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Future's bright for Invicta

Future's bright for Invicta

Folkestone Invicta could be debt-free by the New Year after announcing they are set to pay off their CVA three months early.

Lorry driver caught smuggling two tonnes of hash

Lorry driver caught smuggling two tonnes of hash

A lorry driver has been jailed for five years after attempting to smuggle two tonnes of cannabis resin into the UK.

Making your mind up for FHODS panto

Making your mind up for FHODS panto

The Folkestone and Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society panto Jack and the Beanstalk opens tonight with Bucks Fizz stars Cheryl Baker and Mike Nolan.

Calls for a 20mph zone near primary school

Calls for a 20mph zone near primary school

A proposed 20mph zone near a primary school, used as a "rat-run", moved closer this week after transportation board members approved the idea.

Stones still in the hunt

Stones still in the hunt

Folkestone RFC coach Leigh Fitchie insists his team can still get promoted this season.

Promotion race is open - Cugley

Promotion race is open - Cugley

A four-way title battle is developing in Ryman League Division 1 South - and Folkestone Invicta are right in the mix.

Key witness in Michael Stone trial guilty of murder

Key witness in Michael Stone trial guilty of murder

A man who helped put double killer Michael Stone behind bars has today been convicted of a brutal murder.

Stars record Kent's effort for Xmas number 1

Stars record Kent's effort for Xmas number 1

A host of singing stars have recorded The Farm's All Together Now raising money for a Kent charity and honouring the infamous Christmas truce of 1914.

Car and fuel tanker wedged in crash

Car and fuel tanker wedged in crash

Firefighters us winch to free jammed car in Lyminge.

Woman treated after crash with lorry

Woman treated after crash with lorry

A young woman has been injured following a crash between a car and a lorry on the M20 this morning.

Postman injured after being run over by car

Postman injured after being run over by car

A postman has been taken to hospital after being knocked down by a car in a crash this morning.

School ‘will destroy open space’

School ‘will destroy open space’

Future of new primary school will fall into lap of Communities Secretary Eric Pickles as incensed councillor hits out over KCC plans.

Cugley: Edge a future manager

Cugley: Edge a future manager

Folkestone boss Neil Cugley has backed his assistant Roland Edge to go into management one day.

Invicta respectful of Kent rivals

Invicta respectful of Kent rivals

Folkestone’s promotion credentials face a stern test this weekend when they make the short trip to face leaders Faversham.

Men happy to get catty for charity shoot

Men happy to get catty for charity shoot

A fundraising team have found a purr-fect recipe to raise money for a Kent cattery - and calendar buyers are lapping it up.

Man freed after two-vehicle crash

Man freed after two-vehicle crash

Firefighters had to free a man trapped inside his vehicle after a rush-hour crash this morning.

Man jailed for texting rape threats

Man jailed for texting rape threats

The same judge who praised a man for giving vital evidence in a murder trail has jailed him after he admitted sending threatening texts.

Cugley eyes 'massive' game

Cugley eyes 'massive' game

Folkestone could move to within a point of top spot in Ryman League Division 1 South with a win on Saturday.

Man dies after 'industrial incident'

Man dies after 'industrial incident'

A man in his 60s has died after he was crushed by a heavy load in an 'industrial incident'.

New hope for troubled airshow

New hope for troubled airshow

The Red Arrows could still put on a display in Folkestone next summer as the fight begins to save the town's airshow.

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