First look at revamped Stour Centre in Ashford as work continues on refurbishment
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Updated: 16:02, 21 January 2021
New artistâs impressions reveal how a revamped leisure centre could look as work continues on a multi-million pound refurbishment.
The new soft play facility will cater for up to 150 children
But ABC says work is progressing well on the changes to the facility, which underwent a £17m revamp in the mid-2000s and is due to reopen in the summer.
In all, the latest refurbishment - which will see gym facilities extended and changing rooms revamped - is expected to cost £6.5 million.
ABC says without closing the centre, the works would have taken about nine months longer, with disruption expected until March 2022.
Hauliers head to Ashford coronavirus testing centre in Victoria Road as French travel ban lifted
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Updated: 18:17, 23 December 2020
Vehicles destined for the continent are being parked on side roads and left on double-yellow lines as hauliers wait to be seen at a Covid-19 testing site.
Vehicles from Poland, Portugal and numerous other European countries have been parked in Victoria Road
Hauliers are now allowed to travel across the Channel - but only if they test negative less than 72 hours before departure.
It has sparked a flurry of activity at the Ashford site, which opened on the edge of the town centre in June amid a high infection rate in the borough.