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Rush hour tailback after motorway accident

Rush hour tailback after motorway accident

Delays for commuters after M20 crash near Folkestone.

Watchdog forces failing care home to shut down

Watchdog forces failing care home to shut down

A care home for the elderly which repeatedly failed to make urgent improvements after a series of damning reports has been forced to close down.

Baby trapped in car

Baby trapped in car

A baby girl had to be rescued after a car's locking system trapped her inside.

Invicta close in on former Newcastle United player

Invicta close in on former Newcastle United player

Folkestone boss Neil Cugley expects to make complete signing of Patrick Nzuzi.

Woman rescued after collapse at music venue

Woman rescued after collapse at music venue

Specialist equipment was needed to get a casualty from depths of cliffside building.

Council picks Op Stack lorry park site

Council picks Op Stack lorry park site

A council has announced where it wants the new lorry park to counter Operation Stack to be located.

Student leads fight against school closure

Student leads fight against school closure

A student is leading the fight to save her school from closing, as the county council reveals its plans for site's future.

Cugley: Your club needs you

Cugley: Your club needs you

Neil Cugley has called on the people of Folkestone to roar his side to victory against one of their title rivals this weekend.

Victims 'threatened with gun' in raid on house

Victims 'threatened with gun' in raid on house

Police have released efits of suspected robbers who raided a house armed with a gun, leaving two people injured.

Uncertainty over leisure centre future

Uncertainty over leisure centre future

A leisure centre next to a threatened school is also facing possible closure.

How Op Stack lorry park could be used

How Op Stack lorry park could be used

Villagers have reacted to the options for huge Operation Stack lorry park revealed today with four proposed uses for the park off the M20.

Op Stack: Two lorry park site options revealed

Op Stack: Two lorry park site options revealed

A major consultation exercise is launched today after two potential lorry park sites were announced to ease Operation Stack.

Council plans to close failing school

Council plans to close failing school

Plans have been revealed to close a troubled Kent school - after a drop in pupil numbers and poor exam results.

New date for Kooks Kent gig

New date for Kooks Kent gig

The Kooks will still play in Kent but not until next year after their planned gig next week was cancelled.

Traumatised dad jailed for having stungun 'for protection'

Traumatised dad jailed for having stungun 'for protection'

A dad-of-three who kept a stungun for self-defence because he was haunted by the trauma of witnessing violent prison riots in the 80s has been jailed.

Witness appeal after man hit by car

Witness appeal after man hit by car

A witness appeal has been launched after a man was left seriously injured when he was hit by a car.

Invicta swoop for Brickies striker

Invicta swoop for Brickies striker

Folkestone agree deal to sign forward Harry Smith from Sittingbourne.

Military helicopters spotted over Kent

Military helicopters spotted over Kent

Chinooks seen flying over a Kent barracks sparked suggestions troops were preparing for Syria action - but the Army has confirmed the real reason.

Three brothers beat victim in vicious baseball bat attack

Three brothers beat victim in vicious baseball bat attack

Three brothers smashed their way inside a flat and viciously attacked a man just five minutes after police responded to a call from the scared victim.

No charges against ex-head after investigation

No charges against ex-head after investigation

Police have dropped their investigation into a former academy boss accused of abusing his position of trust.

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