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Netball fest could catch on!

Netball fest could catch on!

Twenty teams had a ball at the Ashford Netball League’s first tournament since 2019 - and organisers hope it could become an annual event.

Image of man released after sex attack on train

Image of man released after sex attack on train

Detectives have released an image of a man following a sex attack on a train.

Heartbreaking tributes to young couple killed in crash

Heartbreaking tributes to young couple killed in crash

Touching tributes have been paid to a young couple tragically killed in a car crash this week.

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Pub shut since lockdown finally reopens after £150k refurb

Pub shut since lockdown finally reopens after £150k refurb

A popular pub forced to close during the Covid pandemic has reopened after a £150,000 revamp.

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Heartbreak as pub manager, 53, dies

Heartbreak as pub manager, 53, dies

Tributes have been paid to a popular pub manager who "would always go out of his way to help people" following his death aged 53.

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Mum unable to wee for almost five years

Mum unable to wee for almost five years

A woman who was unable to wee for almost five years due to a rare condition claims she was told to "sit in the bathroom and run the tap" by doctors.

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‘Egging shops and swigging alcohol – teens are terrorising our town’

‘Egging shops and swigging alcohol – teens are terrorising our town’

Traders say teens are running riot in a town centre – drinking alcohol hidden in McDonald’s cups, attacking vulnerable people and egging shops.

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Man taken to hospital after being hit by car

Man taken to hospital after being hit by car

A man was taken to hospital after they were hit by a car this morning.

Prisoner’s dead body undetected in cell for six hours

Prisoner’s dead body undetected in cell for six hours

A prisoner’s dead body went undiscovered in his bunk while guards believed he was asleep.

Woman, 18, and man, 21, killed in tragic crash

Woman, 18, and man, 21, killed in tragic crash

A young man and woman have died in a crash involving a car and a truck

‘Devoted family man’ took his own life after Covid lockdown struggles

‘Devoted family man’ took his own life after Covid lockdown struggles

A plumber tragically took his own life after becoming depressed during the Covid lockdown and getting into financial difficulties.

Hidden wartime huts could be converted into homes

Hidden wartime huts could be converted into homes

Two Second World War Nissen huts hidden on the edge of a village could be converted into homes after new plans were put forward.

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‘We know lots of businesses have failed - but we're here to stay'

‘We know lots of businesses have failed - but we're here to stay'

The new team behind a town centre cafe say they are in it for the long haul despite the unit's troubled past.

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M20 reopens following move of ‘exceptionally large’ power transformer

M20 reopens following move of ‘exceptionally large’ power transformer

The M20 had to be closed this morning due to delays moving a huge electrical transformer.

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Four-mile queues as M20 shut after crash

Four-mile queues as M20 shut after crash

Drivers were stuck in four miles of queues on the M20, which was closed London-bound following a multi-vehicle crash.

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Suspect dies days after children ‘inappropriately touched’ at activity centre

Suspect dies days after children ‘inappropriately touched’ at activity centre

A man has died days after being identified as a suspect in the inappropriate touching of several school children at an activity centre in Kent.

Heartache as Paul O'Grady's beloved goats die on same day

Heartache as Paul O'Grady's beloved goats die on same day

The late Paul O’Grady’s husband has announced the couple’s pet goats have died just two months after the star passed away.

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Carlse on Ashford return

Carlse on Ashford return

Tom Carlse is looking forward to working with new boss Kevin Watson after returning to Ashford.

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Delays after two cars collide

Delays after two cars collide

Traffic was held up following a two car collision close to the entrance of a house estate.

Operation Brock contraflow to be removed

Operation Brock contraflow to be removed

The controversial Operation Brock contraflow is to be removed, only two weeks after it was implemented.

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