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Meet one of UK's youngest homeowners
28 December 2015At age 18, Sean Kelly is thought to be one of the country's youngest homeowners after buying his first house just months after he was legally able to.
Railway line closed until end of February due to sea damage
27 December 2015A railway line will remain closed until the end of February after cracks appeared in a sea wall following a high tide.
Pensioners told to pay thousands to get to their homes
27 December 2015It's a bridge too far for elderly residents told to pay more than £12,000 for access to their own homes.
Pensioner assaulted on Boxing Day
27 December 2015A woman in her 60s was assaulted while walking her dog in a park.
Police hunt driver after crash
25 December 2015A driver who left the scene of a crash is being hunted by police.
Freight record for Eurotunnel
24 December 2015A record number of trucks have travelled through the Channel Tunnel this year despite migrant disruption and a summer blighted by Operation Stack.
Family 10ft away from proposed lorry park
24 December 2015Planned Stanford West parking area for Operation Stack is virtually on the doorstep of a family home.
Review: Aladdin at the Leas Cliff Hall
23 December 2015A mix of novel and traditional, plus plenty of laughs and lively performances: Aladdin opens in Folkestone.
Lookalike bears are eyeing up a new Pad-in-town!
22 December 2015A pair of spectacled bears from South America - whose forebears inspired the best-selling Paddington Bear books - will soon set up home in Kent.
'Tax on the sick' - hospitals' £3.25m from parking
22 December 2015Hospitals trust is one of the highest earners in the country in terms of parking revenue.
Villagers launch fight to stop lorry park
22 December 2015Residents have launched a bid to buy farmland to save it from becoming a giant Operation Stack site.
Eurotunnel service back to normal
21 December 2015Eurotunnel passenger services are getting back to normal today - after a broken rail caused chaos last night.
Lunch gives homeless something to celebrate
21 December 2015Volunteers held a Christmas dinner for homeless people in Folkestone.
Minute's applause for soccer legend Jimmy Hill
21 December 2015Folkestone Invicta FC stage tribute to leading pundit who had been their vice-president.
Rush hour tailback after motorway accident
21 December 2015Delays for commuters after M20 crash near Folkestone.
Watchdog forces failing care home to shut down
19 December 2015A care home for the elderly which repeatedly failed to make urgent improvements after a series of damning reports has been forced to close down.
Baby trapped in car
18 December 2015A baby girl had to be rescued after a car's locking system trapped her inside.
Lawrence standing tall after crash that changed his life
18 December 2015As 2015 draws to a close, P&O Ferries choir member Lawrence Blomfield has reflected on a successful year after standing up on stage for the first time
Woman rescued after collapse at music venue
18 December 2015Specialist equipment was needed to get a casualty from depths of cliffside building.
Council picks Op Stack lorry park site
17 December 2015A council has announced where it wants the new lorry park to counter Operation Stack to be located.
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