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Driver dies after car hits verge

Driver dies after car hits verge

A driver is believed to have suffered a 'major medical problem' just moments before his car hit a grass verge in a fatal crash.

Homeless man in hospital after thugs set him alight

Homeless man in hospital after thugs set him alight

Police are hunting two men said to have set a homeless man alight - leaving him with serious burns.

Nuclear reactor shut down amid fears of Fukushima disaster

Nuclear reactor shut down amid fears of Fukushima disaster

One of Kent's nuclear reactors was shut down amid fears it could suffer flooding on the scale of the Fukushima disaster.

Fears of distraction burglary

Fears of distraction burglary

Police are investigating a suspected distraction burglary in the Kennington area this afternoon.

Fire breaks out in hotel

Fire breaks out in hotel

Fire crews were called to Eastwell Manor and Spa this afternoon to deal with a basement fire.

Traffic diverted after two cars collide

Traffic diverted after two cars collide

Emergency crews attended a smash between two vehicles in Wye this afternoon

Chat show host O'Grady spends thousands on dog's 'cure'

Chat show host O'Grady spends thousands on dog's 'cure'

Kent-based comic Paul O'Grady has shelled out £8,000 for vital life-saving chemotherapy for his pet dog.

Speeding car clue to blaze at derelict pub

Speeding car clue to blaze at derelict pub

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

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

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

Riot of colour at Holi celebrations

Riot of colour at Holi celebrations

The Indian community in Ashford celebrated the arrival of spring with a special festival of colour, held on Saturday.

Teenager carries torch for GB at Paralympics

Teenager carries torch for GB at Paralympics

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

Alert as gardener digs through gas pipe

Alert as gardener digs through gas pipe

A gardener caused a scare when he put a spade through a gas pipe in South Ashford today.

Mobility scooter rider injured in crash

Mobility scooter rider injured in crash

An accident between a car and a mobility scooter blocked the A28 at Tenterden today.

Woman with trapped finger released by firefighters

Woman with trapped finger released by firefighters

A woman who got her finger caught in a pallet trolley at her home in Ashford had to be released by firefighters.

Grammar school in porn shock

Grammar school in porn shock

Casual sex and webcam chats are being offered on a grammar school's former website after it was taken over for porn.

Festival celebrations will be full of colour

Festival celebrations will be full of colour

A riot of colour will fill the air when members of Ashford's Indian community celebrate the spring festival of Holi

Worker dies after falling from hotel

Worker dies after falling from hotel

A man has died after suffering multiple injuries when he plunged to the ground from the roof of luxury hotel Eastwell Manor.

Sweet stall ban leaves sour taste in shoppers' mouths

Sweet stall ban leaves sour taste in shoppers' mouths

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

Spring is sprung with warm, sunny weather predicted to last

Spring is sprung with warm, sunny weather predicted to last

After one of the wettest and windiest winters ever, suddenly spring is in the air.

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