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Kent's Banksy artwork vandalised AGAIN

Kent's Banksy artwork vandalised AGAIN

Artwork by world-famous street artist Banksy has been defaced by vandals for the second time since it appeared in a Kent town less than a month ago.

FA Trophy round-up

FA Trophy round-up

Round-up of all the action from Saturday's games involving Kent sides in the FA Trophy Preliminary Round.

Face of child sex offender believed to have Kent links

Face of child sex offender believed to have Kent links

This is the face of a convicted child sex offender being hunted by police who is believed to have links with a Kent town.

'They are not very nice people'

'They are not very nice people'

A man said to have been involved in a fight with a Gurkha group insists they are violent gangsters and not gentle charity workers, a court hears.

Battle of the Banksy

Battle of the Banksy

A little competition never hurt anyone as T-shirt makers go head to head over the Banksy buzz sweeping Kent.

Second crash at same junction this week

Second crash at same junction this week

Motorists face more delays on the M20 coastbound this morning after a second crash at the same place as one earlier this week.

Midweek Ryman League round-up

Midweek Ryman League round-up

Two Kent derbies produced eight goals on Tuesday night but another of our clubs crashed to a 4-0 home defeat.

Good times ahead for Invicta

Good times ahead for Invicta

Newly-appointed chairman Jim Pellatt confirms Folkestone Invicta are almost debt-free and ready to emerge from their five-year CVA.

Third time lucky?

Third time lucky?

Folkestone hit the FA Trophy trail this weekend and they’re looking to avoid a third defeat to local rivals Ramsgate this season.

Man, 20, stabbed to death 'over drugs bust-up'

Man, 20, stabbed to death 'over drugs bust-up'

A 20-year-old man was allegedly stabbed seven times by a drug-dealer and his pal who then tried to hide the evidence, a murder trial has heard.

Long delays after M20 crash

Long delays after M20 crash

Motorists are facing long delays after a crash on the M20.

Vandals make obscene addition to Folkestone's Banksy

Vandals make obscene addition to Folkestone's Banksy

Police are investigating after vandals daubed obscene graffiti onto a Banksy painting. Warning: graphic image.

Four hospitalised in Gurkha gang fight

Four hospitalised in Gurkha gang fight

A court hears a clash involving members of Gurkha gang The Dragon Guys ended with four in hospital after an attack involving a knife and a brick.

New chairman and positive FA report for Invicta

New chairman and positive FA report for Invicta

Jim Pellatt has been appointed chairman of Folkestone Invicta - and the FA have given the club's finances 'a clean bill of health'.

That's not right...

That's not right...

Road markings are misleading pedestrians in a Kent town as visitors coin a new phrase.

Two cut free from car wreckage

Two cut free from car wreckage

Two men have been cut free from wreckage by fire crews and rushed to hospital this morning after a crash between a car and a van with a trailer.

Have a birthday cake on us!

Have a birthday cake on us!

The Folkestone and Hythe Express celebrates its first birthday this week - and we want to give YOU a cake to mark the occasion!

Mother’s heartbreak at death of three sons

Mother’s heartbreak at death of three sons

While war rarely failed to affect any family in Britain between 1914 and 1918, one Folkestone family knew the pain better than most.

Baxter hangs up his boots

Baxter hangs up his boots

Long-serving Folkestone rugby player Dave Baxter has been forced to retire because of injury.

Cugley: It's not worked out

Cugley: It's not worked out

Charley Robertson is back at Maidstone United after his unhappy loan spell with Folkestone Invicta ended at the weekend.

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