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Recycling service shortlisted for prestigious awards

Recycling service shortlisted for prestigious awards

Ashford Borough Council - once dubbed ‘England’s worst recycler’ - has been shortlisted at the 2015 National Recycling Awards in two categories.

Friends pray for boy knocked down by car

Friends pray for boy knocked down by car

Pupils and teachers are praying for a 12-year-old boy who is still in hospital after being hit by a car on Friday.

Wrong turn lorry traps residents all night

Wrong turn lorry traps residents all night

People were trapped in their homes all night after a foreign registered lorry took a wrong turning - damaging gardens.

Call for Bolt sculpture to have a makeover

Call for Bolt sculpture to have a makeover

An artist is suggesting a striking addition to a landmark town centre roundabout feature would explain the design concept to visitors.

High hopes for racing

High hopes for racing

Officials are hoping for big crowds at the two traditional point to point Easter meetings.

Woman chases bandits... on horse

Woman chases bandits... on horse

When a woman spotted armed raiders with a swag bag, she didn't think twice ... and chased them across fields on her horse.

Woman injured after tyre smashes windscreen

Woman injured after tyre smashes windscreen

A woman in her 70s has been injured by a bouncing tyre that fell from a lorry and smashed her windscreen.

Hunt for armed robbers after post office raid

Hunt for armed robbers after post office raid

Armed robbers are still at large following a raid on a village post office yesterday afternoon.

Kent actor 'buzzing' for film awards

Kent actor 'buzzing' for film awards

A film starring a Kent actor is nominated for Best Independent Feature at the National Film Awards, being held in London this evening.

Boy, 12, knocked down is 'fighting for life'

Boy, 12, knocked down is 'fighting for life'

A 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering serious injuries when he was knocked down on a busy road.

Whoops! Lorry loses trailer on roundabout

Whoops! Lorry loses trailer on roundabout

A lorry driver was left red faced when their trailer became detached from the cab.

Man's two-hour trek to help pal after fatal cliff fall

Man's two-hour trek to help pal after fatal cliff fall

A pal desperately tried to help a fellow climber who tragically died after he fell down a Scottish mountainside.

Warning after 'spate' of cat poisonings

Warning after 'spate' of cat poisonings

A grieving pet owner has called for animal lovers to be vigilant after her cat and at least one other were poisoned.

Friends 2,000 mile drive to Africa dressed as Wally

Friends 2,000 mile drive to Africa dressed as Wally

Two men will drive for five days from Kent to Marrakech in a 1989 Ford Escort dressed in red and white stripes.

Two in court over primary school fraud charges

Two in court over primary school fraud charges

A former head teacher and his office manager have been accused of taking more than £13,000 from a primary school.

Lamb dead after being shot in head

Lamb dead after being shot in head

Police are investigating after a lamb was shot in the head with a rifle last night.

'Stabbing' victim rushed to hospital - then arrested

'Stabbing' victim rushed to hospital - then arrested

A man was rushed to a London hospital after suffering suspected stab wounds - and then arrested himself on suspicion of criminal damage.

Crosbie - Zanone's goals are a bonus worth paying

Crosbie - Zanone's goals are a bonus worth paying

Stuart Zanone’s goals are costing Ashford United money – and Don Crosbie is delighted.

Nurse who abused boy, 6, struck off

Nurse who abused boy, 6, struck off

A hospital nurse who abused a young boy and downloaded child pornography has been struck off to ‘protect the public’.

‘I’ll sue police over £38k gold they lost’

‘I’ll sue police over £38k gold they lost’

A shop owner says she was forced out of business after police 'lost' £38,000 worth of jewellery they took as evidence.

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