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How seaside village went from quaint antique retreat to modern home hotspot

How seaside village went from quaint antique retreat to modern home hotspot

How did a village once renowned for its quaint antique shops and modest homes transform into a luxury house hotspot? Millie Bowles reports.

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Tommy Robinson charged in Kent under Terrorism Act for ‘refusing to give police mobile PIN’

Tommy Robinson charged in Kent under Terrorism Act for ‘refusing to give police mobile PIN’

Tommy Robinson has been charged under the Terrorism Act after handing himself in at a police station in Kent.

Man flees on foot as police stop 24 motorists in ‘dangerous driving’ crackdown

Man flees on foot as police stop 24 motorists in ‘dangerous driving’ crackdown

A man tried to flee on foot when police stopped his car during a "dangerous driving" crackdown.

Huge crane removed from much-delayed seafront development

Huge crane removed from much-delayed seafront development

A huge crane at the site of a much-delayed seafront development has been taken down - but bosses stress work will restart early next year.

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‘My son was hit by a bus - but we’ve had no support from NHS’

‘My son was hit by a bus - but we’ve had no support from NHS’

A 10-year-old boy left “abandoned” by an NHS trust after being hit by a bus is set to finally receive the therapy he needs, his mother says.

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Sadness as restaurant in large town centre building to close next month

Sadness as restaurant in large town centre building to close next month

A pan-Asian restaurant that occupies a large town centre site is set to close next month.

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Invicta captain on Odeniran’s debut display

Invicta captain on Odeniran’s debut display

Skipper Ian Gayle has praised fellow Folkestone defender Joel Odeniran after his fine debut display.

Christmas market to return to seaside attraction next month

Christmas market to return to seaside attraction next month

A Christmas market promising a “magical experience” will return to a Kent seaside attraction next month.

Affordable homes set for ‘eyesore’ site where flats were demolished

Affordable homes set for ‘eyesore’ site where flats were demolished

Twelve homes will be built on an “eyesore” patch of land where five blocks of flats once stood if new plans are approved.

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Road to seafront to stay closed for another 10 months

Road to seafront to stay closed for another 10 months

A road connecting a town and seafront will remain closed until next summer following two landslides, amid a campaign to save a historic landmark.

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Person taken to hospital after car crashes into booth at Channel Tunnel

Person taken to hospital after car crashes into booth at Channel Tunnel

A person was injured after a car ploughed into a booth at the Channel Tunnel terminal.

‘Our village is already overdeveloped - why have another 160 homes been approved?’

‘Our village is already overdeveloped - why have another 160 homes been approved?’

New housing approved on two sites will add 160 homes to an “overdeveloped” village which is earmarked to take hundreds more.

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A-road closed after van ‘overturns’

A-road closed after van ‘overturns’

A van has reportedly overturned this morning, forcing an A-road to shut while emergency services work at the scene.

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'I just want to sit in my garden but jungle next door has attracted dead rats and flies'

'I just want to sit in my garden but jungle next door has attracted dead rats and flies'

A furious council tenant has criticised the local authority over a mound of rubbish bags in the garden next door he claims attracted rats to his home.

Fresh hope for shut down leisure centre as ‘very credible bids’ come forward

Fresh hope for shut down leisure centre as ‘very credible bids’ come forward

Fresh hopes a much-loved leisure centre could be saved following its sudden closure have emerged after several “very credible bids” were put forward.

Historic postbox and car smashed in early hours crash

Historic postbox and car smashed in early hours crash

A historic postbox and a parked car were seriously damaged following an early-hours smash.

Invicta manager’s red-card frustration

Invicta manager’s red-card frustration

Manager Andy Drury bemoaned a lack of officiating consistency as Folkestone were pegged back at the weekend.

Shocking footage shows cyclist being flung over car that mounted pavement

Shocking footage shows cyclist being flung over car that mounted pavement

A cyclist was left with life-changing injuries after being hit by a car that had mounted the pavement - but the driver has been spared jail.

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Passenger price hike warning due to new EU border check delays

Passenger price hike warning due to new EU border check delays

Prices could jump at the Channel Tunnel after bosses revealed £67m costs incurred by new EU border measures will likely hit passenger ticket prices.

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Departing Ray enjoying purple patch

Departing Ray enjoying purple patch

Lydd’s Bradley Ray scored points for the third meeting in succession as he bows out of the Superbike World Championship showing what he’s made of.

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