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Not as bad as it might have been - Osborne delivers an upbeat Autumn Statement
25 November 2015The Chancellor delivers some unexpected goodies in his Autumn Statement - including £250m for Operation Stack
Crash closes M20
24 November 2015A crash involving a van and a car closed the M20 this evening.
HGV drivers fined £3,000 in first week
24 November 2015Lorry drivers parking up illegally overnight in newly banned roads have racked up £3,000 worth of fines in a week after council starts enforcing.
Fencing cuts migrant disruption
24 November 2015Eurotunnel says 37km of new security fencing has reduced attempts by asylum seekers to board lorries to get to the UK to “virtually zero".
Bid to save seafront club from wrecking ball
23 November 2015A campaign to save seafront nightclub has already caused a stir over whether it should be kept.
Lorry driver fined just hours after slip road crash
19 November 2015A lorry driver has been fined £1,080 just hours after a car crashed into his HGV, which was illegally parked on a motorway sliproad.
Car crashes into parked lorry on slip road
19 November 2015Man suffers head injuries and taken to hospital after a car crashed into a parked lorry on an M20 slip road this morning.
'Police errors' after murdered teen's disappearance
18 November 2015An investigation has found "a series of errors" in the way police handled the disappearance of a pregnant teenager, who was later found murdered.
Happy heads as schools receive good reports
18 November 2015Two Folkestone schools are celebrating improved Ofsted reports but a controversial homework policy is targeted as an area for improvement.
Trust remains in special measures, despite improvements
18 November 2015Despite improvements, a hospital trust remains in special measures following a week-long inspection.
TV treasure Terry forced to take time off
17 November 2015Veteran broadcaster, Sir Terry Wogan, has had to cancel his appearance at this year's Folkestone Book Festival.
Stepping out with Stewart
17 November 2015King of the one-liners, Canadian comedian Stewart Francis, has four live dates in the county starting off this weekend.
REVEALED: Kent's summer of gridlock
17 November 2015Kent's motorways were shut for almost 1,000 hours over a summer of travel misery, as it's revealed costly traffic-cutting measures are NOT being used.
Wonderful one-offs on show
16 November 2015One-off art works by local artists are on display around the county.
Road closures for major works
16 November 2015Two main roads in Folkestone will be closed from today for work to be carried out.
Paris attacks: Kent school cuts trip short
16 November 2015A Kent school was forced to end its trip to Paris early following the terror attacks on the French capital.
Town pays its respects to Paris victims
16 November 2015A Kent mayor is to write to her Paris counterpart offering condolences after the terror attacks.
Man reunited with stolen family medals
15 November 2015Police have returned treasured family medals stolen in a burglary - though some remain missing.
Services still running in wake of Paris attacks
14 November 2015Channel services into France are all still operating from Kent despite the devastating events that happened in Paris on Friday night
Students' lead role in restoration of park lodge
13 November 2015Work has started on the historic Radnor Park lodge this week and students will be taking a lead role in its refurbishment.
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