Ashford News
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Crime & Justice Man of no fixed address jailed for 18 months after string of fires and criminal damage across Kent
Kian Minister, 24, of no fixed address, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on 4 September 2026 after admitting three counts of arson…
11 September 2026 -
Local News The full list: 121 finalist places at the 2026 Kent hair and beauty awards
Every finalist in the 2026 Kent Health, Hair & Beauty Awards, ahead of the ceremony in Ashford on 16 October
11 September 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford parking charges frozen for 2025/26 after earlier rises
Drivers in Ashford town centre will pay no more for parking this year than they did last year, after the borough council opted to hold all…
11 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 11 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 11 September 2026 8 stories · 3-minute read 2008: A major fire broke out on a freight train in the Channel…
11 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Missing teenager with links to Ash, Canterbury and Ashford sought in police appeal
Missing teenager with links to Ash, Canterbury and Ashford sought in police appeal Kent Police has shared an appeal from Avon and Somerset…
10 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Hampshire man jailed for child sexual abuse carried out in Ashford in the 1990s
A man who groomed and sexually abused a child over four years in Ashford has been jailed after his victim came forward nearly three decades…
10 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 9 September 2026 10 stories · 3-minute read 2015: Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in…
9 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police release new image in 30-year Baby April murder investigation
Detectives want to identify a woman seen visiting Baby April’s grave at Bybrook Cemetery in Ashford on 21 June 2026, as the case of a…
8 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police issue new image in cold case murder of unidentified baby found in Ashford
Kent Police issue new image in cold case murder of unidentified baby found in Ashford Detectives have released a computer-generated image…
8 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 3 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 3 September 2026 10 stories · 3-minute read 1916: RFC pilot Leefe Robinson shot down German airship…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Finberry residents could get first bus service in early 2027 as road adoption disputes near resolution
Stagecoach indicated it was prepared to plan for an extension of the existing B-line service into the Finberry development in Ashford…
2 September 2026 -
Council Updates 725 HGVs clamped in Ashford in 2025-26 as overnight parking enforcement continues
Ashford Borough Council’s annual report on HGV clamping showed 725 vehicles were clamped across five locations in the borough between April…
2 September 2026