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Cigarette blamed for mobile home blaze
22 June 2014Gas cylinders also discovered as four fire engines and a bulk water carrier rush to village fire.
Fake Christmas tree row has fir flying
20 June 2014Despite being the height of summer, a row has broken out in a village over plans to erect a fake Christmas tree.
Hole-in-one joy for Kevin
20 June 2014Spectators cheered as a golfer hit an ace into the 18th hole to win an £8,000 prize during a charity golf day in aid of the Pilgrims Hospice.
Look who's just moo-ved in!
19 June 2014A small herd of Highland cattle have taken up residence in a woodland in Ashford.
Comedy book with a serious aim
17 June 2014An online book full of humorous tales has been compiled by a man whose friend has terminal cancer.
Hundreds visit Charing First World War exhibition
17 June 2014Village commemorates the centenary of the start of the Great War with special displays and events.
Borough's battle against litter rages on
16 June 2014Sir Litternot vows to fight the litterbugs in an attempt to keep Ashford town clean and tidy.
Councillor apologises after 'offensive' tweet about homeless man
14 June 2014A town councillor who claimed a Big Issue seller should not be allowed to use a bench outside Waitrose has said sorry.
'Hoax calls put other people's lives in danger'
14 June 2014Sick hoax callers put lives at risk when they wrongly claimed children were trapped in a burning building.
War veteran's medals stolen on D-Day anniversary
13 June 2014Cowardly thieves stole a haul of medals and jewellery from the home of an 87-year-old war veteran - on the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
Young girl flown to hospital after swing fall
13 June 2014An 11-year-old girl suffered a head injury after falling off a swing at a rare animal centre.
School to get £1.58 million makeover
12 June 2014A 1950s school is set for a futuristic revamp after a cash injection from the Government.
Former councillor and museum chairman dies
12 June 2014A memorial service will celebrate the life of a man who spent 12 years as a borough councillor and helped create a town's museum.
Hooked on triathlons!
11 June 2014An athlete was forced to finish a gruelling race with a fish hook embedded in her face after a freak accident.
Knight in green armour to wage war on litter
10 June 2014A character called Sir Litternot is the latest weapon in the council's war on litter
CoCo interrupt Glasto for their biggest Kent gig yet
07 June 2014CoCo and the Butterfields will be playing their most ambitious show to date at Margate Winter Gardens this Saturday
They're back - and twice as many as usual
06 June 2014Sixty planters have been located in strategic locations around the town centre to brighten up Ashford.
What's for dinner tonight?
05 June 2014Forget Springwatch on television ... the goings-on in an Ashford photographer’s back garden are far more interesting.
String of blunders led to patient's death at hospital
04 June 2014A catalogue of errors led to a man dying... after surgeons operated on the wrong lung.
Just keep pedaling...only 100 miles to go!
04 June 2014Three friends will travel 140 miles, past 90 locks, in 14 days in a swan pedalo to raise money for the Pilgrims Hospice.
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