Fire crews had a busy night last night as two houses and a van went up in flames.

One engine from the town's fire station was called out at around 10pm to a report that a van had been set alight in Bank Road in Aldington.

It took crews around an hour to tackle the blaze. No-one is believed to have been injured.

Police also attended and are investigating the cause, which is being treated as suspicious.

Anyone with information around the incident is asked to contact Kent Police on 101 quoting reference number zy/9494/13.

Firefighters from Ashford and Tenterden were called out to a fire at a home in Hornash Lane in Shadoxhurst at around 12.40am after an outer building containing a swimming pool caught alight.

Foam had to be used to extinguish the fire and crews were at the property for roughly two and a half hours.

Police are investigating the cause of this blaze. No one was injured.

Three engines from Chilham, Wye and Charing were called to a house fire in Crownfield Road in Ashford at 3.40am.

The cause of the fire is unknown.