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Speeding car clue to blaze at derelict pub

Speeding car clue to blaze at derelict pub

18 March 2014

A car heard speeding from the site of a pub fire in Ashford has led police to conclude that arsonists may have been responsible for setting the blaze.

Outrage as school pupils set to share unisex toilets

Outrage as school pupils set to share unisex toilets

17 March 2014

An idea for school pupils to share unisex toilets has been slammed by children's campaigner Esther Rantzen.

Man prosecuted for cowboy worker's flytipping

Man prosecuted for cowboy worker's flytipping

17 March 2014

A man has ended up in court after a cowboy cleaner flytipped his rubbish.

Teenager carries torch for GB at Paralympics

Teenager carries torch for GB at Paralympics

17 March 2014

A disabled Kent teenager has described the "brilliant" atmosphere as he carried the torch during the Paralympic Games in Sochi.

Sweet stall ban leaves sour taste in shoppers' mouths

Sweet stall ban leaves sour taste in shoppers' mouths

14 March 2014

Customers of an American candy stall started a campaign and online petition after it was booted out of a shopping centre.

Spate of distraction thefts in supermarket car parks

Spate of distraction thefts in supermarket car parks

13 March 2014

Shoppers are being targeted by thieves who pick pockets and steal bank cards.

Middle East trip for airport bosses

Middle East trip for airport bosses

11 March 2014

Managers at Lydd Airport are heading to Dubai to tell airlines and tourist operators about their £25m expansion plans.

Hawk eyes is on pest patrol

Hawk eyes is on pest patrol

11 March 2014

The talon-ts of a hawk have been brought in to scare pests away from a shopping centre.

B-Ashdown Court demolition reaches its finale

B-Ashdown Court demolition reaches its finale

11 March 2014

The demolition of an eyesore former block of flats near Ashford town centre is nearing completion.

'Where is the pride in our town?'

'Where is the pride in our town?'

10 March 2014

A cyclist is questioning the council’s pride in Ashford after discovering inaccurate and dirty signs strewn across the borough.

New style plane to take flight in Kent

New style plane to take flight in Kent

06 March 2014

An aeroplane that takes off like a helicopter is being developed at Lydd Airport.

Question mark hangs over man's ditch death

Question mark hangs over man's ditch death

01 March 2014

The death of a man found face down in a water-filled ditch will remain a mystery, an inquest's heard.

Pensioner beaten with bar by neighbour in row over parking

Pensioner beaten with bar by neighbour in row over parking

21 February 2014

A feud between neighbours over a parking space led to a man being smashed over the head with a wheel brace to "teach him a lesson".

New generation lifeboat for Dungeness

New generation lifeboat for Dungeness

21 February 2014

The first of the RNLI's newest class of lifeboat arrives at Dungeness today.

Pair charged with robbing post office

Pair charged with robbing post office

20 February 2014

Two men have been charged with robbery and possessing an imitation firearm after a raid on a village post office.

Seal a surprise guest at power station

Seal a surprise guest at power station

18 February 2014

Marine experts are trying to get Davina the seal back into the sea after she ended up in a water inlet at a power station.

Armed raiders hold up village Post Office

Armed raiders hold up village Post Office

15 February 2014

Firearms officers are hunting two men who carried out a raid on a village Post Office today with what is believed to have been a handgun.

Dungeness B power station shut down

Dungeness B power station shut down

13 February 2014

One of Kent's nuclear reactors has been taken offline after a fault with a steam valve was found - but its owners insist bad weather is not a factor.

Van driver rescued from muddy ditch

Van driver rescued from muddy ditch

13 February 2014

Firefighters have rescued a man from mud after he tried to avoid flood waters.

Kent's council tax freeze set to end

Kent's council tax freeze set to end

13 February 2014

County council taxpayers are likely to be hit with a hike in bills as a three-year freeze looks set to come to an end today.

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