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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Folkestone, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 34 stories have been published about Folkestone which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Folkestone, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 34 stories have been published about Folkestone which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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New Zealand · New ZealandJosephine Willis was transporting British people to New Zealand in 1856. It foundered four miles (6.4km) south of Folkestone harbour after a collision. A total of 70 lives were list, including Captain Edward Canney. Some of the ceramics on board are still in their crates.
Kent shipwreck carrying rare cargo wins protection
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Folkestone · FolkestoneLewis Mortimer, 42, was already known to the police having previously been convicted for child sex offences. But when he was arrested again, officers found he had flouted a number of the court-imposed restrictions. Officers seized several devices, including a tablet he had hidden in the base of divan bed. More than 23,000 images were also recovered from the tablet Mortimer had hidden inside the bed.
Sex offender who owned 'paedophile manual' is jailed
Folkestone · FolkestoneRichard Derek Coulson, 52, is on trial at Bournemouth Crown Court. He is charged with three counts of sexual activity with a child. Allegations are said to have taken place on the morning of May 7, last year. The complainant, a boy who was 14 at the time, was cross examined.
Boy gives evidence in trial of man accused of child sex offences
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Folkestone · FolkestoneCosts to add to The Beacon Folkestone in Deal are much higher than expected
Flagship special needs school needs an extra £16m to be completed
Folkestone · FolkestoneParents have just a few days left to accept their children's secondary school place offers. Kent County Council has warned on Twitter that the deadline for accepting places is Wednesday (March 15) The county has a variety of secondary schools, from academies, grammar schools and independent schools on offer. Below we have listed every secondary school in Kentthat has been rated as 'outstanding' by Ofsted.
Kent's best secondary schools rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted
Folkestone · FolkestoneHawkinge Star Wars Weekend is a two day event taking place in Folkestone and Hythe this May. The event has promised a number of recognisable star guests from across the franchise. Among them is Daniel Logan, who took on the role of Boba Fett as a child in Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
Star Wars characters head to Folkestone this spring including Boba Fett actor
Cocaine · FolkestoneAlfie Bean and Riley Day filmed themselves showing their drugs and cash, said police who found both dealerswere linked to county line networks. Bean was given a two-and-a-half year term in a Young Offenders Institute and Day was jailed for two years and eight months. Both admitted charges of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.
