Emergency services including lifeboat crews and the coastguard helicopter helped to rescue a woman from the sea in the early hours of this morning.

A teenager who died after getting into difficulties in the sea yesterday afternoon has been named, as two other swimmers fight for their lives.

Rescue teams searching for a missing swimmer have found a body.

A rescue operation was triggered after personal belongings were found on fire at a beach this morning.

Thousands are expected to descend on Ashford's Victoria Park tomorrow (Saturday) to enjoy the annual Create music festival.

It's the end of the road for one of Ashford town centre's biggest shops which closes for good at 5.30pm on Saturday.

A fault on an underground electricity cable left a big chunk of Ashford without power for two hours last night.

The number of reports of sex abuse against young children has more than TRIPLED in the past four years, as more and more historic cases come to light.

The renowned sculptures on Ashford's busiest roundabout are being swamped by metre-high grass and weeds.

A broken down cabin cruiser stranded in the Channel was given a welcome hand and was towed to safety by RNLI lifeboat crews.

A driver's believed to have escaped unhurt after crashing into a wall and smashing into a pub.

It's a quartet of Highland cattle not the Designer Outlet that are attracting visitors to Ashford this summer.

Multi-million pound plans to create a new Commercial Quarter close to Ashford town centre have taken another major step forward.

The police have been at the scene of a crash this afternoon, where a 4x4 Volkswagen car smashed into the front of a pub.

Detectives investigating a distraction burglary where a box of cash was stolen have released an e-fit image of a man they would like to speak with.

Family, friends and residents will pay their last respects to an entrepreneurial villager who built several businesses from humble beginnings.

A councillor has started to gauge opinion from the public following news that more than £320 of taxpayers' money was spent on a lavish council lunch

An arson attack has caused nearly £150,000 worth of damage to a chalet, a car and two caravans.

Police are investigating a large fire at a greenhouse - after several buildings nearby were raided.

Men wearing Trading Standards identity badges managed to trick their way into a home and steal a box of cash.