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Seafront regeneration takes shape

Seafront regeneration takes shape

Parts of a harbour and seafront's long term redevelopment will be finished by late this summer, it has been revealed.

Speeding drivers tackled on promenade

Speeding drivers tackled on promenade

Officers spoke to 11 drivers who exceeded a 20mph speed limit along a promenade following complaints from residents.

Cafe owner seeks permission for overspill lorry park

Cafe owner seeks permission for overspill lorry park

The owners of a site that has been operating as a 24-hour lorry park have applied to continue doing so for another two years.

Dancers poised for second Strictly show

Dancers poised for second Strictly show

A Strictly Come Dancing style show is returning to a Kent town this weekend raising money for several charities.

'Let's finish the job'

'Let's finish the job'

Neil Cugley doesn’t want Folkestone’s heroic attempt to escape the Ryman League Premier Division drop to be for nothing.

Pensioner scares off balaclava-clad burglars

Pensioner scares off balaclava-clad burglars

A group of men were scared off by a pensioner after they entered his home attempting to burgle the property.

Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting woman

Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting woman

A 31-year-old man remains in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman.

Drum and bass pensioner made neighbours' lives hell

Drum and bass pensioner made neighbours' lives hell

Hundreds of CDs have been seized from a pensioner's flat that was "wired up like a nightclub" after he ignored pleas to turn his drum and bass down.

Plan for WW1 bomb site 'shows lack of respect'

Plan for WW1 bomb site 'shows lack of respect'

Campaigners have hit out at "disrespectful" plans to build a visitor centre on the site where a German bomb killed 61 in the First World War.

FOUND: Missing dachshund back home

FOUND: Missing dachshund back home

A couple say they are over the moon to have found their missing dachshund who went missing four days ago.

NHS faces questions after woman drowned

NHS faces questions after woman drowned

Mental health teams are to be asked whether the death of a woman pulled from the sea could have been prevented.

Lorry and car involved in crash

Lorry and car involved in crash

Drivers suffered delays after a crash between a lorry and car closed a major road in Kent.

Burglar caught after leaving blood behind

Burglar caught after leaving blood behind

A burglar has been jailed after he targeted a shop and left blood behind at the scene of the crime.

Do you have The Voice?

Do you have The Voice?

TV show The Voice is holding auditions and here's how to get involved.

New leaders announced for mothballed school

New leaders announced for mothballed school

Education secretary announces new leaders of secondary school which will reopen as a free school making it a town's first new school for 10 years.

Home defeat infuriates Cugs

Home defeat infuriates Cugs

Folkestone Invicta boss Neil Cugley has questioned whether his players want to stay up after they threw away a winning position against Hendon.

Pillowcase used as 'swag bag' by jewel thief

Pillowcase used as 'swag bag' by jewel thief

A thief reportedly made off with jewels and cash from a house using a pillowcase as a swag bag.

Promenade crash forced road closure

Promenade crash forced road closure

A crash between a car and a minibus left debris strewn across a promenade road, forcing officers to divert traffic.

Man suffers head injuries in Wetherspoons fall

Man suffers head injuries in Wetherspoons fall

A man was flown to a London hospital after he fell inside a Wetherspoons branch and suffered head injuries.

From spice to sorbet

From spice to sorbet

An Indian restaurant that left a seaside town after more than 40 years in business will be replaced with an ice cream parlour.

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