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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.

Class 'reduced to eight pupils' in uniform crackdown

05 September 2013
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.

Sledgehammer used in supermarket cash machine raid

03 September 2013
Sledgehammer used in supermarket cash machine raid

A sledgehammer is believed to have been used in an attempted raid on two Tesco cashpoints in Ashford yesterday.

PC's 'broken jaw' after being punched

02 September 2013
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.

Spate of fires overnight

01 September 2013
Spate of fires overnight

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

Smartphone stolen from Starbucks

29 August 2013
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'

29 August 2013
'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.

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

29 August 2013
'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.

Elderly man assaulted by 'cowardly thug'

28 August 2013
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.

Mobile phone stolen in KFC

27 August 2013
Mobile phone stolen in KFC

Police are looking for a man they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a Blackberry phone from KFC

Biffa binmen black sack bodge

23 August 2013
Biffa binmen black sack bodge

The firm behind Ashford's new waste collection service have admitted their binmen were seen disposing of refuse and recycling in the same dust cart.

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