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Cugley: Players let me down

Cugley: Players let me down

Neil Cugley says his players let both him and the club down with their performance during Saturday's 2-0 home defeat to Faversham.

Lilywhites stun 10-man Invicta

Lilywhites stun 10-man Invicta

Stuart King returned to haunt his former club as Folkestone Invicta's four-match home winning run in Ryman League Division 1 South was ended.

Delays of more than two hours after migrant death

Delays of more than two hours after migrant death

Freight and passenger traffic is being forced to queue for more than two hours after a fatality in the Channel Tunnel overnight.

Let the Folk see the Paddy

Let the Folk see the Paddy

Comedian Paddy McGuinness was in Kent yesterday and it looks like he enjoyed his day by the seaside.

Hole opens up in middle of street

Hole opens up in middle of street

Police have been called this afternoon when a hole began appearing in the middle of a residential road.

'All good things must come to an end'

'All good things must come to an end'

A popular nightclub has confirmed it is closing immediately after rumours began swirling around social media this week.

Talcum powder vandals halt bus service

Talcum powder vandals halt bus service

A bus service was delayed today after vandals showered the top deck in talcum powder.

Thug started fire in flat he shared with partner

Thug started fire in flat he shared with partner

An arsonist set fire to the flat he shared with his partner following an argument, a court heard.

Fire crews tackle dishwasher fire

Fire crews tackle dishwasher fire

Firefighters tackled a blaze in a kitchen last night after a dishwasher caught light.

Video: 'The Sat Nav said turn left!'

Video: 'The Sat Nav said turn left!'

A driver has found himself in a spot of bother this afternoon, after getting stuck on a Kent beach.

Solution to Stack will be announced ‘within weeks’ says MP

Solution to Stack will be announced ‘within weeks’ says MP

As lorries park up outside people's houses in east Kent, an MP has promised a solution to Operation Stack 'within weeks'.

Immigrants arrested after 'walking through tunnel'

Immigrants arrested after 'walking through tunnel'

Two Iranian immigrants have been arrested in Kent after walking through the Channel Tunnel.

Cugs: We're still not at it

Cugs: We're still not at it

Folkestone boss Neil Cugley wants his table-topping team to start hurting opponents more.

Police failed pregnant teen in murder investigation

Police failed pregnant teen in murder investigation

Three police officers are found to have breached standards in investigating Jayden Parkinson's disappearance before the pregnant teen was murdered.

Gurkha memorial revealed

Gurkha memorial revealed

Campaigner Joanna Lumley unveiled a memorial to honour more than 46,000 Gurkhas today.

Car totally destroyed by fire

Car totally destroyed by fire

A car was completely destroyed by fire last night as firefighters were called to the burning vehicle.

Eurotunnel services disrupted after 'massive' invasion of migrants

Eurotunnel services disrupted after 'massive' invasion of migrants

Passengers were warned to expect long delays as Eurotunnel services resumed after a "massive invasion" of more than 100 migrants.

Freight delays after migrant activity

Freight delays after migrant activity

Lorries are being forced to queue for the Channel Tunnel after overnight migrant activity in Calais.

Police raid in rogue trader crackdown

Police raid in rogue trader crackdown

Suspected counterfeit clothing and illicit tobacco have been seized by police in a purge on suspected rogue traders.

Arsonist jailed after setting his own flat on fire

Arsonist jailed after setting his own flat on fire

An arsonist has been sent to prison after a fire he started in his own flat caused two women to become trapped four floors up.

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