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Double incident adds to more traffic chaos

Double incident adds to more traffic chaos

Two incidents are adding to more traffic congestion around Folkestone as Operation Stack is enforced.

Immersion heater triggers flat fire

Immersion heater triggers flat fire

A worn-out element in an immersion heater triggered a fire in a first floor flat today.

Vase hero joins Invicta

Vase hero joins Invicta

Folkestone have signed former Tunbridge Wells winger Josh Stanford from Faversham Town.

What's going on this weekend?

What's going on this weekend?

What's happening in Folkestone and Hythe this weekend? Here's a short round up of a few events happening in the district.

Migrants discovered in lorry at Kent harbour

Migrants discovered in lorry at Kent harbour

Ten migrants have been discovered in a refrigerated lorry.

Time’s up for street drinkers as Kent trials new laws

Time’s up for street drinkers as Kent trials new laws

Officers in a Kent seaside town are trialing new legislation they hope will tackle begging and street drinking.

Collins: Calais crisis 'shameful' for French authorities

Collins: Calais crisis 'shameful' for French authorities

MP Damian Collins has branded the way the French authorities dealt with the Calais protest crisis and resulting traffic hell as "shameful".

Ukip councillor investigated after comments reported

Ukip councillor investigated after comments reported

A newly elected Ukip councillor is under investigation after alleged comments about her representing minority constituents were reported to the party.

'I remembered my army training and let him have it'

'I remembered my army training and let him have it'

A single punch from a boxing 86-year-old was enough to make a knife-wielding thug think twice.

Everitt calls time at Invicta

Everitt calls time at Invicta

Micheal Everitt has confirmed he will not play for Folkestone this season – but insists he isn’t retiring.

Quick thinking teen saves mum's life after seizure

Quick thinking teen saves mum's life after seizure

Teen's calmness which saved mum's life after she suffered seizure and collapsed in the bath praised by ambulance staff.

Man's death ruled out as suspicious

Man's death ruled out as suspicious

Police say the circumstances of a man's death are not suspicious after body was found at a flat today.

War and Peace is over

War and Peace is over

Organisers of Kent's War and Peace Revival announce this year's show will be the very last one.

Firefighters tackle chimney fire - in June!

Firefighters tackle chimney fire - in June!

Paper being burnt in a grate caused a chimney fire early today.

U-boat propeller turned coffee table handed back

U-boat propeller turned coffee table handed back

A First World War propeller that was stolen from a shipwreck and turned into a coffee table has been handed to the Navy after being seized by police.

Cugs' Draycott challenge

Cugs' Draycott challenge

Neil Cugley has challenged prolific Folkestone striker Ian Draycott to do even better next season.

Ex-Ukip Atkinson allies with National Front leader

Ex-Ukip Atkinson allies with National Front leader

Expelled former Ukip candidate Janice Atkinson has formed a new anti-EU group with a leader from the far-right group, National Front.

Holidaymaker rescued twice after drifting out to sea

Holidaymaker rescued twice after drifting out to sea

An Albanian tourist staying in Kent on holiday was rescued TWICE in two days after drifting out to sea on his airbed.

Driver cut free from car following smash with tree

Driver cut free from car following smash with tree

Police, fire crews and the air ambulance were all called after a car collided with a wall and then hit a tree.

Folk legends to bow out in final tour in Kent

Folk legends to bow out in final tour in Kent

Folk band Bellowhead will take in one Kent venue as they tour for the very last time.

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