As temporary housing costs spiral across the region, 23 new units for homeless people are being built in Ashford. They are designed as an energy-efficient alternative to building new homes, but is the flood-affected car park scheme something that could be extended to other parts of Kent? Liane Castle reports. The new homeless pods will … Read more
Kent’s only ambulance station, St John’s, is set to close as the charity makes huge cuts. Four staff members at the Ashford base are at risk of redundancy. A worker at St John’s Ambulance in Ashford says the charity’s cuts will see 25 ambulances taken off the road across the country An employee who wished … Read more
A charity volunteer has condemned the state of the city centre after he was attacked by two youths while shopping. Anthony Boxell, 51, says Ashford is now all “coffee shops, nail salons and a bunch of criminals” after he was mugged at Park Mall. Anthony Boxell has condemned the state of Ashford town centre after … Read more