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Question mark hangs over man's ditch death

01 March 2014
Question mark hangs over man's ditch death

The death of a man found face down in a water-filled ditch will remain a mystery, an inquest's heard.

Three hurt in car crash

28 February 2014
Three hurt in car crash

Three people were hurt, two taken to hospital, in a car crash in Folkestone

Army range flood fears

26 February 2014
Army range flood fears

Hythe Ranges are at risk of flooding - but the army needs to keep training there.

Tumble dryer causes blaze in house

24 February 2014
Tumble dryer causes blaze in house

Firefighters had to use breathing apparatus after a tumble dryer caught light in a house in New Romney.

New generation lifeboat for Dungeness

21 February 2014
New generation lifeboat for Dungeness

The first of the RNLI's newest class of lifeboat arrives at Dungeness today.

Seal a surprise guest at power station

18 February 2014
Seal a surprise guest at power station

Marine experts are trying to get Davina the seal back into the sea after she ended up in a water inlet at a power station.

Store evacuated after fire

17 February 2014
Store evacuated after fire

A major Folkestone store was evacuated after a deep fat fryer caught light

New arrivals need naming

13 February 2014
New arrivals need naming

Half-term challenge for visitors to Port Lympne wildlife park as park launch competition to name their two new cheetah cubs

Dungeness B power station shut down

13 February 2014
Dungeness B power station shut down

One of Kent's nuclear reactors has been taken offline after a fault with a steam valve was found - but its owners insist bad weather is not a factor.

Police try to identify man after body found in park

02 February 2014
Police try to identify man after body found in park

Police were today continuing to investigate the death of an elderly man found in a park.

Couple appeal £6k fine over barking dogs

24 January 2014
Couple appeal £6k fine over barking dogs

A pet owner is appealing a large fine over complaints about her barking dogs - claiming much of the noise came from other animals.

Water cheek! Allotment holder steals water and lands council with huge bill

23 January 2014
Water cheek! Allotment holder steals water and lands council with huge bill

A gardener who tampered with the water supply on his allotment caused a flood - and trebled a town council's bill.

High Court to rule on airport plans

16 January 2014
High Court to rule on airport plans

A new public inquiry on the expansion of a Kent airfield could be triggered by campaigners opposing its expansion.

'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.

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