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Critical shared space report

Critical shared space report

A report criticising the controversial Ashford shared space scheme is due to be discussed by councillors next week.

Cugley delighted after Ter Horst signs

Cugley delighted after Ter Horst signs

Neil Cugley is happy teenage striker Johan Ter Horst has agreed to stay at Folkestone Invicta.

Porter keeping tabs on midfield targets

Porter keeping tabs on midfield targets

Hythe boss Scott Porter still waiting on decisions from two midfield transfer targets.

'Our family meant the world to him'

'Our family meant the world to him'

A family have paid an emotional tribute to a devoted father and husband... killed when his Audi smashed into a pillar.

Pastor arrested as part of Rwanda genocide investigation

Pastor arrested as part of Rwanda genocide investigation

A Rwandan man - now Pastor at an Ashford church - has been quizzed as part of an investigation into the country's 1994 genocide.

Stag party reveller found unconscious on train

Stag party reveller found unconscious on train

Channel Tunnel passengers were shocked to find a man -unconscious and half-naked on a train.

Escaped horse causes chaos on roundabout

Escaped horse causes chaos on roundabout

A runaway horse stopped traffic after galloping across a busy roundabout in Ashford.

CCTV footage released in hunt for bank fraudster

CCTV footage released in hunt for bank fraudster

Police have released a CCTV video image of a woman they want to speak to about an attempted £5,000 cheque fraud in the Ashford branch of RBS.

E-fit released in search for attack suspect

E-fit released in search for attack suspect

Officers investigating an assault on a middle aged man who was walking along Jemmett Road in Ashford have released an image of the suspect.

Firefighters tell how they rescued pony from pool

Firefighters tell how they rescued pony from pool

These pictures show what happened when Buddy the pony went for an unexpected swim.

Kent abuzz at bumblebee release

Kent abuzz at bumblebee release

Around 50 rare queen bees are being released at a Dungeness nature reserve today in a bid to boost an extinct British species.

'David's dead as no one listened'

'David's dead as no one listened'

A woman has slammed carers for allowing her partner who overdosed on insulin to take the drug unsupervised - despite attempting suicide 30 times.

Lorry fire closes part of M20

Lorry fire closes part of M20

Part of the M20 was closed for nearly two hours on Saturday morning due to a lorry fire.

Tricked out of £65k life savings

Tricked out of £65k life savings

A woman was left feeling suicidal after being scammed out of her £65,000 life savings by conmen claiming to be from the FBI.

Sixty birds stolen from aviary

Sixty birds stolen from aviary

Police are investigating the theft of 60 canaries, including 35 babies, from an aviary in Ashford.

Teenage moped crash student takes A-level in hospital

Teenage moped crash student takes A-level in hospital

A brave teenager who might not be able to walk for months after a horrific crash has taken an A-level exam... from her hospital bed.

Walking with dinosaurs... in Folkestone

Walking with dinosaurs... in Folkestone

Footprints made by dinosaurs more than 100 million years ago have been discovered on a Folkestone beach.

Police car caught in disabled bay

Police car caught in disabled bay

Kent Police is to take action against an officer who parked her patrol car in a disabled bay outside a shop - before running inside to buy drinks.

King thrilled with Invicta return

King thrilled with Invicta return

Stuart King revealed he never wanted to leave Folkestone Invicta in the first place after ending an unhappy stint at Maidstone United.

Porter delighted at Cooper capture

Porter delighted at Cooper capture

HytheTown have made their second signing of the summer and there could be two more new arrivals at Reachfields within a week.

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