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Saw point as ancient oak tree faces the chop

24 October 2013
Saw point as ancient oak tree faces the chop

A 16-metre high tree in Stanhope that stands in the way of building work is to be felled.

Tributes left to worker killed by dustcart

21 October 2013
Tributes left to worker killed by dustcart

An investigation is continuing into the death of a man struck by a rubbish lorry in Folkestone.

Two teenagers arrested after bag stolen

16 October 2013
Two teenagers arrested after bag stolen

Two teenage boys have been arrested following the theft of a handbag from a 65-year-old woman

Work starts on major housing development

12 October 2013
Work starts on major housing development

Work has begun on the first phase of a major housing development on the outskirts of Ashford which could see up to 1,800 new homes built

Vigil after rapper dies outside nightclub

09 October 2013
Vigil after rapper dies outside nightclub

Friends have gathered to pay tribute to 'one of the nicest guys you could ever meet ' - a rapper who collapsed and died outside a club.

Road safety petition after popular games store manager dies in crash

08 October 2013
Road safety petition after popular games store manager dies in crash

A petition calling for better road safety after the death of a young man in a town centre crash has gathered more than 1,000 signatures.

There's hidden gold in her school dinners

07 October 2013
There's hidden gold in her school dinners

The cook at an Ashford primary school where the canteen has a pirate theme is in the running to win a national award.

Teenager arrested after late night disturbance

05 October 2013
Teenager arrested after late night disturbance

Police were called to Folkestone last night to a report that a group of young people were fighting at the bus station

Tributes to games store manager killed in town centre crash

02 October 2013
Tributes to games store manager killed in town centre crash

Friends of a driver killed in a late-night crash have today paid tribute to him as two men arrested over his death are released on police bail.

Teenager hurt in rope swing fall

30 September 2013
Teenager hurt in rope swing fall

A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital after falling in a wooded area in Ashford yesterday

Helicopter called to help search for wanted man

27 September 2013
Helicopter called to help search for wanted man

A police helicopter was scrambled to Kennington to help officer on the ground search for a man who breached his bail conditions

‘Mark the end of the world wars – not the beginning’

26 September 2013
 ‘Mark the end of the world wars – not the beginning’

Councillors from Ashford Borough Council have agreed to commemorate the end of the First and Second World Wars, rather than the beginning

Smoke seen billowing over South Ashford

25 September 2013
Smoke seen billowing over South Ashford

Firefighters dealt with a pile of rubbish that had caught alight

Starving puppies found dumped

23 September 2013
Starving puppies found dumped

Two seriously-ill lurcher puppies are recovering after being discovered abandoned and starving in a bin and field.

Man and young boy in hospital after crash

20 September 2013
Man and young boy in hospital after crash

A 23-year-old man and young boy have been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle accident closed a road this afternoon.

Uniform trouble continues....

20 September 2013
Uniform trouble continues....

Hundreds of parents have taken to social media to express their anger about the new uniform policy at a school in Ashford

Former England footballer Ruddock ties the knot

13 September 2013
Former England footballer Ruddock ties the knot

A host of celebrities were in Ashford yesterday for the wedding of footballer Neil 'Razor' Ruddock and his fiancee Leah Newman

'Bridge jump' averted after cops called

13 September 2013
'Bridge jump' averted after cops called

Police were called to a bridge after it was reported a man looked like he was going to jump.

Boy rescued after his leg got trapped in a bike

13 September 2013
Boy rescued after his leg got trapped in a bike

Fire crews used a hack saw to release a boy's leg after it became trapped in the frame of a bike

Reports of gunshots fired in park

09 September 2013
Reports of gunshots fired in park

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

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