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Charity shop burglar 'hid behind clothes rack'

Charity shop burglar 'hid behind clothes rack'

A man has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of burgling a charity shop and was found hiding behind a clothes rack.

Fingerprints on beer bottle lead's busts burglar

Fingerprints on beer bottle lead's busts burglar

A 33-year-old man has been jailed after an empty beer bottle left at a burgled house helped police to find him.

Invicta still learning

Invicta still learning

Neil Cugley says his Folkestone players still need to wise up if they are to turn their encouraging first half of the season into a positive finish.

Man hit by bus on busy town centre road

Man hit by bus on busy town centre road

A man was looked over by paramedics after being hit by a bus this morning.

Police called after lorry crash

Police called after lorry crash

Police closed a busy road following reports two lorries crashed.

Drug addict who was trying to quit died in car park

Drug addict who was trying to quit died in car park

A man who collapsed and died in a car park was a drug addict trying to quit, who had just asked to go back to rehab.

Police seize car after driver's licence 'expired in 1979'

Police seize car after driver's licence 'expired in 1979'

Police stopped a driver whose provisional driving licence turned out to be well past its expiry date - nearly four decades, in fact.

Political activist says Tories forced him to shoplift

Political activist says Tories forced him to shoplift

A wannabe actor and self-styled political activist blamed ‘the Tories’ after being caught stealing £220 worth of alcohol from Waitrose.

Police bikes give former instructor funeral escort

Police bikes give former instructor funeral escort

A team of police motorcycles gave a former police driving instructor an escort to his funeral after he was killed in a wrong-way crash on the M20.

Knifeman stabbed woman in hotel robbery

Knifeman stabbed woman in hotel robbery

A robber who stabbed a vulnerable woman twice as he raided her hotel room has been locked up.

Cugley calls for a repeat

Cugley calls for a repeat

Neil Cugley is hoping Folkestone will raise their game again when Ryman League, Premier Division leaders Bognor Regis come to town on Saturday.

Brothers jailed for brutal assault outside nightclub

Brothers jailed for brutal assault outside nightclub

A peacemaker was severely beaten by two drunken brothers outside a nightclub after he stepped in to help a bouncer.

Tragic teen's birthday tributes 'trashed by vandals'

Tragic teen's birthday tributes 'trashed by vandals'

The family of a teenager who took her own life have expressed their sadness after a new batch of birthday tributes were vandalised.

Musician jailed for hurling boiling water at partner

Musician jailed for hurling boiling water at partner

A musician who scarred his girlfriend when he threw boiling water at her, telling her "no one is going to look at you now", has been jailed.

Six people treated after bus smash

Six people treated after bus smash

A crash on a main road between a bus and a BMW car has prompted a police appeal for more information after six people required hospital treatment.

Two separate crashes cause traffic delays

Two separate crashes cause traffic delays

Traffic is building up in a town this afternoon as three cars are involved in two separate crashes, sparking an emergency response.

Woman who sparked search failed to tell crews she was safe

Woman who sparked search failed to tell crews she was safe

A woman at the centre of a seven-hour search and rescue response at a beach left the scene safely without telling the emergency services.

Coastguard 'increasingly worried' about woman who fell on rocks

Coastguard 'increasingly worried' about woman who fell on rocks

A large-scale emergency response took place after a woman dialled 999 from to say she was injured, just before her battery died.

Santa Claus is coming to town!

Santa Claus is coming to town!

Hundreds of runners dressed as Father Christmas are expected to take over a Kent town today.

Granddad's final wish to change assisted suicide laws

Granddad's final wish to change assisted suicide laws

A Kent man has urged MPs to support assisted suicide laws before ending his life at Dignitas.

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