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Updated 02:10, 29 Mar 2026

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Top story: Information is sought after new trainers and an X-Box games console were reported stolen from an Ashford home

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SAD OUTCOME

Body Found in Missing Ashford Woman Search

SEARCH OPERATION

Missing Ashford Woman: Michelle Christian Vanishes Without Trace

SHAKEDOWN

Drug Dealer Jailed for Dangerous M20 Chase and Throwing Drugs from Moving Car

ARSON PROBE

Massive Fire Erupts at Derelict Building in Ashford

GRUESOME

Ashford Man Locked Up for Rape and False Imprisonment

VILE RAPIST

Ashford Date Rapist Locked Up for Seven Years

ROBOCOP 118

Ashford Cop Bags Over 100 Arrests in a Year

Police Chase ends in Chaos near Hamstreet near Ashford

ONE PERSON RUSHED TO HOSPITIAL

London: Car Goes Up in Flames on M20 Near Ashford

SERIAL ROBBER

Masked Burglar Nabbed After 30+ Break-Ins Across England

FATAL CRASH

Kieran Mistry in Court Over Friend’s Fatal Crash in Ashford

Burglars Target Ashford Homes – Police Issue Urgent Warning

MAJOR FIRE

Blazing Inferno Ravages Ashford Home in Early Hours

RESCUED

Passengers rescued after Bus Slides Off Icy A28 Near Ashford

SERIAL LIFTER

Shoplifter Jailed After Flouting Store Ban in Ashford

FIRST PICTURE

Schoolgirl, 13, Dies in Ashford House Fire Days After Christmas

FATAL BLAZE CLAIMS TEEN

Joint investigation underway following fatal house fire near Ashford

CHARGED AND REMANDED

Ashford Robbery Suspect Busted and Charged

BOXING DAY RAID

Armed Robber Nabbed After Brazen Double Raid in Ashford

ONE CALL

Ashford Brothers Nabbed in Major Drug Bust Get 21 Years Behind Bars

SICKENING OFFENCES

Predator Locked Up for 19 Years After Horrific Child Sex Crimes Across Sussex and Suffolk

VIOLENT DISORDER

Chaos at HMP Bronzefield: Protest Turns Violent

SAD ENDING

Tragic Discovery at Samphire Hoe

TRAFFIC CHAOS

M20 Chaos: Three-Van Smash Closes Lane Near Ashford

FIND HER

Missing Ashford Woman: Drivers Urged to Check Dashcams

SEARCH UNDERWAY

Help is sought to locate a missing woman from Ashford

SRIAL OFFENDER

Man faces court over 38 chilling child sex offences

DRIVER CHARGED

Croatian Lorry Driver Charged After Ashford Dad Killed on M20

HGV DRIVER ARRESTED

Lorry Driver Arrested After Beloved Ashford Dad Killed in M20 Smash

BRUTAL ATTACK

Man Charged After Brutal Assault in Ashford

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a bedroom fire at a house in Norwood Gardens, Ashford

Officers are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage after a teenage boy was repeatedly punched in the face during a robbery in Ashford

Officers looking into a reported rape in Ashford are looking for witnesses

The M20 near Ashford has been closed in both directions following a serious collision involving two HGVs – (ID 550103)

The M20 near Ashford has been closed in both directions following a serious collision involving two HGVs

The M20 near Ashford has been closed in both directions following a serious collision involving two HGVs

A drug dealer caught with large amounts of cannabis and around £8,000 cash at his Ashford home has been imprisoned

A man and a woman have been jailed for sexual offences against children committed in the Ashford area more than 35 years ago

Two suspects have been arrested following a quick response from local officers in Ashford

Police launch manhunt for Ashford rapist

A suspected burglar has been arrested following work by a police dog in #Ashford

Operation Calibre launched on Saturday arresting those intent on committing crime

Dangerous motorists were stopped, uninsured vehicles were seized and a suspected drug driver was arrested during partnership work in Ashford

Fire breaks out at Bronzefield women’s prison in Ashford

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison – (ID 535674)

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison

Police officer forced to jump out the way of vehicle driven at them whilst directing traffic at collison

Kent Police is appealing for information into the whereabouts of a man reported missing from Ashford

Manhunt launched after attempted rape in Ashford

Manhunt launched after attempted rape in Ashford – (ID 534670)

Manhunt launched after attempted rape in Ashford

Two suspected thieves have been arrested after officers stopped a car in Ashford

The M20 is congested and one lane is closed due to a collision between two lorries near Ashford in Kent

The M20 is congested and one lane is closed due to a collision between two lorries near Ashford in Kent – (ID 534409)

The M20 is congested and one lane is closed due to a collision between two lorries near Ashford in Kent

A jail term has been imposed on a man who assaulted a street pastor in Ashford

Appeal launched following concerns for missing Ashford Man Michael Read

Appeal launched following concerns for missing Ashford Man Michael Read

Appeal launched following concerns for missing Ashford Man Michael Read – (ID 532857)