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Crowds flock to Tenterden folk festival

08 October 2013
Crowds flock to Tenterden folk festival

There was a near record attendance at this year’s Tenterden Folk Festival with thousands lining the High Street to watch the traditional parade.

'I'm lucky to be alive'

05 October 2013
'I'm lucky to be alive'

A heart patient says he is lucky to have survived an electric shock from the meter box at his flats.

Mum's plea after roadside tribute to tragic son targeted

29 September 2013
Mum's plea after roadside tribute to tragic son targeted

A grieving mother has spoken of her heartache after pictures and floral tributes left at the spot where her son died were removed.

Arsonists blasted over string of fires

23 September 2013
Arsonists blasted over string of fires

Fire crews have hit out at suspected arsonists who set light to two wheelie bins and a motor bike within 20 minutes.

Lord Ashcroft takes over vineyard

04 September 2013
Lord Ashcroft takes over vineyard

An award-winning winemaker will float on the London Stock Exchange and says it will expand by 100 acres and produce more than 500,000 bottles a year.

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

30 August 2013
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.

Van protest in dispute over gates

29 August 2013
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.

Reward after vandals ruin floral display

22 August 2013
Reward after vandals ruin floral display

A reward is being offered after vandals "who need their heads banging together" pulled out and trampled on almost 5,000 plants at a park.

Car crashes into ditch near Ashford

10 August 2013
Car crashes into ditch near Ashford

A man had to be cut from the wreckage of his car after it crashed into a ditch.

Man rescued from Folkestone flat fire

10 August 2013
Man rescued from Folkestone flat fire

Fire crews had to lead a man to safety from a smoke-filled flat in Folkestone early today after a suspected arson attack.

Man helps police after woman's death

07 August 2013
Man helps police after woman's death

An elderly man is assisting police with their inquiries today after a 79-year-old woman was discovered dead at a house.

Dog owner creates a stink over anonymous letter

21 July 2013
Dog owner creates a stink over anonymous letter

A dog owner has seen red after an anonymous letter writer accused his partner of not clearing up after his labrador.

Man dies after being spoken to by police

07 July 2013
Man dies after being spoken to by police

A man has collapsed and died moments after being spoken to by police in a Folkestone street.

Full steam ahead for missing link

30 June 2013
Full steam ahead for missing link

A planned extension to the light railway at Tenterden should attract thousands more visitors, it's been revealed.

‘Minutes earlier wife would have died'

26 June 2013
‘Minutes earlier wife would have died'

A woman narrowly avoided being hit by a four-wheel drive vehicle when it crashed through her garden where she had been sitting and into a garage.

Everything's all white for cute lion cubs

26 June 2013
Everything's all white for cute lion cubs

Proud parents Themba and Joy have got their paws full with this cute litter of white lion cubs.

Darling Buds plans 'far from perfick'

20 June 2013
Darling Buds plans 'far from perfick'

Plans for a Darling Buds of May-themed holiday home near Ashford have been opposed by residents.

Lady Gaga goes baa baa for Kev the Sheep

14 June 2013
Lady Gaga goes baa baa for Kev the Sheep

A sheep named Kev has become a bit of a celebrity after appearing with Lady Gaga on a chat show

Gardens 'too small' for wheelie bins

07 June 2013
Gardens 'too small' for wheelie bins

A group of residents are fighting Ashford council’s insistence that they switch to new wheelie rubbish bins.

Simon the alpaca photo wins competition

06 June 2013
Simon the alpaca photo wins competition

You looking at me? A picture of an alpaca has won a photographic competition

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