Home   Categories   Grid

Are you the perfick Larkin?

Are you the perfick Larkin?

16 April 2015

The owner of the farm where hit ITV show The Darling Buds of May was filmed is looking for someone to be a Ma or Pop Larkin.

Motorcyclist 'lucky to be alive' after head-on crash

Motorcyclist 'lucky to be alive' after head-on crash

14 April 2015

A motorcyclist and his pillion passenger were rushed to hospital after being seriously injured in a head-on crash.

Verging on the ridiculous!

Verging on the ridiculous!

13 April 2015

A foreign lorry completely blocked the way through for pedestrians by parking on the pavement alongside a busy dual carriageway in Ashford.

River Stour gets a much-needed spring clean

River Stour gets a much-needed spring clean

10 April 2015

Sixty five bags of rubbish were collected in just a day by volunteers who took part in a clean-up of Ashford's River Stour.

Who'd be a politician? Not in Tenderden!

Who'd be a politician? Not in Tenderden!

09 April 2015

It's Tory red faces all round - as David Cameron and Damian Green get caught out in election leaflet blunders.

Good Friday ... bad parking!

Good Friday ... bad parking!

03 April 2015

A Biffa bin crew's attempts to collect the rubbish in an Ashford street have again been frustrated by badly parked cars blocking their path.

Welcome to the world

Welcome to the world

03 April 2015

The lambing season is now in full swing as this picture of new-borns in a field in Godmersham shows.

Trapped pensioner freed from car by firefighters

Trapped pensioner freed from car by firefighters

03 April 2015

An elderly woman had to be rescued from the wreckage of her car after two vehicles collided in a village just outside Ashford on Thursday evening.

Bid to stub out smoking in children's play areas

Bid to stub out smoking in children's play areas

03 April 2015

Health chiefs are set to launch a pilot project to "gently" persuade smokers not to light up in kiddies' playgrounds.

Recycling service shortlisted for prestigious awards

Recycling service shortlisted for prestigious awards

02 April 2015

Ashford Borough Council - once dubbed ‘England’s worst recycler’ - has been shortlisted at the 2015 National Recycling Awards in two categories.

Call for Bolt sculpture to have a makeover

Call for Bolt sculpture to have a makeover

01 April 2015

An artist is suggesting a striking addition to a landmark town centre roundabout feature would explain the design concept to visitors.

Nurse who abused boy, 6, struck off

Nurse who abused boy, 6, struck off

26 March 2015

A hospital nurse who abused a young boy and downloaded child pornography has been struck off to ‘protect the public’.

Was Ed Miliband in Kent? We can't tell you!

Was Ed Miliband in Kent? We can't tell you!

25 March 2015

Labour leader Ed Miliband's spokesman has refused to say if he was in Kent for "operational reasons" - despite photographic evidence of his visit.

Street art that cost £100,000 to be scrapped

Street art that cost £100,000 to be scrapped

20 March 2015

Ashford's controversial Flume pavement sculpture is to be dug up and binned during work to repair a big chunk of crumbling town centre pavement.

‘He was one of a kind… he should still be here’

‘He was one of a kind… he should still be here’

20 March 2015

A young man found hanging from a tree on a quiet footpath has been described as “fantastic son and brother”.

Blackadder’s ‘Nursie’ worth far more than she thought

Blackadder’s ‘Nursie’ worth far more than she thought

19 March 2015

Kent-born actress Patsy Byrne's will has revealed she had no idea how much wealth her stage and TV success had brought her.

Convicted sex offender cleared to work with children

Convicted sex offender cleared to work with children

19 March 2015

A father and former school employee who sent a video of himself having a threesome to a 13-year-old girl can work with kids again, a judge has ruled.

Theatre architects to revamp leisure centre

Theatre architects to revamp leisure centre

18 March 2015

An architect firm that gave a £15 million makeover to the home of the World Snooker Championships will refurbish a Kent leisure centre.

Safety warning after electric heater sparks blaze

Safety warning after electric heater sparks blaze

15 March 2015

Crews were called to a farm house in the early hours of this morning after an electric fire caught alight.

Our ideas to combat Tank roundabout road rage rows

Our ideas to combat Tank roundabout road rage rows

13 March 2015

Road bosses are being urged to take action to tackle rush-hour disputes between drivers leaving one of Ashford's busiest junctions.

Close This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.Learn More