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Fears over hospital upgrade as talks stall

Fears over hospital upgrade as talks stall

Campaigners fear wanted potential upgrade to services available at an east Kent hospital won't be made after wall of silence from NHS bosses.

Man cut free from car crash

Man cut free from car crash

A man had to be cut free from the wreckage of his car after a crash late at night.

Pensioner dies after mobility scooter in crash with 4x4

Pensioner dies after mobility scooter in crash with 4x4

A 94-year-old woman has died after her mobility scooter collided with a 4x4.

Two arrested after women run over in car park

Two arrested after women run over in car park

Two men have been cut free from a wrecked car and arrested today on suspicion of dangerous driving after two women were run over in a car park.

Cugs 1000: Don't stop now

Cugs 1000: Don't stop now

Folkestone chairman Jim Pellatt has backed Neil Cugley to carry on as manager for years to come.

Teenage cyclist hit by car

Teenage cyclist hit by car

A teenage boy was injured after he was hit by car while cycling this morning.

Woman injured after 4x4 collides with mobility scooter

Woman injured after 4x4 collides with mobility scooter

A woman in her 90s has been taken to hospital after her mobility scooter collided with a 4x4.

Cabbie cleared of threatening to kill boy's family

Cabbie cleared of threatening to kill boy's family

A taxi driver has been cleared of telling a nine-year-old boy he would murder his family during a ride to school.

Cugs 1000: Football comes first

Cugs 1000: Football comes first

Meet the woman behind Neil Cugley's extraordinary reign as Folkestone manager - his wife Pauline.

Lorry and car crash on coastbound motorway

Lorry and car crash on coastbound motorway

Police close lane and warn drivers to slow down after M20 collision near Folkestone.

Man hunted after pensioner is robbed

Man hunted after pensioner is robbed

An 81-year-old woman suffered a broken wrist after a man snatched her shopping bags and wallet.

When you've got to go...

When you've got to go...

A squatter was told to move on from a motorway hard shoulder after police found him defecating just a mile from services.

Gangs paid five-figure sum to smuggle migrants into Kent

Gangs paid five-figure sum to smuggle migrants into Kent

Criminal networks are targeting smaller Kent beaches and ports and being paid thousands for it, the National Crime Agency has revealed.

Target man in demand

Target man in demand

Championship clubs are monitoring Folkestone striker Harry Smith following his successful trial with Aberdeen.

Delight for £1.5m college project

Delight for £1.5m college project

A £1.5m project to improve teaching facilities at a Kent college has been given the green light after funding was secured.

Crash on Tram Road... again

Crash on Tram Road... again

Police were called to a crash between two vehicles on the Tram Road.

Major Stack lorry park one step closer

Major Stack lorry park one step closer

Part of a mammoth lorry park - which would need 500,000 tonnes of tarmac and could house up to 3,600 lorries - could be up and running soon.

Horror motorway crash in heavy rain

Horror motorway crash in heavy rain

Three people escaped serious injury after a car aquaplaned in the rain, hit a barrier and was then smashed into by a van.

Drugs baron foiled trying to flee UK

Drugs baron foiled trying to flee UK

A drugs baron was foiled trying to escape Britain when officers spotted him on this X-ray photograph.

Robber strikes at town amusement arcade

Robber strikes at town amusement arcade

A thief fled with cash after targeting an amusement arcade in the early hours of today.

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