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Search for pilot called off after light aircraft crash

Search for pilot called off after light aircraft crash

07 August 2016

The search for a missing pilot has been called off after a light aircraft crashed into the sea off the Kent coast.

Line painters dodge parked cars

Line painters dodge parked cars

05 August 2016

A row of parked cars didn't stop workers from painting double yellow lines on a road.

Off to conquer Kilimanjaro to help grandad

Off to conquer Kilimanjaro to help grandad

05 August 2016

An ambitious woman is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money and awareness of Parkison's disease

MP Damian Green backs Samaritan sky dive for campaign

MP Damian Green backs Samaritan sky dive for campaign

04 August 2016

The cabinet MP met with the founder member of the Big Boys Do Cry campaign who is sky diving with family to raise money.

Rock legend opens new station on 'magical' railway

Rock legend opens new station on 'magical' railway

03 August 2016

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey described opening a new railway station as "wonderful" to come back 60 years after his first visit.

Roger Daltrey to open railway restaurant

Roger Daltrey to open railway restaurant

02 August 2016

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey will open new restaurant and station facilities at a popular Kent railway today.

Car park gull prepares for take-off

Car park gull prepares for take-off

01 August 2016

The gull that hatched from a nest on the top floor of an Ashford town centre car park looks set to make its maiden flight.

Tools stolen from van

Tools stolen from van

01 August 2016

A number of tools, including a nail gun and drills were stolen from the back of a van, prompting a police appeal for more information.

Relief as Dover escapes 'Black Saturday' traffic gridlock prediction

Relief as Dover escapes 'Black Saturday' traffic gridlock prediction

30 July 2016

Fears of a repeat of last weekend's nightmare for holiday traffic heading to the Port of Dover has failed to materialise.

Tornado-type funnel cloud forms over Kent

Tornado-type funnel cloud forms over Kent

30 July 2016

Residents spotted this tornado-type funnel cloud over Kent this morning. But what is a funnel cloud?

VIDEO: Pair jailed for smuggling 18 Albanians

VIDEO: Pair jailed for smuggling 18 Albanians

29 July 2016

A pair of people smugglers who tried to land 18 Albanian migrants on a Kent beach in an inflatable dinghy have today been jailed.

Kent hospital consultant paid £200k in overtime

Kent hospital consultant paid £200k in overtime

27 July 2016

A trust has defended paying a hospital consultant more than £200,000 in overtime pay in just one year.

Woman rescued from sea

Woman rescued from sea

27 July 2016

Emergency services including lifeboat crews and the coastguard helicopter helped to rescue a woman from the sea in the early hours of this morning.

Beach death teen identified

Beach death teen identified

25 July 2016

A teenager who died after getting into difficulties in the sea yesterday afternoon has been named, as two other swimmers fight for their lives.

Body of man, 19, found after sea rescue

Body of man, 19, found after sea rescue

25 July 2016

Rescue teams searching for a missing swimmer have found a body.

Lifeboat launched as clothes found alight on beach

Lifeboat launched as clothes found alight on beach

23 July 2016

A rescue operation was triggered after personal belongings were found on fire at a beach this morning.

It's all systems go for the Create music festival

It's all systems go for the Create music festival

22 July 2016

Thousands are expected to descend on Ashford's Victoria Park tomorrow (Saturday) to enjoy the annual Create music festival.

Sadness as BHS store prepares for its final day

Sadness as BHS store prepares for its final day

22 July 2016

It's the end of the road for one of Ashford town centre's biggest shops which closes for good at 5.30pm on Saturday.

Town centre plunged into darkness by power cut

Town centre plunged into darkness by power cut

22 July 2016

A fault on an underground electricity cable left a big chunk of Ashford without power for two hours last night.

Sharp rise in child sex abuse reports in Kent

Sharp rise in child sex abuse reports in Kent

21 July 2016

The number of reports of sex abuse against young children has more than TRIPLED in the past four years, as more and more historic cases come to light.

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