts house fire

A mother and three children fled their house after a fire from a candle crept up a bedroom wall.

Armed police in town centre

20 June 2013
Armed police in town centre

Police swooped on suspects in the centre of Folkestone yesterday.

Stag party reveller found unconscious on train

05 June 2013
Stag party reveller found unconscious on train

Channel Tunnel passengers were shocked to find a man -unconscious and half-naked on a train.

'David's dead as no one listened'

02 June 2013
'David's dead as no one listened'

A woman has slammed carers for allowing her partner who overdosed on insulin to take the drug unsupervised - despite attempting suicide 30 times.

Teenage moped crash student takes A-level in hospital

31 May 2013
Teenage moped crash student takes A-level in hospital

A brave teenager who might not be able to walk for months after a horrific crash has taken an A-level exam... from her hospital bed.

Walking with dinosaurs... in Folkestone

30 May 2013
Walking with dinosaurs... in Folkestone

Footprints made by dinosaurs more than 100 million years ago have been discovered on a Folkestone beach.

Jobs under threat as government proposes fishing ban

27 May 2013
Jobs under threat as government proposes fishing ban

Livelihoods of Kent fishermen are being threatened to protect a sea creature that isn’t even endangered.

Pensioner released without charge over wife's death

27 May 2013
Pensioner released without charge over wife's death

A 72-year-old man arrested after his wife's body was found at their Ashford house has been released without charge.

Worm threatens to halt fishing off Kent coast

25 May 2013
Worm threatens to halt fishing off Kent coast

A worm population - which has almost doubled in 10 years - could stop Kent fishermen earning their living.

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