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The first freight train to complete the 12,000km journey from China to the UK arrives in Kent today.
More than 100 people, including a school head teacher, have objected to plans to demolish a dance hall and replace it with retirement flats.
A town council is set to take control of a high-street market in a bid to improve it for traders and shoppers.
A car and bus have collided in a crash on a busy town centre route.
A popular night spot in a seaside town is appealing to extend its opening hours after branding the town’s night-life “inadequate”.
Folkestone boss Neil Cugley has backed Ian Draycott and Joe Taylor to fire their side up the Ryman League, Premier Division.
An investigation into a series of pub burglaries has been launched as detectives say the incidents could be linked.
Gale force winds sent a large tree crashing down onto a row of houses.
A Heritage Lottery Fund bid will be made in an attempt to safeguard a popular and historic lift which was under threat of closure earlier this week.
A secondary school is shutting its doors early in a bid to give pupils time to travel home safely before temperatures drop and more ice sets.
A TV presenter has backed a campaign to stop the building of what has been called the world’s largest lorry park.
One person has been injured and drivers have been warned to expect delays after two crashes happened in the same area on a busy motorway.
A large park in the centre of a seaside town could be about to get upgraded as plans are released to refurbish and extend a playground.
Train services are set to be delayed or altered this morning after a vehicle hit a low bridge.
Manager Neil Cugley believes Folkestone's match at Met Police provides a excellent opportunity for his side to end their frustrating away run.
A mother suffering from terminal breast cancer was able to fulfil her last wish – to spend a final Christmas with family and friends.
Calls to maintain a historic seaside lift, which is under threat of closure, have been directed to billionaire and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.
An historic lift may not re-open this Easter as the operating company has "called it a day" due to £80,000 repair costs for a faulty braking system.
A small fire confined to the passenger compartment of a car is now under further investigation after firefighters put it out yesterday evening.
A 40-year-old woman fell to the ground as a group of young teenagers snatched her handbag and ran off.
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