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Driver pays nearly £2,000 in parking fines

Driver pays nearly £2,000 in parking fines

A driver narrowly avoided having her car towed after ignoring warnings for almost 30 parking fines.

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Illegal traveller camp sparks alert

Illegal traveller camp sparks alert

The army, police and defence officers have been called to help remove an unauthorised camp site this afternoon.

New movie The Fight filmed in Kent

New movie The Fight filmed in Kent

A new film starring funny man Russell Brand has now hit cinemas after it was set and filmed in the county.

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Biker injured in crash

Biker injured in crash

A road is blocked in both directions after a crash involving a motorbike.

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Man on building roof arrested

Man on building roof arrested

A 39-year-old man has been arrested after he was spotted on the roof of a building.

Police cordon in town centre

Police cordon in town centre

Police have cordoned off part of a town centre.

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Is your child's picture of you in the paper?

Is your child's picture of you in the paper?

Mother's Day is a time for kids to show mum how special she is - and little ones have been putting pen to paper to do that for our My Mum supplement

Elderly man rescued from overturned car

Elderly man rescued from overturned car

A man has been cut free by firefighters after a vehicle ended up on its side.

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Green party and Lib Dems pact

Green party and Lib Dems pact

Conservatives will face a Lib Dem and Green party alliance upcoming borough council elections.

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Double marathon challenge for footie fan

Double marathon challenge for footie fan

A father is taking on two charity marathons in the space of two weeks - in a football kit.

Stop it or I'm off

Stop it or I'm off

Folkestone's chairman tells his club's fans to stop the negativity.

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Campaigners threaten to sue council

Campaigners threaten to sue council

Residents are considering legal action after suffering another blow in their bid to stop a controversial project.

Vote to crackdown on 'chuggers'

Vote to crackdown on 'chuggers'

Councillors are due to approve new measures to crackdown on 'chuggers' and anti-social behaviour tonight.

Perfume ransacked from department store

Perfume ransacked from department store

Perfume costing hundreds of pounds were ransacked after thieves burst into a High Street department store.

Patrols stepped up after beachhut break-ins

Patrols stepped up after beachhut break-ins

Police patrols are stepping up along a seafront after reports of break-ins and damage to beach huts.

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Council's tearoom takeover threat

Council's tearoom takeover threat

A council has threaten to takeover a listed Victorian tearoom after a developer allowed it to plunge into rack and ruin.

Trio depart Reachfields

Trio depart Reachfields

Budget cuts have forced Hythe Town to release three players.

Gaming marathon in grandma's memory

Gaming marathon in grandma's memory

A gamer from Kent is taking part in an online marathon, lasting over an entire day, in aid of charity.

Man's body discovered in flat

Man's body discovered in flat

Police discovered the body of a man in a flat.

Red Arrows set for summer spectacular

Red Arrows set for summer spectacular

The Red Arrows are set to loop and twirl through the sky this summer as part of a one hour spectacular.

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