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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

Ashford’s ghost terminal could be brought back to life by Richard Branson

Letter: Helena Dollimore MP says the entrepreneur could burnish his legacy by bringing international trains back to the Kent station

The Guardian - UK

Limited information on Egyptian boat fire which killed three Britons – coroner

Steven Hill, 73, from Ashford, was described as a kind, loyal and supportive man, who died aboard a scuba vessel off the coast of Egypt in June 2023.

Evening Standard

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Not just double decker trains: How Channel Tunnel rail could change forever

Exclusive: ‘It’s about flexibility, increasing frequencies and expanding destinations’, says Eurostar CEO

The Independent UK

Operator stakes claim to reopen cross-channel trains through Ashford International

Eurostar services between Kent and Paris ceased in 2020

The Independent UK

Eurostar rival Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane says it will bring trains back to Ashford International

Since 1994, the Eurostar has been the only train service to use the Channel Tunnel

Evening Standard

UK government backs return of international rail travel to Kent stations

Ashford and Ebbsfleet have been shut to cross-Channel services since 2020, with Eurostar calling them unviable

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CCTV appeal as missing Kent teen, 15, spotted in London

The teen was last seen in Brixton, south London, on Friday

Evening Standard

‘Gangster granny’ jailed for leading family gang dealing drugs worth £80m

Deborah Mason, 65, who had moniker ‘Queen Bee’, and seven members of her network sentenced to total of 106.5 years

The Guardian - UK

Crime gang headed by ‘gangster granny’ jailed for dealing drugs worth £80m

Deborah Mason and seven other members of the gang were sentenced to a total of 106 and a half years at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday.

Evening Standard

Ringleader ‘gangster granny’ jailed for dealing drugs worth £80m

Deborah Mason and seven other members of the gang were sentenced to a total of 106.5 years

The Independent UK

Real-life ‘Gangster Granny’ at helm of £80m cocaine empire is jailed for 20 years

Deborah Mason, 65, known as ‘Queen Bee’, used her own children to smuggle drugs across London and the UK

Evening Standard

Surrey engineer jailed for 15 months for ‘vile’ post after Southport murders

Joseph Haythorne from Ashford made comment on X as violence was breaking out at asylum hotel near Rotherham

The Guardian - UK

London to Milan by train? New Eurostar rival sets out plans for services from 2029

Direct links to Lyon, Marseille and Milan are on the cards – and Ashford International could be reopened

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Evening Standard

Police hope DNA advances will crack case of baby found dead at lake 30 years ago

The child, who was named ‘Baby April’, was found in Ashford, Kent, on April 3 1995.

Euronews

Five lions traumatised by war in Ukraine settle in to their 'forever home' at UK sanctuary

The animals were rescued by the Wild Animals Rescue Centre, run by Natalia Popova, a Ukrainian woman who has saved hundreds of abandoned pets and zoo animals.

Evening Standard

Neighbours ‘heard screaming’ moments before woman died in housing block

Surrey Police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the incident in Ashford, Surrey, on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Screams heard as mother killed and toddler injured in ex-office block used for temporary housing

Surrey Police have launched a murder investigation at a converted office block in Ashford

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Man arrested after woman found dead and toddler found with serious injuries at house in Surrey

The woman and a two-year-old girl were discovered at an address in Ashford

Evening Standard

Eurostar trains should stop in Kent as UK seeks to repair Brexit damage, says Keir Starmer

Eurostar is also being urged to cut ticket prices as the cost of using the HS1 high speed line is reduced

The Guardian - UK

Paul Hollywood defends wife against ‘unforgivable’ criticism of Kent pub sale

Bake Off presenter chides opponents of plan to convert Smarden’s 600-year-old Chequers Inn into house

Evening Standard

Boys Hall in Kent: easygoing opulence just an hour from London

A lovingly restored 16th century Hall in Ashford makes for a gorgeous foodie getaway, says Alexandra Jones

Evening Standard

Where does Eurostar stop? Train service between Netherlands and London to resume

Trains from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to London will return briefly next month

The Independent UK

Teenagers admit assaulting black girl in video which went viral online

Video of the incident outside Thomas Knyvett College in Ashford, Surrey, showed a pupil being assaulted while her attackers were egged on by adults.

The Independent UK

Eurostar boss says Kent stations will reopen ‘only when we can afford it’

Ebbsfleet and Ashford International were closed at the start of the pandemic, with no date envisaged for services to resume

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