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Women tell court of PC's 'sex advances'

Women tell court of PC's 'sex advances'

Four women have told a court how a policeman investigating crimes phoned and texted them asking for sex.

PC accused of misconduct after 'contacting women for sex'

PC accused of misconduct after 'contacting women for sex'

A married policeman used the force computer to approach several women for sex, a court heard.

Motorists warned after spate of car thefts

Motorists warned after spate of car thefts

Police are warning motorists after a spate of thefts from cars across Folkestone

Drugs bust discovers stash and equipment

Drugs bust discovers stash and equipment

Police seized a number of cannabis plants and equipment at a property in Folkestone

What’s in this week’s Folkestone and Hythe Express?

What’s in this week’s Folkestone and Hythe Express?

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s been making the news in Folkestone and Hythe this week. The Folkestone and Hythe Express is out now - just 65p

Kentish ingredients for new restaurant

Kentish ingredients for new restaurant

A coastal hotel has formed a partnership with local producers for its new eating destination.

Invicta ready to tackle leaders

Invicta ready to tackle leaders

Saturday’s clash with Leatherhead will show Folkestone boss Neil Cugley how close his side are to being promotion candidates.

Porter: Morrish liked what he saw

Porter: Morrish liked what he saw

James Morrish gave up the Whitstable captaincy to join Kent rivals Hythe because he believes they're a bigger club.

Girl's ordeal at being 'grabbed by man who carried her down street'

Girl's ordeal at being 'grabbed by man who carried her down street'

A teenage girl has told police she was grabbed around the waist by a man who picked her up and carried her down the street in a terrifying ordeal.

Phone user could hold vital clues to fatal car park attack

Phone user could hold vital clues to fatal car park attack

Police are hoping to piece together the final hours of a man beaten to death as he slept in a car park.

Saga to float on stock market

Saga to float on stock market

Bosses at the over-50s holiday company confirmed it will be taken onto the stock exchange within the next two years.

Schoolboy punched in street attack

Schoolboy punched in street attack

A 14-year-old boy was punched in an unprovoked street attack in Folkestone

Bringing the horrors of Kent's Great War into the 21st Century

Bringing the horrors of Kent's Great War into the 21st Century

A group is hoping families across Kent can help piece together the vital part the county played in the First World War.

Fire tears through house loft

Fire tears through house loft

A family fled after a fire ripped through the loft of a house in Folkestone.

Pair sought after supermarket aisle attack

Pair sought after supermarket aisle attack

Police have released efits of two men after a supermarket shopper was repeatedly punched in the head for 'queue jumping'.

Is this the end of line for harbour station?

Is this the end of line for harbour station?

Network Rail this week announced plans to close the Folkestone harbour branch but campaigners say it "makes no difference" to their aspirations.

Boy, eight, excluded after taking knife to school in row with pupil

Boy, eight, excluded after taking knife to school in row with pupil

An eight-year-old boy has been excluded after taking a knife into his primary school following a row with another child.

Good times returning for Invicta

Good times returning for Invicta

A week of financial good news stories has left Folkestone Invicta plotting their return to the Ryman League Premier Division.

Porter explains Senior Cup withdrawal

Porter explains Senior Cup withdrawal

Hythe manager Scott Porter felt he was left with no other option but to pull his team out of the Kent Senior Cup this week.

What’s in this week’s Folkestone and Hythe Express?

What’s in this week’s Folkestone and Hythe Express?

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s been making the news in Folkestone and Hythe this week. The Folkestone and Hythe Express is out tomorrow - just 65p

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