Brian and Ann Gilbert with their neighbour's son James Steel when the lights were switched on

Christmas lights tribute raises £480 for hospice

Tributes to the charity efforts of Brian Gilbert from Kingsnorth poured in after he died suddenly - just a week after launching his annual Christmas light show for charity.

The 70-year-old retired lorry driver, who illuminated his house and garden in Church Hill each festive season to raise funds for Ashford Pilgrims Hospice, died of a heart attack....

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Council may charge for green waste collection

Ashford Borough Council could be about to start charging for green waste collection. The proposal...

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Kent's homeless could score at world cup

World cup glory and homelessness are not always easy bedfellows....

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Fears over the future of library artworks

Concerns are being expressed over the future of works of art when the £6 million redevelopment of Ashford's Church Road Library gets underway this year....

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Drama students get ready for their big show

Students from a Tenterden drama school are preparing for their Winter Showcase to be staged...

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Broken arm woman's car park anger

A 65-year-old disabled woman had to stand for 40 minutes with a broken arm while her daughter and a supermarket manager tried to get her parking fine quashed....

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