FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Ashford - The Untold Story

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

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

Third school confirms meningitis diagnosis as student hospitalised amid outbreak

A third school in Kent has confirmed a student diagnosis of meningitis, adding to growing concerns in the region. The BBC report Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys announced that a year 13 student has been admitted to hospital with the illness. The headmaster conveyed his concern in a letter…

The Independent UK · Mar 16

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 horror house fire

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

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 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

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

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 · Nov 4, 2025