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A drug addict desperate to change his life walked into a police station carrying crack cocaine and heroin so he would be sent back to prison.
A dad transforming a town centre building into flats is locked in a planning battle with a council over an illuminated sign of his late son.
A tradesman swapped his trowel for a tripod to make a new movie now being streamed on Amazon Prime.
A charity has been given the nod to turn an old hotel into homeless accommodation, as bosses sought to address concerns over anti-social behaviour.
Chairman Josh Healey is hopeful Isthmian Premier club Folkestone will name their new boss this week.
A council has purchased 26 properties at a new-build estate which will be used as affordable homes, the first to be built for many years in the area.
A seafront pub will expand its food service this weekend with a chic new menu - but some locals say the offerings as “far too expensive”.
Plans for a huge bus station overhaul in an “up and coming part of town” have been approved despite fears it will encourage anti-social behaviour.
Police have arrested three people after officers and paramedics were called to a pub.
A frustrated shopkeeper has warned parents he will publicly shame children caught stealing from his town centre store following a spate of thefts.
The number of parents intending not to give their child a smartphone before the age of 14 is on the rise, as a Netflix show highlights the dangers.
A pensioner whose body was found after emergency services descended on a popular park has been named.
A controversial scheme housing asylum seekers in a former military barracks will be scrapped this year, it’s been revealed.
A beloved dad and weather enthusiast who suffered headaches and an abnormal sense of taste was later left fighting for his life.
Stand-in Folkestone boss Tim Dixon believes there’s a decent platform in place for an incoming manager to take the team forward.
A woman was injured and her bag reportedly stolen in a town centre robbery.
Police closed a busy road as paramedics treated a boy hit by a car before taking him to a London hospital.
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A plot of land earmarked for homes which would be “squeezed in” between rows of Victorian terraces has hit the market.
Plans have been approved to transform historic loos along a popular coastal route into a cafe, despite fears it will damage the surrounding cliff.
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