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Appeal after gun-wielding robber flees home with cash

Appeal after gun-wielding robber flees home with cash

Is this the gun-toting raider who threatened a householder before fleeing his terrified victims' home with cash?

Support for 'buggy bashers' after hate campaign revealed

Support for 'buggy bashers' after hate campaign revealed

A disabled woman and her daughter say they have received many kind comments from strangers after we revealed a hate campaign against the pair.

‘Minutes earlier wife would have died'

‘Minutes earlier wife would have died'

A woman narrowly avoided being hit by a four-wheel drive vehicle when it crashed through her garden where she had been sitting and into a garage.

"Neighbours thought a bomb had gone off"

"Neighbours thought a bomb had gone off"

A pensioner had a lucky escape after an out-of-control car crashed into her garden, destroying the bench she had been sitting on minutes earlier

Armed gang target delivery driver

Armed gang target delivery driver

A delivery driver was robbed by four armed men when he was flagged down near Howletts Wild Animal Park.

Everything's all white for cute lion cubs

Everything's all white for cute lion cubs

Proud parents Themba and Joy have got their paws full with this cute litter of white lion cubs.

Festival fundraising fun this Friday

Festival fundraising fun this Friday

Community group Joining Hands is hosting an evening of entertainment at the London Beach Hotel, to raise money for Ashford Festival this September.

Busy night for fire service

Busy night for fire service

Firefighters in Ashford were kept busy dealing with three call-outs last night

Kittens dumped in box near lake

Kittens dumped in box near lake

Three lovable kittens are looking for a new home after being dumped in a box near an Ashford lake.

Sizzling sausages spark safety calls following fire

Sizzling sausages spark safety calls following fire

An early morning fry up caused a commotion yesterday, after a man fell asleep while cooking sausages.

Woman injured in hotel row

Woman injured in hotel row

A man has been arrested after a woman was hurt during a disturbance in an Ashford hotel room.

Going back to the wild...

Going back to the wild...

A family of nine gorillas have begun their journey back to the wild in central Africa from a Kent wild animal park.

Wheel falls off woman's car minutes after tyre fitted

Wheel falls off woman's car minutes after tyre fitted

A mother claims she and her family are lucky to be alive after a wheel fell off her car minutes after a tyre was fitted at Kwik Fit.

Folkestone Fish Festival cancelled due to strong winds

Folkestone Fish Festival cancelled due to strong winds

The organisers of the Folkestone Fish Festival have announced their decision to cancel large parts of the event, in the face of bad weather.

UPDATE - Four people hospitalised after their car overturned near Hamstreet

UPDATE - Four people hospitalised after their car overturned near Hamstreet

Two adults and two children were left needing hospital treatment after their car crashed near Hamstreet.

Body found in hunt for missing man

Body found in hunt for missing man

Police have called off the search for a missing pensioner after a body was found in woodland this morning.

Woman cut from vehicle after crash

Woman cut from vehicle after crash

Fire crews cut a woman free from her car after a crash on the A28 near Bethersden this morning.

Family escapes as candle starts house fire

Family escapes as candle starts house fire

A mother and three children fled their house after a fire from a candle crept up a bedroom wall.

Crews rescue man who slips on rocks

Crews rescue man who slips on rocks

A man was taken to hospital with head and leg injuries after he slipped on rocks near Folkestone Harbour.

Buggy bullies making life hell

Buggy bullies making life hell

A disabled woman mocked for riding a mobility scooter is pleading for an end to a vile campaign of abuse that has left her daughter feeling suicidal.

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