Parking will be free at Ashford Borough Council-run car parks on 7, 8 , 14 and 15 December.

Two councils plan to make housebuilding in the River Stour catchment area nutrient neutral.

Grants are available for improvements including solar panels, insulation and low carbon heating.

Seven people were injured after the explosion in Willesborough, which badly damaged a row of houses.

The authority has bought the freehold to 14 flats in Elwick Road to use as temporary accommodation.

Ashford is celebrating its twinning anniversaries with towns in France and Germany.

Ashford Borough Council says it hopes its plan will help the area "collectively thrive".

A campaign to get people in Ashford to recycle electricals has kept 3.2 tonnes out of landfill.