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Parking fines soaring in Folkestone
Folkestone & Hythe District have raked in over £200,000 in parking fines between April and September this year, a Freedom Of Information Request has found. More than 10,500 Penalty Charge Notices...
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University student has her own play performed at the Being Human festival
The Suffragettes and the White Feather movement are major parts to British history. Without the suffragettes, us ladies wouldn’t be able to do half of the things we can do now. We can vote, we can be...
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Two men arrested for supplying drugs in Folkestone
Two men have been arrested under suspicion of supplying drugs after police raided a property in Folkestone. Officers carried out the raid in the early hours of the morning on Friday December 14th after...
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Leas Cliff Lift gets a cash boost
The Eleto Chocolate Cafe have hosted a fundraiser to raise money in hopes to revive the Leas Cliff lift in Folkestone. The event took place at the cafe which is located in Folkestone on March 30. Live...
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Your memories of the Leas Cliff Lift
Hopes that the Leas Cliff Lift could be making a come back very soon has led to many Folkestone residents reliving fond childhood memories. Many fundraising events are taking place, which means that...
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Seven reasons why Chi With a C is your new favourite YouTuber
Lucia Keskin, aka Chi With a C, is a content creator from Margate, Kent. Over the past year, she has exploded with an online presence complete with humour, singing, dancing and niche recreations of hit...
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Watch Folkestone’s ‘magical’ fireworks display
Watch highlights from Folkestone’s Christmas fireworks display: Earlier in the week, residents of Folkestone enjoyed its annual Christmas lights switch on. This saw a whole host of festive activities –...
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Kent hospitals increase staff amid pandemic
East Kent Hospitals have added more than 300 staff members to their ranks to help during the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced on Friday. More than 100 temporary doctors, nurses, midwifes,...
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Concerns for woman in Lyminge after reports of ‘raised voices’
Kent Police are investigating following reports of a woman shouting near Folkestone at the weekend. Witnesses are being urged to come forward after raised voices were heard in an area of woodland near...
View ArticleHythe man jailed for six years for drug offences
A man from Hythe has been jailed for six years after being found in possession of weapons and drugs including cocaine. Steven Rimmer was found with the items when officers from Folkestone’s Community...
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Dog-free beaches back at Folkestone
Nine stretches of Folkestone and Hythe’s coastline will be dog-free from Friday 1 May, it has been confirmed. The measures, introduced every year for a fixed period by local authorities across the...
View ArticleFolkestone man charged after police car set on fire
A man from Folkestone has been charged with two offences after a police car was set on fire. Barry Plaister, a 44-year-old who lives in Downs Road, has since been arrested and charged with arson as...
View ArticleRoad closures announced across Ashford and Folkestone
Two roads in Folkestone and one in Ashford will temporarily close next week, it has been announced this morning. Kent Highways have revealed that the junctions of Portland Road and State Street in...
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‘Huge strides’ made by Folkestone-born cheetahs
Two cheetahs born in Kent who were relocated earlier this year are reported to be making ‘huge strides’ at their new home in South Africa. Saba and Nairo, two brothers born at Port Lympne Hotel &...
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Folkestone Triennial set to resume after year of absence
The Fifth Folkestone Triennial is set to take place in Folkestone after a year of absence due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The festival will take place from July 22nd to November 2nd, with this...
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Pubs in Folkestone and Hythe enforce under 21s ban
A few pubs in Folkestone and Hythe have decided that they will no longer be serving alcohol to under 21s. The Bell pub in Hythe posted a Facebook post on 1st May stating “We have changed our entry...
View ArticleMan charged after three day burglary spree spanning east Kent
A man has been jailed for five years after four burglary offences in across Kent. Jimmy Gilheaney, 39, from Bristol has been sentenced to five years in jail on April 29 at Canterbury Crown Court after...
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Dinosaur footprint found in Kent
A man has discovered the footprint of a dinosaur imprinted within a stone in Folkestone this week. Chris Baker discovered the stone at Copt Point last Saturday, and the footprint has been confirmed to...
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