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Warning to close windows due to haystack fire

Warning to close windows due to haystack fire

Homeowners in a Kent village have been advised to close their windows due to smoke from an ongoing haystack fire.

Man charged after £62k found in car

Man charged after £62k found in car

Officers who stopped a vehicle at the Channel Tunnel found £62k hidden in a car and a man has been charged with a money laundering offence.

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Unique indoor skate park to open 'early 2021'

Unique indoor skate park to open 'early 2021'

A new multi-million pound urban sports park which will include two floors dedicated to skate boarding will now open next year.

Former Margate man joins Invicta

Former Margate man joins Invicta

Folkestone Invicta boss Neil Cugley has added a promotion winner to his ranks.

Fire crews called to betting shop

Fire crews called to betting shop

Fire engines were called to a betting shop to combat an electrical fire.

Trespassers halt trains on busy line

Trespassers halt trains on busy line

Train passengers had to use replacement buses while trespassers on the track were found.

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Harbour search for woman later deemed 'hoax'

Harbour search for woman later deemed 'hoax'

Emergency crews called to search for a woman who had reportedly fallen into the sea believe the call was a hoax.

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Former boss of Saga 'to invest £100m'

Former boss of Saga 'to invest £100m'

The former boss of one of the county's major employers is reported to be investing £100 million in the company to give it a boost.

Archive trawl reveals rare photos of Folkestone

Archive trawl reveals rare photos of Folkestone

Rare retro photos of Folkestone have been dug out of our archive.

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Quad bike rider killed in crash is named

Quad bike rider killed in crash is named

A 24-year-old quad bike rider who was killed in a collision with a parked van has been named locally.

Father and sons discover wartime bomb

Father and sons discover wartime bomb

The bomb squad was called after a family on a day out at the beach saw smoke coming from an unexploded wartime device.

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Jail for county lines drug dealer

Jail for county lines drug dealer

A county lines dealer, who threw drugs from a window as police searched a property, has been jailed for three years.

Isthmian League fixtures released

Isthmian League fixtures released

Kent clubs in the Isthmian League now know who they'll be facing when this season.

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Two charged after teenager stabbed

Two charged after teenager stabbed

Two men have been charged after a teenager was stabbed in broad daylight.

Rider, 24, dies in quad bike collision

Rider, 24, dies in quad bike collision

Police are appealing for information after a man died when a quad bike reportedly collided with a parked van.

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Air ambulance lands following 'quad bike crash'

Air ambulance lands following 'quad bike crash'

A road has been closed after a 'serious incident' involving a quad bike.

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Machete-style knives and drugs siezed during raid

Machete-style knives and drugs siezed during raid

Two men were arrested and drugs and weapons seized during an early morning county lines drugs operation.

Two arrested after daylight stabbing

Two arrested after daylight stabbing

Two men have been arrested after another man was stabbed near a busy supermarket.

Fine for man who urinated in park

Fine for man who urinated in park

A council has issued a stark warning for people to start taking care of its district...or pay the price.

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Emergency services called to stabbing

Emergency services called to stabbing

A man reportedly ran into a shop screaming for help after being stabbed.

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