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Toys needed for struggling families at Christmas

Toys needed for struggling families at Christmas

Readers are being urged to donate children's presents to help brighten up the Christmas of some of the borough’s less fortunate.

Mum’s £300 prize will help less fortunate this Christmas

Mum’s £300 prize will help less fortunate this Christmas

Generous mum to share winnings after coming first in kmfm's monthly competition, Gone in 60.

Multi-screen cinema, bars and hotel for town

Multi-screen cinema, bars and hotel for town

Ambitious plans have been unveiled to build a five-screen cinema, hotel, bars and restaurants in a Kent town.

CCTV camera watches over .... three plant boxes!

CCTV camera watches over .... three plant boxes!

A trio of floral boxes installed as an anti-parking move on a parcel of wasteland in Ashford town centre have been offered special protection.

Sage return will push Ashford forward

Sage return will push Ashford forward

Coach Gregor Dougall is hoping the return of tight-head prop Aaron Sage will help solve Ashford Rugby Club’s forward problems.

Boar blimey!

Boar blimey!

Has a rare albino wild boar been living in woodland on the outskirts of a Kent town?

Missing woman found safe and well

Missing woman found safe and well

A woman who went missing for nearly a week has been found safe and well this afternoon.

Man taken to hospital after crash

Man taken to hospital after crash

A man in his 60s was taken to hospital after he fell from an electric bike after a collision with a car.

'Menace' driver guilty of killing games store boss in crash

'Menace' driver guilty of killing games store boss in crash

A driver who killed a popular games store boss while driving at more than twice the speed limit has been branded a menace on the road by a judge.

Three hunted after jaw broken in town centre assault

Three hunted after jaw broken in town centre assault

Police have released a string of images of people they want to talk to after a 23-year-old man was assaulted and left with a broken jaw.

Thug filmed assaulting McDonald's worker

Thug filmed assaulting McDonald's worker

A prankster who was filmed launching himself over the serving counter of a McDonald's before taunting a staff member has been convicted of assault.

Traffic chaos after bus and car crash

Traffic chaos after bus and car crash

A woman was treated for burns after a bus and car crashed this morning.

Crash shuts busy road

Crash shuts busy road

A main road is closed as emergency services deal with an accident.

Tributes to ex-head teacher crushed in lorry tragedy

Tributes to ex-head teacher crushed in lorry tragedy

Tributes have poured in after a popular ex-head teacher died when a load coming off a lorry crushed him.

Barham triumphs in Spain

Barham triumphs in Spain

Benn Barham maintained his winning form with victory in the inaugural Golf Escapes PGA South Andalusian Overseas Pro-Am in Spain.

Chambers:Vase win was a joy to watch

Chambers:Vase win was a joy to watch

Paul Chambers says Ashford United’s 7-0 FA Vase win at Hassocks on Tuesday night was a pleasure to watch.

End of road for decades of sewage woes?

End of road for decades of sewage woes?

For 20 years residents have been unable to flush their toilets or take a shower for hours at a time.

Rio, 3, battles rare growth condition

Rio, 3, battles rare growth condition

A three-year-old boy is one of only 130 people in the world to be diagnosed with a rare condition that affects the growth of his head and body.

Games shop boss 'killed by speeding driver'

Games shop boss 'killed by speeding driver'

A 26-year-old shop boss died after being hit by a car being driven more than twice the speed limit, a court's heard.

FA Vase draw

FA Vase draw

All five Kent clubs left in the FA Vase have been drawn away in the third round.

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