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Councillor blasted for telling colleagues to 'f*** off'

Councillor blasted for telling colleagues to 'f*** off'

A councillor has been rapped over the knuckles after a four-letter swearing rant as tempers flared at a budget meeting.

Man rushed to hospital with burns in flat fire

Man rushed to hospital with burns in flat fire

Fifteen emergency vehicles were called to a flat fire which left a man hospitalised.

Arctic challenge will test Gurkhas to limit

Arctic challenge will test Gurkhas to limit

Two Gurkhas based in Kent are set to embark on a daunting 1,500-mile challenge to mark the 200th anniversary of the British and Nepalese alliance.

Five-year-old hugs teddy as he gives evidence

Five-year-old hugs teddy as he gives evidence

A five-year-old hugged his teddy bear as he gave evidence in a sex case.

Royal Navy intercepts Russian warship off Kent coast

Royal Navy intercepts Russian warship off Kent coast

The Royal Navy has confirmed it tracked and intercepted a Russian warship after it was spotted off the Kent coast.

Corrie star backing pleas to help little Leo’s family

Corrie star backing pleas to help little Leo’s family

Dozens - including a TV star - have offered to lend help to a family whose young toddler was rushed to hospital after being diagnosed with leukaemia.

Promotion rivals go head-to-head

Promotion rivals go head-to-head

Folkestone clash with Kent rivals Herne Bay on Saturday in what could turn out to be a play-off dress rehearsal.

E-fit appeal after 'good Samaritan' stabbing

E-fit appeal after 'good Samaritan' stabbing

Police hunting a knifeman who stabbed a good Samaritan trying to stop a woman being attacked have released this efit.

Hunt on for cannabis growers after raid

Hunt on for cannabis growers after raid

More than 60 cannabis plants were discovered by police at the weekend as officers carry out hunt for those who were growing them.

Bus driver’s skydive tribute to Hannah

Bus driver’s skydive tribute to Hannah

A bus driver helped raise thousands of pounds in memory of a mate's granddaughter who died of cancer aged just 23.

Three arrested after stolen car crashes

Three arrested after stolen car crashes

Three people have been arrested after a stolen car crashed.

Good Samaritan 'stabbed in face and body'

Good Samaritan 'stabbed in face and body'

A man who stepped in to stop a woman from being assaulted was then stabbed in the face and body by the attacker.

Shambolic defence in Cugley's bad books

Shambolic defence in Cugley's bad books

Furious Folkestone manager Neil Cugley will give his defenders a chance to redeem themselves against Hastings this weekend.

Scaffolding swiped in early morning raid

Scaffolding swiped in early morning raid

Police have launched an investigation after thousands of pounds worth of scaffolding were stolen from a building undergoing renovations.

14-year-old girl 'targeted within a day of coming to UK'

14-year-old girl 'targeted within a day of coming to UK'

A teenage Slovakian girl has told a trial into sexual exploitation how she was targeted within a day of coming to the UK.

Pair bailed as hunt for stabbing victim goes on

Pair bailed as hunt for stabbing victim goes on

Two people arrested in connection with a stabbing have been released on bail as hunt continues for man described as "in a poor state" moments after.

Majestic move for Battle of Britain replica aircraft

Majestic move for Battle of Britain replica aircraft

A replica aircraft - spanning 18ft 6ins or two carriageways wide - is travelling 240 miles at 40mph to its new Kent home today.

Top Gear presenters air racy Kent show

Top Gear presenters air racy Kent show

A show filmed in Kent in which Top Gear presenters design their own ambulances is due to be shown on TV tonight.

Happy landings for replica warplane

Happy landings for replica warplane

Wartime Boulton Paul Defiant fighter models arrives safely at new home in Hawkinge.

Cricket hero Flintoff heading for Folkestone

Cricket hero Flintoff heading for Folkestone

Ace tells his story 10 years after Ashes glory.

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