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Two women with their backs to the camera in black tops. The tops have red and white writing on the back reading: "The Ashford cinema for everyone".

Community cinema to continue for another 18 months

The Ashford Cinema will remain open after a successful year of trading, the borough council says.

The entrance to Park Mall shopping centre, with blue glass tiles

Deadline for shops to move out of mall extended

Tenants in the shopping centre had been given until the end of August to move.

The side of a black parking metre. There is a blue sticker with a white P on it. In the background is a white van parked behind a number of cars in a street

Rise in reports of parking scams duping drivers

Medway, Ashford, Thanet and Dover Councils have issued recent warnings to motorists over QR codes.

An outdoor street in a shopping centre. There is a woman in a grey coat walking in the red bricked-alley.

Anger expressed over closure of shopping centre

Shops in Park Mall in Ashford have until the end of August to move out of the shopping centre.

A white car with an electric charging cable plugged into its charging port. The car has its charging port flap open and a yellow electricity warning triangle sticker sits on the inside.

More EV charging points in council car parks

The new charging points are part of a council effort to push for net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

The villagers of Hamstreet and its environs outside Ashford Borough Council's office

Villagers relieved after expansion plans rejected

Ashford Borough Council reject expansion plan, saying there is no "benefit to the community".

A CGI image of what the new Brompton factory in Ashford, Kent, could look like if completed. The facility has two buildings left and right of the entrance, both of which are grassy on the top.

New bicycle factory coming to Ashford

The proposed site is on land south of the Asda Superstore on Kimberley Way in Ashford.

A blue and white Eurostar training on train tracks.

'Growing demand' for Eurostar to return to town

Trains have not stopped at purpose-built stations at Ashford or Ebbsfleet since March 2020.

Cartoon characters drawn by Mr Doodle in orange on a white and black background

Doodle artist unveils new work at Ashford junction

Mr Doodle rose to fame after he covered every inch of his Tenterden home with doodle art.