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Tile boss floors thief... by becoming eBay detective

Tile boss floors thief... by becoming eBay detective

A tile firm manager turned detective to track down a thief through an auction website.

Opening date revealed for new store

Opening date revealed for new store

An opening date has been set for the new John Lewis at Home store in Ashford

Fire in France visible from Kent coast

Fire in France visible from Kent coast

Plumes of smoke from a fire in Boulogne on Sunday evening were visible from Folkestone, more than 25 miles away.

Firefighters called to another fire at Folkestone flats

Firefighters called to another fire at Folkestone flats

Firefighters were called to an incident at Princes Gate flats in Folkestone last night, in another suspected arson attack.

Reports of gunshots fired in park

Reports of gunshots fired in park

Police were called to a park in Ashford last night after being alerted to sounds of gunshot.

Company fined £85k after causing driver's death

Company fined £85k after causing driver's death

A firm which 'didn't have any real health and safety management system in place' has been fined after a driver died in an industrial accident.

Veteran's ground-breaking role

Veteran's ground-breaking role

A Battle of Britain veteran is to play a key role in digging the first ground for a memorial to 'The Few'.

Plumber in legal row with millionaire property mogul

Plumber in legal row with millionaire property mogul

A gas safety engineer sued unsuccessfully by a wealthy property mogul's wife is tied up in a bitter legal wrangle.

Tenterden mother killed on dream family holiday in Brazil

Tenterden mother killed on dream family holiday in Brazil

Tributes have been paid after a Kent lawyer died on holiday when two boats crashed in the Brazilian rainforest.

Three injured in M20 lorry pile-up

Three injured in M20 lorry pile-up

Two men and a woman have been taken to hospital after three lorries, a van, campervan and car crashed on the M20.

85 jobs if Dunelm Mill store given the go-ahead

85 jobs if Dunelm Mill store given the go-ahead

The interiors retailer has applied for planning permission to convert a former Comet.

Class 'reduced to eight pupils' in uniform crackdown

Class 'reduced to eight pupils' in uniform crackdown

Angry parents say a class was reduced to just eight pupils as dozens were sent home on the first day of term for not wearing the right uniform.

Teenager suffers horrific injuries in crash

Teenager suffers horrific injuries in crash

A teenage motorcyclist has spoken of his horrific injuries after a crash between his bike and a car in Ashford.

M20 reopens after motorbike crash

M20 reopens after motorbike crash

A woman has suffered life-threatening injuries after a crash closed a section of the M20 motorway near Ashford.

Cugley plans triple signing

Cugley plans triple signing

Neil Cugley hopes to land two players before Saturday and is targeting a further signing after losing Johan Ter Horst and Dane Luchford to injury.

Porter warns players after FA Cup exit

Porter warns players after FA Cup exit

Scott Porter is warning his Hythe Town players to improve, labelling their FA Cup exit at Three Bridges as unacceptable.

Former mayor of twinned town dies

Former mayor of twinned town dies

A French man with a road named after him in Ashford has succumbed to a short illness.

Police treating Pluckley crop fire as arson

Police treating Pluckley crop fire as arson

Investigations are ongoing after a stolen van was set on fire, causing a huge blaze at a 25-acre crop field at Dowle Street

'Flying saucer' lands in Kent

'Flying saucer' lands in Kent

A pair of Frenchmen made aviation history today after completing the world's first cross-channel electric air balloon flight.

'My robot lifesaver'

'My robot lifesaver'

A man owes his life to this machine - which automatically compressed his heart as paramedics battled to bring him round from a cardiac arrest.

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