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Eyesore finally bites the dust
20 March 2014The last remaining section of Ashdown Court has now been demolished.
Drug addict jailed for firebomb attack on woman's home
20 March 2014A yob and his friend attacked a woman before throwing a Molotov cocktail at another home in a 'day of madness'.
Police fined £100k for 'damaging' security gaffe
19 March 2014Kent Police has been fined after documents and tapes containing 'extremely sensitive and confidential information' were left in a disused station.
Nuclear reactor shut down amid fears of Fukushima disaster
19 March 2014One of Kent's nuclear reactors was shut down amid fears it could suffer flooding on the scale of the Fukushima disaster.
Fears of distraction burglary
19 March 2014Police are investigating a suspected distraction burglary in the Kennington area this afternoon.
Fire breaks out in hotel
19 March 2014Fire crews were called to Eastwell Manor and Spa this afternoon to deal with a basement fire.
Traffic diverted after two cars collide
19 March 2014Emergency crews attended a smash between two vehicles in Wye this afternoon
Speeding car clue to blaze at derelict pub
18 March 2014A car heard speeding from the site of a pub fire in Ashford has led police to conclude that arsonists may have been responsible for setting the blaze.
Outrage as school pupils set to share unisex toilets
17 March 2014An idea for school pupils to share unisex toilets has been slammed by children's campaigner Esther Rantzen.
Man prosecuted for cowboy worker's flytipping
17 March 2014A man has ended up in court after a cowboy cleaner flytipped his rubbish.
Teenager carries torch for GB at Paralympics
17 March 2014A disabled Kent teenager has described the "brilliant" atmosphere as he carried the torch during the Paralympic Games in Sochi.
Sweet stall ban leaves sour taste in shoppers' mouths
14 March 2014Customers of an American candy stall started a campaign and online petition after it was booted out of a shopping centre.
Spate of distraction thefts in supermarket car parks
13 March 2014Shoppers are being targeted by thieves who pick pockets and steal bank cards.
Middle East trip for airport bosses
11 March 2014Managers at Lydd Airport are heading to Dubai to tell airlines and tourist operators about their £25m expansion plans.
Hawk eyes is on pest patrol
11 March 2014The talon-ts of a hawk have been brought in to scare pests away from a shopping centre.
B-Ashdown Court demolition reaches its finale
11 March 2014The demolition of an eyesore former block of flats near Ashford town centre is nearing completion.
'Where is the pride in our town?'
10 March 2014A cyclist is questioning the council’s pride in Ashford after discovering inaccurate and dirty signs strewn across the borough.
New style plane to take flight in Kent
06 March 2014An aeroplane that takes off like a helicopter is being developed at Lydd Airport.
Question mark hangs over man's ditch death
01 March 2014The death of a man found face down in a water-filled ditch will remain a mystery, an inquest's heard.
Pensioner beaten with bar by neighbour in row over parking
21 February 2014A feud between neighbours over a parking space led to a man being smashed over the head with a wheel brace to "teach him a lesson".
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‘Plumbers charged my elderly relatives £8,560 but settled on £765 when challenged’
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Video captures panic as fireworks display goes wrong and ‘boy’s face burnt’
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Where 11,000 new homes could be built in district
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Family-run garage closes for final time after 92 years of trade
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Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn
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