Ashford

The tiny Kent village now only 70 minutes from London by train

The new Thanet Parkway Station between Ramsgate and Minster takes passengers to London on the train in 70 minutes and has opened up leisure destinations across Kent. It opened last July, with 10 trains a day on weekdays to and from London Bridge, Chari…

Kent Champions who had a memorable year in 2023

Top Dog
We’ve all heard of Crufts, but Scruffts is a branch of the prestigious dog-show competition specifically for cross breeds, and this year’s Family Crossbreed of the Year title went to Delila, a two-year-old Spaniel mix owned by Francesca Cairns …

Storm Gerrit latest: Come back tomorrow, rail passengers told

A train crashed into a fallen tree, causing “horrendous” damage to the driver’s cab and severe delays on the Dundee to Glasgow line.It came as a combination of severe weather, signalling faults and overrunning engineering works sparked travel chao…