Kentish Express

Kentish Express

The four-edition Express is based in the centre of its core town of Ashford, with offices in Tenterden and Folkestone. The paper celebrated its 150th birthday in 2005.

The first issue of the Kentish Express’s forerunner, the Ashford and Alfred News appeared on July 14, 1855 - a fortnight after the Daily Telegraph made its debut. Ashford’s own newspaper had eight pages and was Kent’s first penny paper.

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The Team

Robert Barman
Editor
Tel: 01233 623232
Alastair Irvine
News editor
Tel: 01233 623232
Mike Bennett
Chief reporter (Ashford)
Tel: 01233 623232
Michael DeFroand
Chief reporter (Tenterden)
Tel: 01580 763514
Shaun O'Driscoll
Advertisement manager
Tel: 01233 895811
Phillip Lines
Newspaper Sales Manager
Tel: 01227 475920
plines@thekmgroup.co.uk
Claire Stevens
Deputy news editor
Tel: 01303 850676
Chris Denham
Chief reporter (Folkestone)
Tel: 01303 850676
Nick Cullen
Chief reporter (Hythe and Romney Marsh)
Tel: 01303 850676
The Team

Robert Barman

The Team

Shaun O'Driscoll

The Team

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Picture of the Day

Deep in thought, one of the school children who laid posies at the graves of Canadian servicemen at the Shorncliffe Military Cemetery to mark Canada Day. Picture: Gary Browne
Deep in thought, one of the school children who laid posies at the graves of Canadian servicemen at the Shorncliffe Military Cemetery to mark Canada Day. Picture: Gary Browne

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Deep in thought, one of the school children who laid posies at the graves of Canadian servicemen at the Shorncliffe Military Cemetery to mark Canada Day. Picture: Gary Browne And then there was three. The Romney Marsh wind turbines viewed from Lydd Ranges. Picture: Gary Browne The Road of Remembrance, one of the Folkestone Triennial exhibits. Picture: Gary Browne

Figures

  • Readership Figures: 50,976 (AIR JICREG* Jan 2008)
  • Frequency: Weekly
  • Total Circulation: 22,733
  • ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulation)
  • Audit Period: Jul - Dec 2007