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PC's 'broken jaw' after being punched

PC's 'broken jaw' after being punched

A policeman has been taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw after being punched while investigating an alleged assault.

Man hurt in telegraph pole crash

Man hurt in telegraph pole crash

A motorist has been taken to hospital after his car hit a telegraph pole near a village this morning.

Camier suffers high-speed crash

Camier suffers high-speed crash

Leon Camier hopes to be released from a German hospital on Monday after being detained overnight following a high speed crash.

Jail for attacker who tried to kill ex in busy street

Jail for attacker who tried to kill ex in busy street

A spurned lover - who only stopped raining knife blows on his ex when restrained by stunned shopkeepers - has been jailed for 13 years.

Spate of fires overnight

Spate of fires overnight

Fire crews from Ashford were called to a series of fires overnight in the town

Woman is a 'medical miracle' after horse-riding accident

Woman is a 'medical miracle' after horse-riding accident

A rider left in a coma when she was thrown from her horse and crushed in the head has thanked the good samaritan who helped save her life.

Delays after Channel Tunnel power failure

Delays after Channel Tunnel power failure

Eurotunnel and Eurostar passengers in Kent have been suffering long delays this afternoon because of a power supply problem in the Channel Tunnel.

Disco ball 'falls onto table outside Starbucks'

Disco ball 'falls onto table outside Starbucks'

A customer has reported a disco ball falling onto his table as he sat outside a coffee shop.

Christmas is coming! Festive lights switched on... in height of summer

Christmas is coming! Festive lights switched on... in height of summer

It might only be August, but find out which Kent town has already turned on some of its Christmas lights.

Pair on trial over £8.5m drugs haul

Pair on trial over £8.5m drugs haul

Police uncovered Kent's biggest ever haul of cannabis resin worth £8.5million when they swooped on a lorry in a country lane, a trial heard.

Police remove 'skimmer' from cash machine

Police remove 'skimmer' from cash machine

Officers checked all of the ATMs in Ashford town centre after "suspicious equipment" was removed from the Santander cash machine

Smartphone stolen from Starbucks

Smartphone stolen from Starbucks

Police have released the image of a man they are trying to trace in connection with the theft of a mobile phone from a coffee shop

'I was really scared... all I could do was wait'

'I was really scared... all I could do was wait'

A taxi driver minutes from death after becoming trapped in a water-filled ditch for 14 hours has spoken of his horrifying ordeal.

Van protest in dispute over gates

Van protest in dispute over gates

A potato shop owner has had a van specially sign-written in a bitter dispute over electric gates which he says threaten his business.

Boss Cugley excited by teenage striker Ter Horst

Boss Cugley excited by teenage striker Ter Horst

Folkestone Invicta boss Neil Cugley has heaped praise on teenage striker Johan Ter Horst.

Lawson excited about move to Hythe

Lawson excited about move to Hythe

Hythe's new signing Rhys Lawson says he is very excited about his move to Reachfields.

Rape victim 'lost faith in mankind' after vicious attack

Rape victim 'lost faith in mankind' after vicious attack

A woman prayed for her life as a rapist - now behind bars for nearly five years - attacked her.

Shop owner fends off knife-wielding robber with wooden plank

Shop owner fends off knife-wielding robber with wooden plank

A brave shopkeeper lashed out at a robber wielding a knife as they tried to raid a store.

Elderly man assaulted by 'cowardly thug'

Elderly man assaulted by 'cowardly thug'

A pensioner was left shaken and with a swollen face after a "cowardly thug" punched him to the ground and stole from his home.

Woman suffers head injury after falling from wall

Woman suffers head injury after falling from wall

Paramedics and an air ambulance were called to an Ashford street after a 39-year-old woman was injured in a fall.

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