The Latest Breaking News from Ashford

Nearly 39,500 tonnes of illegally dumped waste cleared from Hoad’s Wood, Kent after £15.5M clean-up

Nearly 39,500 tonnes of illegally dumped household and construction waste have been cleared from Hoad’s Wood, an ancient woodland in Ashford, Kent, after a 15-month Environment Agency-led operation. The £15.5 million clean-up required 2,500 lorry-loads to remove waste piled up to 15 feet high. Authorities continue investigating organised waste crime…

The Times of India · Oct 9

Appeal to trace mystery visitor to grave of baby unidentified for 30 years

The woman in her 40s visited Baby April’s resting place in Ashford, Kent, in June this year, police said.

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Police release e-fit of mystery woman who visited unidentified baby’s grave

According to Kent Police, a woman in her 40s visited Baby April’s grave back in June

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Remaining hotspots extinguished at scene of house fire that killed teenage girl

Two fire engines and a technical rescue unit were still in attendance at the scene in the village of Hamstreet, in Ashford.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

Neighbours desperately tried to put out house fire in Ashford that killed child - but were 'beaten back' by blaze

One neighbour tried to put out the blaze but said ‘it was really bad, we were all beaten back’

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

Child dies and another taken to hospital after house fire

Firefighters said they faced an ‘intense’ blaze on arrival at the property in the village of Hamstreet, in Ashford.

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025

Child dies and another taken to hospital after horror house fire

Firefighters faced an ‘intense’ blaze on arrival at property in the village of Hamstreet, Ashford

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2025

One child dead and another in hospital after house fire in Kent

Emergency services say ‘intense fire’ spread throughout semi-detached property in Hamstreet near Ashford

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025

Child dies and another in hospital after Kent house fire

Emergency services were called to the ‘intense’ fire in the village of Hamstreet in Ashford on Sunday

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025

Paul Hollywood has plan to build kitchen garden for filming rejected in planning row

The celebrity baker and his wife acquired the Ashford farmhouse for £810,000 in 2019

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025