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Full investigation 'owed to community' after seven deaths

Full investigation 'owed to community' after seven deaths

01 November 2016

A coroner told an inquest he is hoping to find "what lessons can be learned" from seven tragic deaths at Camber Sands.

'Would-be murderer twisted knife in partygoer's stomach'

'Would-be murderer twisted knife in partygoer's stomach'

01 November 2016

A man accused of attempted murder stabbed a party guest in the stomach with a carving knife and twisted the seven-inch blade, a court heard.

Animal rights protest at slaughterhouse

Animal rights protest at slaughterhouse

01 November 2016

An animal rights group are set to protest at a Kent slaughterhouse this afternoon.

Body discovered in woodland

Body discovered in woodland

01 November 2016

A man's body has been found in woodland close to a major road.

Delays after town centre crash

Delays after town centre crash

01 November 2016

Drivers were stuck in tailbacks in a town centre last night after a rush hour crash.

Halloween house is a scarily good success

Halloween house is a scarily good success

01 November 2016

An ordinary house on an ordinary street in Ashford became a ghoulish horror maze for Halloween in aid of charity.

Inquest hears moments leading up to double beach tragedy

Inquest hears moments leading up to double beach tragedy

01 November 2016

An inquest into the beach deaths of a teenager and good Samaritan who drowned trying to rescue him has heard of the moments leading up to the tragedy.

Lorry driver caught watching laptop at wheel

Lorry driver caught watching laptop at wheel

01 November 2016

A lorry driver will appear in court after being spotted watching a laptop while travelling along a busy motorway.

Woman suffers facial injury after egging

Woman suffers facial injury after egging

01 November 2016

Police are hunting for the thugs who threw an egg from a car window, which caused a woman serious face injuries.

M20 lane closure caused by fire

M20 lane closure caused by fire

31 October 2016

A fire close to the M20 has caused one lane to be closed while crews tackled the flames

A&E improved thanks to children-only area

A&E improved thanks to children-only area

31 October 2016

Health chiefs insist A&E services have improved following the instalment of a new paediatric waiting and treatment area.

Distant flames cause alert

Distant flames cause alert

31 October 2016

Flames that could be seen in the distance sparked an emergency call out at midnight, forcing firefighters to climb fences in a bid to find the cause.

Electricity generators removed following repairs

Electricity generators removed following repairs

31 October 2016

Generators installed to help homes and businesses following a large power cut in Ashford been removed almost a week on from the initial outage.

Roundabout petition receives scores of signatures

Roundabout petition receives scores of signatures

31 October 2016

An online petition for traffic management at a busy junction near a retail park has already received over a thousand signatures in less than 24 hours.

Asda payment fault causes long queues

Asda payment fault causes long queues

30 October 2016

A fault with Asda's card payment system left scores of customers queuing for long periods of time to pay for their groceries this afternoon.

Council crackdown on recycling

Council crackdown on recycling

28 October 2016

Ashford Borough Council have warned that recycling bins will not be collected if the incorrect items are placed inside in a new crackdown.

Electricity generators will remain until repairs complete

Electricity generators will remain until repairs complete

28 October 2016

Electricity generators installed following a power cut in Ashford on Monday night will remain in place until engineers complete the work on the fault.

Man stopped sex attack when victim looked him in the eye

Man stopped sex attack when victim looked him in the eye

28 October 2016

A man has confessed to sexually assaulting a student during a botched robbery but claims he was not trying to rape her.

Parking danger is ‘beyond a joke’

Parking danger is ‘beyond a joke’

28 October 2016

Residents of Godinton Park have expressed continuing concerns over road safety and driving visibility on the estate.

'I'm terrified about coming home'

'I'm terrified about coming home'

27 October 2016

A woman was left terrified after her neighbour subjected her to months of harassment and kept telling her he loved her.

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