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Man arrested and ‘muscular’ dog seized after seafront drama
A man was injured and a dog seized after it reportedly attacked two other dogs in a popular tourist spot.
Search for missing woman, 24, who ‘may have visited harbour area’
Police want to track down a missing woman who may have visited a town’s harbour this weekend.
Gas leak prompts huge emergency response and shuts road
Emergency services were called to a road after a gas leak had been reported.
Historic cafe to move while £6.6 million refurb gets underway
A beloved seafront cafe is set to relocate while the grand restoration of its historic home gets underway.
Town’s first Co-op opens its doors
A new Co-op has opened to customers, taking over disused land previously dubbed an ‘eyesore’.
‘His job is to make people laugh - and he succeeded’
The 8 Out of 10 Cats and Your Face or Mine? star’s newest show received a barrel of laughs throughout the evening - here’s what our reviewer thought.
Fly-tipper who burned waste on his own street fined £460
A fly-tipper who repeatedly sent his dumped waste up in flames on his own road has been penalised £460.
Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash near garden centre
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being involved in a crash with a car this morning.
Rail services disrupted after ‘movement under track’
A speed restriction has been put in place on rail services after ground movement was detected under a main train line.
‘We’ve worked at the same company for 30 years - it’s been amazing’
We spoke to Eurotunnel employees who have worked for the company ever since the Channel Tunnel opened 30 years ago this week.
‘Being a mum is my favourite job - I want to be there for my children’
A mum who needs life-changing treatment hopes one day she will be well enough to pick up her children without being in pain.
Urgent 'call 999' police appeal over missing Folkestone woman Leah Daley
Kent Police said the 24-year-old was last seen on Sunday afternoon
Water company says sea foam at Kent beach 'likely nothing to do with sewage'
This came after the county faced several pollution alerts
‘Roar of the hovercraft was a sound of our town - so much has changed’
Thirty years since the opening of the Channel Tunnel, reporter Sam Lennon looks back on life in Kent before it opened.
A rare look inside one of the modern wonders of the world
As the Channel Tunnel celebrates its 30th anniversary today, here is what we saw during a rare look behind the scenes.
Hopes dashed for solar farm sprawling 190 football pitches
A council has refused plans for a sprawling and “very controversial” solar farm amid concerns over its visual impact.
'I never thought my alpaca hobby would take me around the world'
A woman who started her alpaca business as a hobby and ended up travelling across the world is looking to retire after 14 “incredible” years.
‘I was offered a pink Barbie Bomb, a dance or a huggle - I went with the huggle’
Secret Drinker’s quiet pint gets rudely interrupted in a tucked away town centre pub
‘I was offered a pink Barbie Bomb, a dance or a huggle - I went with the huggle’
Secret Drinker’s quiet pint gets rudely interrupted in a tucked away town centre pub
Plans to turn empty community centre into shop finally approved
An empty community centre is to be converted into a shop - almost two years after the same scheme was rejected.