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Brothers charged over £1.4m cocaine haul

Brothers charged over £1.4m cocaine haul

Two Romanian brothers have been charged with attempting to import 23 kilos cocaine through the Channel Tunnel.

Hunt for hooded thugs who demanded cash from till

Hunt for hooded thugs who demanded cash from till

Two teenagers armed with a hammer and a kitchen knife demanded cash from the till of a newsagents.

Time to perform on the road

Time to perform on the road

Neil Cugley says there are no excuses for Folkestone’s poor away form and their run of seven games in nine on the road is the time to get it right.

Supermarket barriers to deter yobs

Supermarket barriers to deter yobs

A supermarket has taken the measure of installing barriers in its car park to prevent anti-social behaviour.

Woman preyed on pensioners in three towns

Woman preyed on pensioners in three towns

A woman who tricked her way into the homes of three pensioners in three different towns has sparked a warning from police for people to be vigilant.

Man charged with drug offences

Man charged with drug offences

A man has been charged with growing cannabis in a house following a police raid.

Trucker fined after reversing across slip road

Trucker fined after reversing across slip road

A trucker has been fined after being caught reversing his lorry across a major motorway exit.

Faulty part closed pool for the morning

Faulty part closed pool for the morning

A town's main public swimming pool was closed this due to a broken pump.

Obstructive van to be towed away

Obstructive van to be towed away

An obstructive van that has parked up ahead of a bend on a busy road will be towed away tomorrow after it had been left more than a week ago.

Roads gridlocked due to temporary traffic lights

Roads gridlocked due to temporary traffic lights

A selection of main routes in a town are reportedly gridlocked this evening due to roadworks set to last nine days and temporary traffic lights.

Road closed after van overturns

Road closed after van overturns

Police, paramedics and firefighters are currently dealing with a crash after a van overturned.

Butcher performs his final cut

 Butcher performs his final cut

A butcher who is hanging up his apron after more than 50 years says he is leaving the trade “on a high”.

Sorrow as dozens watch historic attraction's closure

Sorrow as dozens watch historic attraction's closure

People watched on in sadness as a 132-year-old attraction closed after £80k costs to upgrade its braking system were demanded by safety inspectors.

Poundland shuts one of two town stores

Poundland shuts one of two town stores

Bargain lovers will have one less Poundland store to pick from in a town centre as the brand reveals its plans to close one of its branches.

Jail for pervert who had threesome with child

Jail for pervert who had threesome with child

A paedophile who arranged a threesome with a child - and then took sordid photographs of the crime - has been jailed.

Crowds gather for last day for iconic attraction

Crowds gather for last day for iconic attraction

An iconic Grade II* seaside lift is set to be mothballed after more than 130 years today - after vital funding dried up.

Lady Colin Campbell comes to Kent

Lady Colin Campbell comes to Kent

A famous writer and TV personality supported an independent business' launch party tonight and posed for pictures with guests.

Charity box thief caught on camera

Charity box thief caught on camera

Video footage has emerged of a man taking a charity box from a pizza takeaway shop as police appeal for witnesses.

Woman's body found in flat

Woman's body found in flat

Police are treating the death of a woman in her 30s as "unexplained" after she was found lifeless in a flat.

School staff bid to trace missing rabbit's owners

School staff bid to trace missing rabbit's owners

A school is appealing to track down the owners of a rabbit found hopping around the staff car park.

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