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Bank holiday festival on harbour arm
28 April 2016A big line up of live music and entertainment is planned for Folkestone Harbour Arm this bank holiday weekend.
Get Inuit's city date
27 April 2016Sittingbourne and Folkestone band Get Inuit talk national airplay, being on the road and shiny new vans ahead of this weekend's City Sound Project.
Road SETT to close after damage by badgers
27 April 2016A road will be closed for nearly three weeks while workers fix damage caused by burrowing badgers
High speed train hits shopping trolley
26 April 2016High speed services were stopped from Folkestone West this evening after a train hit a shopping trolley left on the line.
Sinking ferry in port served cross-channel route
26 April 2016A ferry sinking in a Greek port today used to serve a busy cross-channel route from Kent and has a rather chequered past in home waters.
Police crack down on illegal lorries
26 April 2016Drivers of hundreds of lorries have been fined, moved on or even immobilised in a long-running police campaign.
House-sized transformer to make way through Kent
25 April 2016An electricity transformer the size of a house will be transported through the county this evening, causing road closures.
Delays after car hits telegraph pole
24 April 2016A busy road has been closed after a car crashed into a telegraph pole.
Discarded cigarette causes skip fire
23 April 2016Firefighters have issued a warning to smokers after tackling a blaze in a skip last night.
Speeding driver who killed pensioner jailed
22 April 2016A speeding driver has today been jailed for killing an 82-year-old man who died when his classic car was ploughed into in a busy high street.
Saga owner sells up
22 April 2016Acromas, the company which floated over-50s holiday and insurance firm Saga on the London Stock Exchange, has sold its remaining share in the firm.
Former journalist shot himself over health fears
22 April 2016A successful ex-journalist shot himself fearing his health would worsen and he would have to sell his home to pay for residential care.
Put your money on this
22 April 2016A theatre show with no script or actors and where the audience decides what will happen, comes to Folkestone.
Police fined £80k after 'serious' breach
21 April 2016Kent Police have been fined after they released sensitive personal information to a suspect accused of abusing his partner.
Parents and pupils blast school’s plan for branded bags
21 April 2016A school intends to introduce a branded bag as part of its uniform, but it's met fierce resistance from pupils and parents.
White wax mystery solved
21 April 2016Mysterious lumps of wax found on Marsh beaches are not poisonous palm oil.
Officer wins race discrimination case
19 April 2016A policeman won a race discrimination case against Kent Police after his commanding officer had to look up racism in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Festivals to get stuck into
19 April 2016From famous authors to actors, Kent has a literary line-up in 2016 to get stuck into.
Tribute to gran who died after mobility scooter crash
19 April 2016A moving tribute has been paid to a 94-year-old great-grandmother who died after her mobility scooter was involved in a road accident.
More passengers boost Saga
19 April 2016Pre-tax profits jumped 55% at the over-50s insurance and travel company as it attracted holidaymakers to its cruise ships.
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