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Electricity pole catches fire

Electricity pole catches fire

Firefighters were called to a rural road this morning, after an electricity pole in Shadoxhurst, near Ashford, caught fire.

Lifeboat called to collision

Lifeboat called to collision

Dungeness lifeboat was called out in the early hours of this morning, following reports that a collision had taken place between three vessels.

Shoe shop not the right step for Nationwide

Shoe shop not the right step for Nationwide

A bank says it's no longer interested in taking over the Clarks shoe shop in Ashford High Street.

Cheque this out... a debt repaid five decades on

Cheque this out... a debt repaid five decades on

An old soldier's had a £5 debt repaid from an army buddy - with interest - more than 50 years later!

Witnesses sought as jogger left fighting for life after being hit by car

Witnesses sought as jogger left fighting for life after being hit by car

Police have issued a new appeal for witnesses after a 45-year-old man was left critically ill when he was hit by a car.

Legal highs put girls in hospital

Legal highs put girls in hospital

A schoolboy is believed to have been suspended after three teenage girls needed hospital treatment after taking legal highs.

Jamie picks up cadet of the year accolade

Jamie picks up cadet of the year accolade

An Ashford St John Ambulance Cadet has picked up a top award.

Found! Joy as family's stolen pedigree puppies discovered safe

Found! Joy as family's stolen pedigree puppies discovered safe

A family have had their prayers answered after 11 golden retriever puppies stolen in a raid on their home were found safe today.

Crashed lorry causes lane closure

Crashed lorry causes lane closure

One lane of the coastbound M20 is currently closed while recovery efforts are underway, following an accident involving a lorry this morning.

Recruitment firm's new MD

Recruitment firm's new MD

A national job finding company, founded in Kent, has appointed a new group managing director.

Unruly dog owners face on the spot fines

Unruly dog owners face on the spot fines

Dog owners are being told to make sure their pets behave when walking through Ashford’s cemeteries.

Millionaire tycoon evicts hundreds of tenants on housing benefits

Millionaire tycoon evicts hundreds of tenants on housing benefits

A Kent property mogul worth millions is evicting more than 200 tenants on housing benefits - and said he prefers to rent to eastern European migrants.

Crash victim airlifted to hospital

Crash victim airlifted to hospital

This is the scene in Ashford when a man badly injured in a crash was airlifted to hospital

Man airlifted to hospital

Man airlifted to hospital

A man hit by a car close to a retail park has been airlifted to hospital.

River Stour on flood alert

River Stour on flood alert

A warning that the River Stour in Ashford could flood on Friday afternoon has been issued by the Environment Agency.

Expanding diet firm takes on director

Expanding diet firm takes on director

A supplements company endorsed by a host of reality TV stars has taken on a new non-executive director as it enters an unprecedented period of growth.

Firefighters make safe a dangerous roof in Wye

Firefighters make safe a dangerous roof in Wye

Firefighters had to remove part of a former college building's roof in Wye after it was damaged by strong winds.

‘I was horrified. It’s the worst tattoo I’ve seen’

 ‘I was horrified. It’s the worst tattoo I’ve seen’

New guidelines have been brought in after this 'shoddy' tattoo was given to an under-age teenager.

Pensioner, 71, rejects 'filthy' home to live in trailer

Pensioner, 71, rejects 'filthy' home to live in trailer

A homeless pensioner says she'd rather live in her car and trailer than in a 'disgusting' caravan offered by the council.

Thousands without power

Thousands without power

Thousands of homes and businesses in Tenterden were blacked out on New Year's Day when a tree fell on a power line

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