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Family’s heartbreak after sudden death of doting mum-of-six

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Family’s heartbreak after sudden death of doting mum-of-six

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The heartbroken sisters of a beloved mum-of-six have spoken of their devastation following her sudden death at the age of just 36.Read Article

Folkestone cliff stabilisation work set to begin in autumn

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Folkestone cliff stabilisation work set to begin in autumn

Work to stabilise a cliff below The Leas in Folkestone is due to start in autumn this year, following two landslides along the cliff face in 2023 and 2024.Read Article

Greedy smuggling gangs cramming more migrants into small boats as Labour’s excuse for record arrivals is sunk - Business Fast

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Greedy smuggling gangs cramming more migrants into small boats as Labour’s excuse for record arrivals is sunk - Business Fast

GREEDY smuggling gangs are cramming ever more migrants into small boats — as the Government’s excuse for record arrivals was sunk. The number of dinghies carrying 80 or more people tripled in just one year. 3 Greedy smuggling gangs are cramming ever more migrants into small boatsCredit: PA 3 Starmer’s plan to smash the gangs is in tattersCredit: AFP In the 12 months to April, there were 33 compared to 11 in 2024 and just one in 2023. And there…Read Article

Tony Vaughan MP Claimed £60 in Expenses for Swiss Cheese Plant While Earning £40,000 in Extra Legal Work

Last month, The Shepway Vox Team reported that Tony Vaughan KC MP, the recently elected Labour representative for Folkestone & Hythe, had claimed expenses for two plants purchased for his constituency office. Now, following a Freedom of Information request to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), we can update readers: the £60 plant was a Swiss cheese plant (Monstera Deliciosa – pictured), a popular decorative item commonly a…Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

001. Walter Tull - My Football Facts

There can be few more controversial signings in the history of football than when Tottenham Hotspur signed Walter Tull in 1909. Walter Tull, the son of a Bajan (Barbadian Creole) carpenter and a local Kent woman was born in Folkstone in 1888. After the death of his parents, Tull was brought up in a National Children’s Home orphanage in Bethnal Green with his brother Edward. Edward was subsequently adopted by the Warnock family of Glasgow, and qu…Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Plans revealed for town centre’s first Greggs

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Greggs wants to move into another Kent town centre - with plans lodged to take over a former bank branch.Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Folkestone Council’s Charity Misses £500k Beach Hut Income Target, Accounts Filed Late Again

The Folkestone Parks and Pleasure Grounds Charity, managed by Folkestone & Hythe District Council as sole trustee, has come under renewed scrutiny after filing its 2022/23 accounts more than a year late—marking the third time in recent years that the charity has breached statutory deadlines. The charity exists to safeguard and maintain several historic parks and recreation spaces in the town, including Radnor Park, the Lower Sandgate Road Coasta…Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Folkestone Sports Centre to re-open following deal with The Sports Trust

Folkestone Sports Centre has been acquired by The Sports Trust, a local charity with a focus on sport and social improvement. The sale process was supported by Opus Restructuring, Christie & Co and Brachers.Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Cliff stabilisation works to start this year ahead of £750k play park refurb

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Construction work will begin later this year in a bid to prevent further landslides along a Kent promenade.Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Folkestone and Hythe named among top 20 UK areas with the highest number of vacant homes, according to new study

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Empty homes are becoming an increasingly visible issue in towns and cities across the UK. Whether they’re left unoccupied due to inheritance delays, investment speculation, or disrepair, these properties can become a blight on neighbourhoods and a wasted resource amid the housing crisis. But have you ever wondered which areas in the UK have the highest number of vacant homes?Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

Cocaine-taking welder to lose job after near-miss with school bus

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A cocaine-taking welder was more than seven times the drug-drive limit when he crashed his van to avoid colliding with a school bus.Folkestone · Folkestone Read Article

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