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'I brought my dad home a bomb'

15 January 2014
'I brought my dad home a bomb'

A schoolboy has told how he dug up two unexploded wartime rocket heads with his new metal detector - before proudly taking them home to show his dad.

Man trapped in crashed car

14 January 2014
Man trapped in crashed car

Firefighters had to cut free a man after his car crashed into a wall

Family's shock after boy brings home rocket heads

10 January 2014
Family's shock after boy brings home rocket heads

Bomb disposal experts were called in after a young boy out with a metal detector came home with some rocket heads.

Man cleared of theft after taking own car

08 January 2014
Man cleared of theft after taking own car

A motorist prosecuted for theft after taking his own car when it had been seized by bailiffs has spoken of his relief at being acquitted.

‘I was horrified. It’s the worst tattoo I’ve seen’

02 January 2014
 ‘I was horrified. It’s the worst tattoo I’ve seen’

New guidelines have been brought in after this 'shoddy' tattoo was given to an under-age teenager.

Folkestone theatre checks after Apollo disaster

20 December 2013
Folkestone theatre checks after Apollo disaster

Safety checks are being made at Folkestone's Leas Cliff Hall after the Apollo Theatre disaster in London.

Girl, nine, escapes bedroom fire

19 December 2013
Girl, nine, escapes bedroom fire

A nine-year-old girl and her family have escaped a fire that tore through their house.

School roof catches fire

12 December 2013
School roof catches fire

Firefighters were called after fire struck a roof at the Brockhill Park school near Hythe.

Channel Tunnel site chemical leak

04 December 2013
Channel Tunnel site chemical leak

Firefighters were called to a reported chemical leak at the Channel Tunnel site at Cheriton, which turned out to be minor.

Council pulls plug on loud reggae music

02 December 2013
Council pulls plug on loud reggae music

A man's had his stereo equipment seized after playing reggae music so loud in his flat it could heard nine doors away.

Tragedy of young biker killed in mystery crash on test ride

26 November 2013
Tragedy of young biker killed in mystery crash on test ride

A stunned driver has told an inquest how she saw a motorbike "aquaplaning" along a road after the young rider was thrown off in a mystery crash.

Schoolboy punched in street attack

24 November 2013
Schoolboy punched in street attack

A 14-year-old boy was punched in an unprovoked street attack in Folkestone

Boy in two-car accident

23 November 2013
Boy in two-car accident

A boy pedestrian was hurt in an accident with two cars

Fire tears through house loft

22 November 2013
Fire tears through house loft

A family fled after a fire ripped through the loft of a house in Folkestone.

Fire smoke-logs house

18 November 2013
Fire smoke-logs house

A kitchen fire in Folkestone destroyed the cooker and spread smoke to the rest of the house.

Tragedy of soldier killed on range

13 November 2013
Tragedy of soldier killed on range

A young soldier killed by a single shot that went through a target in a training exercise died in a tragic accident, an inquest jury has ruled.

Mum's plea after girl, 9, flees driver

12 November 2013
Mum's plea after girl, 9, flees driver

A mother has warned others after a tattooed driver tried to get her nine-year-old daughter to climb into his car.

Big reward offered in hunt for axe-wielding robbers

08 November 2013
Big reward offered in hunt for axe-wielding robbers

A £10,000 reward is being put up to catch a robbery gang who terrorised a bookmaker.

Councils look to set up closer links

07 November 2013
Councils look to set up closer links

Ashford Borough Council and Shepway District Council want to pool resources to save money.

Wind farm test plan rejected

30 October 2013
Wind farm test plan rejected

A small community in the Kent countryside is rejoicing after councillors voted against proposals to see whether the area was suitable for a wind farm.

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