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Help for flood-threatened army ranges

26 March 2014
Help for flood-threatened army ranges

More than £400,000 is being provided to protect the flood-prone Lydd and Hythe Ranges.

Dubliners show their Irish charm

17 March 2014
Dubliners show their Irish charm

With today being St Patrick's Day we look back at when one of Ireland’s most legendary groups visited Folkestone in 1977 in our Rock of Ages feature

Man prosecuted for cowboy worker's flytipping

17 March 2014
Man prosecuted for cowboy worker's flytipping

A man has ended up in court after a cowboy cleaner flytipped his rubbish.

Fire destroys boating hut

10 March 2014
Fire destroys boating hut

A blaze has gripped a quarry lake boating hut

Fire grips garage

10 March 2014
Fire grips garage

Fire seized hold of a garage in Folkestone

Police investigate bungalow blaze

09 March 2014
Police investigate bungalow blaze

Firefighters broke down a door this morning fearing someone was inside a bungalow blaze which police are now investigating.

Paraglider survives 300ft plunge

09 March 2014
Paraglider survives 300ft plunge

A paraglider walked away unhurt after plunging 300ft into the sea.

Alarm over roadblock "gang" turns out to be prank

08 March 2014
Alarm over roadblock "gang" turns out to be prank

A road block by a “gang” that struck fear among locals is now thought to be a silly prank.

Bungling burglar feeds clues to police

07 March 2014
Bungling burglar feeds clues to police

A hopeless burglar left at least one clue for police in each of four break-ins.

New style plane to take flight in Kent

06 March 2014
New style plane to take flight in Kent

An aeroplane that takes off like a helicopter is being developed at Lydd Airport.

Schoolboy's explosive discovery... again!

06 March 2014
Schoolboy's explosive discovery... again!

An adventurous boy has discovered a wartime shell on only the second time he has used his metal detector - just weeks after finding rocket heads.

Red Arrows return to Folkestone

06 March 2014
Red Arrows return to Folkestone

Flying aces the RAF Red Arrows are due at the Folkestone Airshow.

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

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