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Immersion heater triggers flat fire

Immersion heater triggers flat fire

28 June 2015

A worn-out element in an immersion heater triggered a fire in a first floor flat today.

Family to go under the clippers to back Danny

Family to go under the clippers to back Danny

27 June 2015

An aunt and her son are preparing to shave their head in support of her 14-year-old nephew, who has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

Suspected illegal immigrants spotted running from lorry park

Suspected illegal immigrants spotted running from lorry park

26 June 2015

Four suspected illegal immigrants have been held after they were spotted running from a lorry park.

What's going on this weekend?

What's going on this weekend?

25 June 2015

What's happening in Folkestone and Hythe this weekend? Here's a short round up of a few events happening in the district.

Migrants discovered in lorry at Kent harbour

Migrants discovered in lorry at Kent harbour

25 June 2015

Ten migrants have been discovered in a refrigerated lorry.

Time’s up for street drinkers as Kent trials new laws

Time’s up for street drinkers as Kent trials new laws

25 June 2015

Officers in a Kent seaside town are trialing new legislation they hope will tackle begging and street drinking.

Life's little twists

Life's little twists

24 June 2015

Actor and supermodel Rob Knighton appeared in the county for his role in an indie comedy release, shot at a Kent seaside town.

Collins: Calais crisis 'shameful' for French authorities

Collins: Calais crisis 'shameful' for French authorities

24 June 2015

MP Damian Collins has branded the way the French authorities dealt with the Calais protest crisis and resulting traffic hell as "shameful".

Ukip councillor investigated after comments reported

Ukip councillor investigated after comments reported

24 June 2015

A newly elected Ukip councillor is under investigation after alleged comments about her representing minority constituents were reported to the party.

'I remembered my army training and let him have it'

'I remembered my army training and let him have it'

24 June 2015

A single punch from a boxing 86-year-old was enough to make a knife-wielding thug think twice.

We should reverse Border Force budget cuts to stem surge of migrants - says Labour's Andy Burnham

We should reverse Border Force budget cuts to stem surge of migrants - says Labour's Andy Burnham

24 June 2015

Chaos at Calais provokes political clash

Quick thinking teen saves mum's life after seizure

Quick thinking teen saves mum's life after seizure

23 June 2015

Teen's calmness which saved mum's life after she suffered seizure and collapsed in the bath praised by ambulance staff.

Man's death ruled out as suspicious

Man's death ruled out as suspicious

23 June 2015

Police say the circumstances of a man's death are not suspicious after body was found at a flat today.

War and Peace is over

War and Peace is over

23 June 2015

Organisers of Kent's War and Peace Revival announce this year's show will be the very last one.

Motorway closed after car smashes into lorry

Motorway closed after car smashes into lorry

22 June 2015

The emergency services were called to the M20 in the early hours of this morning after a car went into the back of a lorry.

M20 blocked by crash

M20 blocked by crash

21 June 2015

Police used a rolling road block to control traffic after a crash on the M20 between Hythe and Ashford yesterday.

Firefighters tackle chimney fire - in June!

Firefighters tackle chimney fire - in June!

20 June 2015

Paper being burnt in a grate caused a chimney fire early today.

Derelict building blaze turns out to be rubbish fire

Derelict building blaze turns out to be rubbish fire

20 June 2015

Firefighters were called to a false report of a derelict building alight in Dover, last night.

Death crash driver pleads: 'send me to jail'

Death crash driver pleads: 'send me to jail'

18 June 2015

A guilt-stricken lorry driver whose "catastrophic" mistake caused the death of a well-known folk musician pleaded with a judge to send him to jail.

U-boat propeller turned coffee table handed back

U-boat propeller turned coffee table handed back

18 June 2015

A First World War propeller that was stolen from a shipwreck and turned into a coffee table has been handed to the Navy after being seized by police.

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