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TikTok of over-zealous parking warden goes viral

TikTok of over-zealous parking warden goes viral

A TikTok video showing a driver being wrongly issued with a parking fine has been viewed more than 300,000 times.

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Edge: We need to respond

Edge: We need to respond

Joint-boss Roland Edge has urged Folkestone’s players not to undo all their hard work this season.

Police called after crash outside 24-hour gym

Police called after crash outside 24-hour gym

Emergency services have been called to a two-car crash outside a 24-hour gym on a retail park.

£475k for cheapest one-bed flat at new luxury development

£475k for cheapest one-bed flat at new luxury development

Prices for homes at a new seaside development have been revealed, with a one-bed flat costing almost half-a-million pounds.

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Dolphin spotted off Kent coast

Dolphin spotted off Kent coast

A keen-eyed visitor to the coast spotted what appears to a common dolphin swimming close the harbour.

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Street protest to save 135-year-old library

Street protest to save 135-year-old library

Scores of people have taken to the streets to protest the feared closure of a historic town library.

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Red Arrows to fly across Kent skies

Red Arrows to fly across Kent skies

The Red Arrows will be taking to the Kent skies later this year for a popular air display.

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Shock as top restaurant dropped from Michelin Guide

Shock as top restaurant dropped from Michelin Guide

One of Kent's best-known restaurants has lost its coveted place in a guide which picks out the top venues to eat at across the country.

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Lifeline in fight to save historic library

Lifeline in fight to save historic library

A lifeline has been offered in a bid to save a 135-year-old library building from permanent closure with a plan established to keep it open.

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Joy as pensioner is reunited with beloved dog

Joy as pensioner is reunited with beloved dog

A pensioner - left heartbroken after his dog went missing - has been reunited with chihuahua, Rio.

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'They say our town is gentrified - but people living here feel abandoned'

'They say our town is gentrified - but people living here feel abandoned'

A town which has been transformed thanks to multi-million pound regeneration still has pockets of deprivation plagued by petty crime, say residents.

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Two charged after man stabbed

Two charged after man stabbed

Two people have appeared in court charged with attempted robbery and other offences after a man was found with stab wounds.

Two arrested after reports of metal theft on railway

Two arrested after reports of metal theft on railway

Two men have been arrested and a a truck taped off following reports of metal theft at a railway station.

Kent dentist branch with thousands of patients to close

Kent dentist branch with thousands of patients to close

A private healthcare group is set to close one of its dentist branches - leaving thousands of patients searching for a new provider.

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Despair as family ordered to tear down illegal eco-home

Despair as family ordered to tear down illegal eco-home

A family living off-grid in a house they built from shipping containers have been ordered to demolish their home by the council.

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Edge: Every game counts

Edge: Every game counts

Joint-boss Roland Edge says there’s still plenty for Folkestone to play for this season despite their play-off prospects being all but over.

D-Day for 10,000-home estate set to dwarf nearby town

D-Day for 10,000-home estate set to dwarf nearby town

Plans to create a new town are set to be decided on amid neighbours’ fears it would “cause chaos” in the area.

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Town centre Barclays set to close

Town centre Barclays set to close

Barclays will leave a town's high street later this year after footfall dramatically declined, with the nearest alternatives 30 minutes drive away.

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First restaurants set to join new harbour development revealed

First restaurants set to join new harbour development revealed

The first two restaurants of a total six set to open at a new harbourside development and made from upcycled shipping containers have been announced.

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Car stolen on 'test drive' stopped on M20

Car stolen on 'test drive' stopped on M20

A car which was stolen after being taken out on a test drive was stopped on a motorway by police.

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