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Thursday, May 24 2012

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Pregnancy... butt no cigar!

Smoking during pregnancy isn’t a concern for this blue tit... who has built her dream home in an ashtray.

Thursday, May 24 2012

Picasso art going under the hammer

Artwork by Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore is going up for auction in Folkestone today.

Wednesday, May 23 2012

M20 cleared after lorry fire

The M20 coastbound carriageway has now been cleared after a lorry carrying animal feed caught alight.

Wednesday, May 23 2012

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Child left with 'scabby sores' from head lice

A mother didn't treat her 10-year-old daughter for head lice... because she didn't like having her hair combed!

Wednesday, May 23 2012

Third nuclear station talks at Downing Street

A Kent MP is to meet Prime Minister David Cameron over hopes of building a third nuclear station at Dungeness.

Wednesday, May 23 2012

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Cugley: It's business as usual

Neil Cugley insists it is "business as usual" at Folkstone Invicta this summer, despite off-field departures sending shock waves through the club.

Thursday, May 24 2012

Cloke adds further quality to Hythe squad, says Porter

Hythe Town manager Scott Porter has hailed the capture of Craig Cloke as a "quality signing".

Thursday, May 24 2012

Kent see drop in crowds

Kent bosses have got their fingers crossed for a period of good weather ahead of next month’s Friends Life t20 series after revealing gates were down by a third for the first two months of the season.

Thursday, May 24 2012

Northeast helps Sandwich bid

Batsman Sam Northeast has set his sights on scoring the runs to help Sandwich Town in their attempt to return to the Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League Premier Division.

Thursday, May 24 2012

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haart extends its empire

A growing chain of estate agents has kicked off a new era by opening a new branch with the creation of 13 jobs.

Tuesday, May 22 2012

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Woodland backing

Hillreed Homes development, Sorrel Place off Swain Road, Wigmore, near Rainham, has proved so popular there is only one home remaining.

Thursday, May 24 2012

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River crossing toll charges to rise

The river crossing toll charge on the M25 at Dartford is to rise in the autumn, the Government announced.

Thursday, May 24 2012

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Unusual funeral

Scores of travellers descended on Ashford yesterday for the funeral of a family member held at St Marys Parish Church. The coffin was brought from Maidstone on a horse-drawn hearse followed by a lengthy cortege of black funeral cars.

Gary Browne

Up for the cup

Up for the cup! Smarden (orange) took on Millstream in the under 14s final of the Ashford and District Youth league tournament held in Sellindge. Find out who won this game and all the age group finals in the Kentish Express out today.

Paul Amos

Mayor of Ashford Cllr Matthew French and store manager David Beckley join staff for the opening of the revamped Tesco store at Park Farm, Ashford yesterday. For more, see the Kentish Express on Thursday.

Trolley good show! Mayor of Ashford Cllr Matthew French and store manager David Beckley join staff for the opening of the revamped Tesco store at Park Farm, Ashford yesterday. For more, see the Kentish Express on Thursday.

Pupils from FTD, Ashford, join the cast from Maidstones Aladdin pantomime at the Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone, switch on the Christmas lights at Park Mall shopping centre in Ashford.

Pupils from FTD, Ashford, join the cast of Aladdin at the Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone, to switch on the Christmas lights at Park Mall shopping centre in Ashford.

History talk

Alma Jacobs bright top was not the only thing that stood out when she visited St Marys Primary School in Ashford. Pupils were fascinated by her talk on what life was like in the Second World War. Full story in the Kentish Express next week.

Gary Browne

Sod that

First grass! The weeds have gone and now workmen are finally laying turf on the Drovers roundabout in Ashford as part of the major improvement scheme for roads in the area.

Gary Browne

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