A FTSE 250 construction group has been confirmed to build and maintain 240 supported homes for vulnerable people across Kent in a 25-year agreement.

Chainsaw artist creates a stunning dormouse bench for new Repton Park development.

Hundreds of pyjama-clad walkers will take to the streets of Ashford this weekend in aid of Pilgrims Hospices.

A former Mayor of Tenterden, Phil Carley, has died just four months after being diagnosed with cancer.

The London Underground, a San Francisco street and Peter Pan lead Amy and Kate to their cash prize.

A millionaire businessman with a love of boxing is advising Ann Barnes to resign - so he can take over.

Gas cylinders also discovered as four fire engines and a bulk water carrier rush to village fire.

Despite being the height of summer, a row has broken out in a village over plans to erect a fake Christmas tree.

Spectators cheered as a golfer hit an ace into the 18th hole to win an £8,000 prize during a charity golf day in aid of the Pilgrims Hospice.

A small herd of Highland cattle have taken up residence in a woodland in Ashford.

An online book full of humorous tales has been compiled by a man whose friend has terminal cancer.

Village commemorates the centenary of the start of the Great War with special displays and events.

Sir Litternot vows to fight the litterbugs in an attempt to keep Ashford town clean and tidy.

A town councillor who claimed a Big Issue seller should not be allowed to use a bench outside Waitrose has said sorry.

Sick hoax callers put lives at risk when they wrongly claimed children were trapped in a burning building.

Cowardly thieves stole a haul of medals and jewellery from the home of an 87-year-old war veteran - on the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

An 11-year-old girl suffered a head injury after falling off a swing at a rare animal centre.

A 1950s school is set for a futuristic revamp after a cash injection from the Government.

A memorial service will celebrate the life of a man who spent 12 years as a borough councillor and helped create a town's museum.

An athlete was forced to finish a gruelling race with a fish hook embedded in her face after a freak accident.