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When the going gets tough...

When the going gets tough...

Neil Cugley says it is time for his Folkestone players to stand up and be counted as the business end of the season approaches.

Board's concerns over bridge replacement plans

Board's concerns over bridge replacement plans

A transport board has raised concerns over the replacement of a historic bridge that has the potential to disrupt rail and High Speed rail links.

PICTURED: Drunk menace banned from town centre

PICTURED: Drunk menace banned from town centre

A street drinker who was "regularly abusive to shoppers, business owners and officers" has been banned from entering a town centre for five years.

Safety fears over broken lamps

Safety fears over broken lamps

Victorian lamps that line a promenade have been out of action for weeks, prompting safety fears.

Cash windfall for kmfm listener

Cash windfall for kmfm listener

A woman thought it was a wind up when she was told she'd won a £1,000 cash prize.

'Fake cops pulled me over'

'Fake cops pulled me over'

A driver says a fake police car with flashing lights made him pull over before drawing up alongside and speeding off.

Broken boiler leaves family cold

Broken boiler leaves family cold

A mother is demanding hundreds of pounds in compensation after being left without heating or hot water for nearly eight weeks.

"Dangerously loose" window at department store

"Dangerously loose" window at department store

A window was "hanging dangerously" from a department store as Storm Doris struck the county, yesterday.

Man hit in the face with glass bottle

Man hit in the face with glass bottle

Police have released CCTV of two men they want to speak to after a man was assaulted in a bar.

Person trapped after car and lorry crash

Person trapped after car and lorry crash

A person was left trapped after a car and lorry were involved in a crash on a busy dual carriageway this afternoon.

Historic hall's future saved

Historic hall's future saved

A 1930s dance hall is no longer under threat of demolition after plans for retirement flats were refused by on the grounds they were “unsustainable.”

Garden town being 'railroaded against community'

Garden town being 'railroaded against community'

Plans for a 12,000 home garden town is being railroaded through against community wishes and will not serve local needs, Lib Dems say.

Missing person found after beach search

Missing person found after beach search

A search and rescue operation was launched to find a missing man who was found seven hours later and detained under the Mental Health Act.

Bin scheme hot-spot 'still blighted by rats and rubbish'

Bin scheme hot-spot 'still blighted by rats and rubbish'

Rats are plaguing an area where thousands of pounds have been spent on a scheme to combat litter and fly-tipping, a councillor claims.

Cannabis plants found amid fatal fire

Cannabis plants found amid fatal fire

Officers investigating the cause of a fatal flat fire also discovered "several" cannabis plants in the same building.

Hunt launched for plant thieves

Hunt launched for plant thieves

Three men seen bundling rare wild plants into the back of a van are being hunted by police following a second incident in the space of a month.

Car park barrier causes lorry jam

Car park barrier causes lorry jam

A lorry trying to enter a cash and carry store became stuck after trying to drive under a car park height restriction barrier.

Man who died after flat fire named

Man who died after flat fire named

An inquest will open tomorrow into the death of a pensioner who died after a fire engulfed his flat.

Smoke alarm alerted passer-by...in the bin

Smoke alarm alerted passer-by...in the bin

A pedestrian dialed 999 when they heard a loud smoke alarm, and when firefighters arrived they managed to locate "half a dozen" of them in a bin.

Man arrested after police chase

Man arrested after police chase

A man has been bailed on suspicion of firearm and other offences after a police chase.

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