A thief was tackled to the ground by members of the public after he swiped a purse from a woman

A getaway vehicle rolled onto its roof following an alleged £30,000 cannabis burglary.

Four women have told a court how a policeman investigating crimes phoned and texted them asking for sex.

A married policeman used the force computer to approach several women for sex, a court heard.

Police are warning motorists after a spate of thefts from cars across Folkestone

Police seized a number of cannabis plants and equipment at a property in Folkestone

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A coastal hotel has formed a partnership with local producers for its new eating destination.

A teenage girl has told police she was grabbed around the waist by a man who picked her up and carried her down the street in a terrifying ordeal.

Police are hoping to piece together the final hours of a man beaten to death as he slept in a car park.

Bosses at the over-50s holiday company confirmed it will be taken onto the stock exchange within the next two years.

Veteran rockers 10cc are to play a one-off gig at Folkestone's Quarterhouse ahead of a national tour

A 14-year-old boy was punched in an unprovoked street attack in Folkestone

A group is hoping families across Kent can help piece together the vital part the county played in the First World War.

A family fled after a fire ripped through the loft of a house in Folkestone.

Don't miss our final round-up of the events on offer at the 2013 Folkestone Book Festival, which draws to a close this weekend.

Police have released efits of two men after a supermarket shopper was repeatedly punched in the head for 'queue jumping'.

A First World War documentary filmed in Kent is to be screened at Margate's Turner Contemporary

Network Rail this week announced plans to close the Folkestone harbour branch but campaigners say it "makes no difference" to their aspirations.

An eight-year-old boy has been excluded after taking a knife into his primary school following a row with another child.