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Ab Fab star helps bring Gurkha statue dreams closer

Ab Fab star helps bring Gurkha statue dreams closer

Actress Joanna Lumley has visited Kent to give a huge boost to a fund for a statue honouring thousands of Gurkha soldiers who have died in combat.

Man bitten by dog and chased by pack

Man bitten by dog and chased by pack

A man was bitten three times by a dog and chased by a pack - before the owner laughed and threatened violence.

Driver arrested after gun report

Driver arrested after gun report

Armed police officers were called in amid fears a man had been seen with a firearm.

Victim begs for attacker to spare his life

Victim begs for attacker to spare his life

A landlord begged for his life as a lodger used a towel rail and foot as weapons to break his eye socket, nose and cheek.

Gurkha statue fundraising night

Gurkha statue fundraising night

Special fundraising charity dinner for new Gurkha memorial statue to be joined by Joanna Lumley and guests from across Ashford, Folkestone and Shepway

Can you hear the syrens coming?

Can you hear the syrens coming?

Why have mermaids have been enticing walkers on to the rocks along Folkestone beaches?

Cheeky models line up naked on beach for world-renowned artist

Cheeky models line up naked on beach for world-renowned artist

Brave volunteers with a naked ambition have bared all on the beach for world-renowned photographic artist Spencer Tunick.

Pair admit plundering treasures worth £250k from shipwrecks

Pair admit plundering treasures worth £250k from shipwrecks

Two divers have admitted illegally keeping artefacts worth more than a quarter of a million pounds from shipwrecks.

Young biker cleared over friend's crash death

Young biker cleared over friend's crash death

A motorcyclist has today been cleared of causing the death of his best friend by dangerous driving.

Friend inspired by ter Horst

Friend inspired by ter Horst

Johan ter Horst’s fairytale move to the Premier League has inspired Folkestone skipper Liam Friend to chase his dream of playing higher up the pyramid

Supermarket plans thrown out

Supermarket plans thrown out

Planning committee members reject plans to build a new supermarket behind a popular community centre.

Saga becomes main airshow sponsor

Saga becomes main airshow sponsor

The over-50s holiday and insurance company is backing one of Kent's biggest tourist weekends featuring the Red Arrows.

Supermarket battle nears its end

Supermarket battle nears its end

A decision is due tonight on plans for a controversial new supermarket which opponents say will threaten the future of a community centre.

Biker describes moments before friend's crash death

Biker describes moments before friend's crash death

A young motorcyclist accused of causing the death of a teenage friend by dangerous driving has described the moments before he crashed into a lorry.

Eight in court on child exploitation charges

Eight in court on child exploitation charges

Eight men and women have appeared in court accused of a raft of offences relating to child sex exploitation following mass police raids.

Woman freed from crashed car.

Woman freed from crashed car.

Firefighters cut free a woman after her crashed car ended up on its side.

Truck catches fire on motorway

Truck catches fire on motorway

An inferno engulfed this truck as motorists drove past just feet away on a busy motorway carriageway.

'Perfect storm' led to death of man after row with bouncers

'Perfect storm' led to death of man after row with bouncers

A Saga worker died at the firm's Christmas party after a perfect storm of factors following a row with two bouncers, a manslaughter trial has heard.

NHS commission group to meet patients

NHS commission group to meet patients

Patients are invited to quiz Shepway, Dover and Deal healthcare bosses at a public meeting over services in the districts next week

Police continue appeal for missing Sussex man

Police continue appeal for missing Sussex man

Appeal for missing Sussex man who may have travelled to Folkestone is launched by police

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