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Firefighters stage second walkout in 24 hours
14 December 2013Families are being urged to take extra care with cooking tonight as firefighters walk out for four hours.
Acquisition leads to Thomas Cook partnership
12 December 2013A travel services company has earned an exclusive long-term commercial contract with the national agent after buying a company for more than £2m.
Final credits roll for Blockbuster
12 December 2013Dozens of people are to lose their jobs in Kent after it was announced the remaining stores of rental chain Blockbuster are to close.
Large load will travel through the county this weekend
12 December 2013An electricity transformer that was due to travel through east Kent last weekend will now be moved this Saturday.
School roof catches fire
12 December 2013Firefighters were called after fire struck a roof at the Brockhill Park school near Hythe.
Massage parlour raided by police over trafficking claims
11 December 2013Police have searched a massage parlour called Pussycats today as part of an investigation into alleged trafficking and other offences.
What’s in this week’s Folkestone & Hythe Express?
11 December 2013Here's a sneak preview of what's been making the news in Folkestone and Hythe this week. Your Folkestone & Hythe Express is out now - just 65p
Jail for 'dangerous' robber who groped victim at knifepoint
11 December 2013Homeless Alan Richardson has been sentenced to nearly eight years after groping a woman he was robbing at knifepoint.
Businesses reach for the sky
10 December 2013Businesses in Folkestone are backing the plans for next year's airshow by sending their 'own' planes into the sky
Married PC accused of pestering women for sex: 'There was no end game'
10 December 2013A PC accused of pestering women for sex has told a court he texted a victim of crime about spending a night in bed - but said there was no "end goal".
Tidal surge halts huge electricity transformer journey
09 December 2013A 318-tonne transformer - the length of six double decker buses - is still at Dover Docks, after a major operation to drive it through Kent stalled.
Pizza boss to take over Saga
09 December 2013The former head honcho of Domino's Pizza is to become chief executive of Saga next year.
Baby rescued from early morning fire
08 December 2013A baby was among four people hospitalised, after a fire broke out in a family home in Folkestone early this morning.
Darkness back in the spotlight
05 December 2013Glam rockers The Darkness are celebrating 10 years since the release of their debut album with a UK tour which arrives in Kent this week
What’s in this week’s Folkestone & Hythe Express?
04 December 2013Here’s a sneak peek at what’s been making the news in Folkestone & Hythe this week. The Folkestone and Hythe Express is out now - just 65p
Pub chef spared jail after defrauding his own gran by stealing cheque book
04 December 2013A thieving pub chef has avoided prison after running up £5,000 of debts after stealing his trusting grandmother's cheque book.
Channel Tunnel site chemical leak
04 December 2013Firefighters were called to a reported chemical leak at the Channel Tunnel site at Cheriton, which turned out to be minor.
Fire rips through kitchen
04 December 2013Crews tackle fire in Folkestone that ripped through kitchen this morning
Crime goes up for first time in five years
03 December 2013Kent has seen its first rise in crime for five years as the chief constable reveals the force might no longer send officers to every offence.
Thug walks free after attack on police and several assaults on girlfriend
03 December 2013A cocaine-fuelled lover has walked free after subjecting his girlfriend to several violent attacks 'because he wasn't ready to be a father'.
