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Brave dippers set to brace icy waves

Brave dippers set to brace icy waves

Three Kent towns will be packed with people in fancy dress and hundreds watching as the annual Boxing Day dip comes around again.

Staff threatened in shop robbery

Staff threatened in shop robbery

Police sealed off a corner shop after a worker was threatened by three robbers who made off with alcohol, cigarettes and cash.

Delays at Channel Tunnel

Delays at Channel Tunnel

Passengers on both Eurostar and Eurotunnel are being warned of French crossing delays as one line is taken out of action.

Eurotunnel promises to get passengers moving again

Eurotunnel promises to get passengers moving again

Cross-Channel services are in the process of being restored to normal service following an earlier 'incident' in the tunnel.

Question mark hangs over name of new store

Question mark hangs over name of new store

Mystery still surrounds which retailer will occupy a major out-of-town store as planners were forced to debate an application without knowing a name.

Road closed after bus smashes into pub car park

Road closed after bus smashes into pub car park

A main road is shut after a double decker bus collided with a car then smashed into a pub car park.

Charity shop burglar 'hid behind clothes rack'

Charity shop burglar 'hid behind clothes rack'

A man has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of burgling a charity shop and was found hiding behind a clothes rack.

Fingerprints on beer bottle lead's busts burglar

Fingerprints on beer bottle lead's busts burglar

A 33-year-old man has been jailed after an empty beer bottle left at a burgled house helped police to find him.

Invicta still learning

Invicta still learning

Neil Cugley says his Folkestone players still need to wise up if they are to turn their encouraging first half of the season into a positive finish.

Man hit by bus on busy town centre road

Man hit by bus on busy town centre road

A man was looked over by paramedics after being hit by a bus this morning.

Police called after lorry crash

Police called after lorry crash

Police closed a busy road following reports two lorries crashed.

Drug addict who was trying to quit died in car park

Drug addict who was trying to quit died in car park

A man who collapsed and died in a car park was a drug addict trying to quit, who had just asked to go back to rehab.

Police seize car after driver's licence 'expired in 1979'

Police seize car after driver's licence 'expired in 1979'

Police stopped a driver whose provisional driving licence turned out to be well past its expiry date - nearly four decades, in fact.

Political activist says Tories forced him to shoplift

Political activist says Tories forced him to shoplift

A wannabe actor and self-styled political activist blamed ‘the Tories’ after being caught stealing £220 worth of alcohol from Waitrose.

Police bikes give former instructor funeral escort

Police bikes give former instructor funeral escort

A team of police motorcycles gave a former police driving instructor an escort to his funeral after he was killed in a wrong-way crash on the M20.

Knifeman stabbed woman in hotel robbery

Knifeman stabbed woman in hotel robbery

A robber who stabbed a vulnerable woman twice as he raided her hotel room has been locked up.

Cugley calls for a repeat

Cugley calls for a repeat

Neil Cugley is hoping Folkestone will raise their game again when Ryman League, Premier Division leaders Bognor Regis come to town on Saturday.

Brothers jailed for brutal assault outside nightclub

Brothers jailed for brutal assault outside nightclub

A peacemaker was severely beaten by two drunken brothers outside a nightclub after he stepped in to help a bouncer.

Tragic teen's birthday tributes 'trashed by vandals'

Tragic teen's birthday tributes 'trashed by vandals'

The family of a teenager who took her own life have expressed their sadness after a new batch of birthday tributes were vandalised.

Musician jailed for hurling boiling water at partner

Musician jailed for hurling boiling water at partner

A musician who scarred his girlfriend when he threw boiling water at her, telling her "no one is going to look at you now", has been jailed.

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