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Big clubs eyeing Ter Horst

Big clubs eyeing Ter Horst

Scouts are continuing to circle around Folkestone Invicta’s teenage goalscoring prodigy Johan Ter Horst.

Pictured: Grandfather killed by reversing dustcart at depot

Pictured: Grandfather killed by reversing dustcart at depot

The family of a grandfather who died after he is believed to have been crushed by a reversing dustcart at a waste depot have paid tribute to him.

Security worker targeted in foiled robbery

Security worker targeted in foiled robbery

A would-be robber demanded cash as a Loomis worker was returning to her van with a cash box.

Fake policeman aids burglary on elderly woman

Fake policeman aids burglary on elderly woman

A man pretending to be a police officer helped another man steal from an elderly woman at her home in Hawkinge

Slip road lives up to its name... after spillage of lard

Slip road lives up to its name... after spillage of lard

A motorway exit slip road was shut after a spillage... of lard!

Masked axe raiders hold up bookies

Masked axe raiders hold up bookies

Axe-wielding raiders have escaped with cash after threatening the owner of a bookmaker's in a terrifying raid.

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

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

Here's a preview of what's in this week's Folkestone and Hythe Express - out tomorrow for just 65p

Emotional debut for cute red panda cubs

Emotional debut for cute red panda cubs

This is the moment a pair of shy red panda cubs made their first foray into the big wide world.

Boy, 15, punched by 'threatening' attacker

Boy, 15, punched by 'threatening' attacker

A vicious robber punched three family members, including a boy of 15, as he demanded money.

Tributes left to worker killed by dustcart

Tributes left to worker killed by dustcart

An investigation is continuing into the death of a man struck by a rubbish lorry in Folkestone.

Man held over public toilet 'death threats'

Man held over public toilet 'death threats'

A man has been arrested in Folkestone on suspicion of making death threats after public toilets in the town were closed this morning.

Two teenagers arrested after bag stolen

Two teenagers arrested after bag stolen

Two teenage boys have been arrested following the theft of a handbag from a 65-year-old woman

We confess... we had sticky fingers for Mick's doughnuts!

We confess... we had sticky fingers for Mick's doughnuts!

Two women have confessed a sickly secret... they had a Beggar's Banquet on doughnuts stolen from the Rolling Stones half a century ago!

Unemployment figures falling in Shepway

Unemployment figures falling in Shepway

Figures released today show the number of claimants for job seeker allowance is reducing across Shepway

Porter eyes FA Trophy cash

Porter eyes FA Trophy cash

Hythe Town can go some way to erasing the painful memory of their FA Cup exit when they hit the FA Trophy trail this weekend.

Cugley opens FA Trophy debate

Cugley opens FA Trophy debate

Folkestone boss Neil Cugley believes his team should play in the FA Vase rather than the FA Trophy.

Spot the locations as gritty drama comes to our screens

Spot the locations as gritty drama comes to our screens

Forget Southcliffe, the latest gritty thriller to be filmed on our shores is to be aired tonight... and it's going international!

What's in the first edition of your Folkestone and Hythe Express?

What's in the first edition of your Folkestone and Hythe Express?

Here's a preview of what is in the very first edition of your brand new paper, the Folkestone and Hythe Express out on Wednesday for just 65p

M20 queues after Channel Tunnel delays

M20 queues after Channel Tunnel delays

Congestion has been building on the M20 this afternoon following disruption to Channel Tunnel services.

Calls for urgent review as town's CCTV slammed

Calls for urgent review as town's CCTV slammed

Councillors are calling for an urgent review into the 'shambolic' CCTV system in Folkestone

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