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Uni students' Pickles prank
03 September 2013Students from Folkestone have taken to the road in the US... with a cardboard cut-out of government minister Eric Pickles.
Jail for attacker who tried to kill ex in busy street
02 September 2013A spurned lover - who only stopped raining knife blows on his ex when restrained by stunned shopkeepers - has been jailed for 13 years.
Delays after Channel Tunnel power failure
30 August 2013Eurotunnel and Eurostar passengers in Kent have been suffering long delays this afternoon because of a power supply problem in the Channel Tunnel.
Disco ball 'falls onto table outside Starbucks'
30 August 2013A customer has reported a disco ball falling onto his table as he sat outside a coffee shop.
Rape victim 'lost faith in mankind' after vicious attack
29 August 2013A woman prayed for her life as a rapist - now behind bars for nearly five years - attacked her.
Elderly man assaulted by 'cowardly thug'
28 August 2013A pensioner was left shaken and with a swollen face after a "cowardly thug" punched him to the ground and stole from his home.
Lucky escape for motorist whose car overturned
28 August 2013A brother has spoken of his relief after learning his sister is alive, after her car flipped over in Folkestone last night.
Female driver freed from car after M20 crash
27 August 2013A woman was trapped in her car after a smash involving two cars and an HGV took place between junctions 11 and 12 of the M20 motorway, near Folkestone
Woman freed after pile-up on M20
27 August 2013A woman was cut free from her trapped car after a three-vehicle pile-up near Cheriton this morning.
Lucky escape from tumble dryer fire
26 August 2013A good samaritan in Folkestone called firefighters to a property that had become smoke logged, after a blaze broke out in a tumble dryer this morning.
Trio of young people face magistrates
26 August 2013Three teenagers are due to face magistrates today after a series of crimes in Dover on Saturday night
Flats evacuated after bin fire
24 August 2013Residents of flats in Folkestone had a rude awakening last night, after smoke from a bin fire in an underground storage area filled their homes.
Policeman on five misconduct charges
23 August 2013A Kent PC is to face trial facing five charges of misconduct in judicial or public office.
Coastguard called to "body" at Folkestone
23 August 2013HMS Coastguard received a report of a body in the sea at Folkestone Harbour this morning but it turned out to be false alarm
Professor Green announces one-off Kent date
22 August 2013Chart-topping British rapper Professor Green will be visiting the county as part of a headline tour in November
Reward after vandals ruin floral display
22 August 2013A reward is being offered after vandals "who need their heads banging together" pulled out and trampled on almost 5,000 plants at a park.
Massive operation to tackle grass and corn fires
21 August 2013Firefighters are trying to bring a grass fire under control on Romney Marsh and corn crops ablaze in a village near Wye.
Man in court charged with wife’s murder
21 August 2013A man suspected of murdering his wife in London was arrested in Shepway last week.
Police investigate shed fire
19 August 2013Firefighters were called to reports of a garden shed on fire in Hawkinge on Saturday night. Police are now investigating.
Skank on down to Folkestone's Ska Splash
16 August 2013Thousands of music lovers will be wearing pork pie hat hats, Fred Perry shirts and skanking on down to Folkestone for the Ska Splash Festival.
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