Latest Ashford News

Green light for 16-storey residential development
26 April 2021
Ambitious plans to build a landmark high quality residential development on a prominent brownfield site in Ashford have been approved.
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Unità 4 brings Pasta Workshop and authentic Italian dining to Ashford
25 March 2021
This May, head chef and restauranteur Damiano Vecchio will be welcoming diners to his new restaurant in Elwick Place.
Read more >Matches Sports Bar brings a new social experience to Ashford
18 March 2021
Matches Sports Bar, Grill & Social is set to open in the heart of Ashford at the end of Spring.
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Made in Ashford wins prestigious national award
22 February 2021
Made in Ashford has won The Good Retail Awards’ Retail District award for 2021.
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Business grants support update
27 January 2021
More than 4,000 business support grants have now been paid out to businesses within Ashford borough since November.
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Around 130 jobs to be created at Sevington
27 January 2021
Ashford Borough Council is recruiting around 130 staff as it prepares to provide a port health service at the Sevington Inland Border Facility (IBF).
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Council invests over £9m in leisure provision in Ashford
25 January 2021
A major refurbishment of the Stour Leisure Centre which will significantly improve the leisure offer for the local community, is on target to open thi…
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Ashford’s visitor economy recovery supported by new research
14 December 2020
Visit Kent’s latest Tourism Economic Impact Study shows that before the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ashford’s visitor economy was val…
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Funding Secured for Jasmin Vardimon Company
1 December 2020
Funding secured for creative laboratory in Ashford for world renowned creative and dance organisation Jasmin Vardimon.
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