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Teenager suffers horrific injuries in crash

Teenager suffers horrific injuries in crash

A teenage motorcyclist has spoken of his horrific injuries after a crash between his bike and a car in Ashford.

M20 reopens after motorbike crash

M20 reopens after motorbike crash

A woman has suffered life-threatening injuries after a crash closed a section of the M20 motorway near Ashford.

Cugley plans triple signing

Cugley plans triple signing

Neil Cugley hopes to land two players before Saturday and is targeting a further signing after losing Johan Ter Horst and Dane Luchford to injury.

Porter warns players after FA Cup exit

Porter warns players after FA Cup exit

Scott Porter is warning his Hythe Town players to improve, labelling their FA Cup exit at Three Bridges as unacceptable.

Former mayor of twinned town dies

Former mayor of twinned town dies

A French man with a road named after him in Ashford has succumbed to a short illness.

Police treating Pluckley crop fire as arson

Police treating Pluckley crop fire as arson

Investigations are ongoing after a stolen van was set on fire, causing a huge blaze at a 25-acre crop field at Dowle Street

'Flying saucer' lands in Kent

'Flying saucer' lands in Kent

A pair of Frenchmen made aviation history today after completing the world's first cross-channel electric air balloon flight.

'My robot lifesaver'

'My robot lifesaver'

A man owes his life to this machine - which automatically compressed his heart as paramedics battled to bring him round from a cardiac arrest.

Bank staff thwart theft of pensioner's savings

Bank staff thwart theft of pensioner's savings

Alert bank staff stopped a conman from stealing a 77-year-old woman's life savings.

Far right party leaflets police van

Far right party leaflets police van

A leaflet promoting the British National Party has been left on a police van in Ashford - but it is likely to end up in the bin.

Uni students' Pickles prank

Uni students' Pickles prank

Students from Folkestone have taken to the road in the US... with a cardboard cut-out of government minister Eric Pickles.

All change inside former 1970s office block

All change inside former 1970s office block

Apartments are being snapped up inside a building which many see as a blot on the landscape in a town centre.

Sledgehammer used in supermarket cash machine raid

Sledgehammer used in supermarket cash machine raid

A sledgehammer is believed to have been used in an attempted raid on two Tesco cashpoints in Ashford yesterday.

PC's 'broken jaw' after being punched

PC's 'broken jaw' after being punched

A policeman has been taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw after being punched while investigating an alleged assault.

Man hurt in telegraph pole crash

Man hurt in telegraph pole crash

A motorist has been taken to hospital after his car hit a telegraph pole near a village this morning.

Camier suffers high-speed crash

Camier suffers high-speed crash

Leon Camier hopes to be released from a German hospital on Monday after being detained overnight following a high speed crash.

Jail for attacker who tried to kill ex in busy street

Jail for attacker who tried to kill ex in busy street

A spurned lover - who only stopped raining knife blows on his ex when restrained by stunned shopkeepers - has been jailed for 13 years.

Spate of fires overnight

Spate of fires overnight

Fire crews from Ashford were called to a series of fires overnight in the town

Woman is a 'medical miracle' after horse-riding accident

Woman is a 'medical miracle' after horse-riding accident

A rider left in a coma when she was thrown from her horse and crushed in the head has thanked the good samaritan who helped save her life.

Delays after Channel Tunnel power failure

Delays after Channel Tunnel power failure

Eurotunnel and Eurostar passengers in Kent have been suffering long delays this afternoon because of a power supply problem in the Channel Tunnel.

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