the website of South Ashford Community Forum
Statistics for crimes committed in the unparished area of South Ashford have been provided by www.police.uk/
Compare these statistics with previous months and years on our Crime Statistics page
https://southashford.org.uk/index.php/local-information/safety-and-security/crime-statistics/
We list below the hours of council services during the Christmas Period.
| Monday 16 December | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| Tuesday 17 December | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| Wednesday 18 December | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| Thursday 19 December | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| Friday 20 December | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| Monday 23 December | Closed |
| Tuesday 24 December | Closed |
| Wednesday 25 December | Closed |
| Thursday 26 December | Closed |
| Friday 27 December | Closed |
| Monday 30 December | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| Tuesday 31 December | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| Wednesday 1 January | Closed |
| Thursday 2 January | 9.00am to 5.00pm |
| Monday 16 December | 9.00am to 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 17 December | 9.00am to 4.00pm |
| Wednesday 18 December | 9.00am to 4.00pm |
| Thursday 19 December | 9.00am to 4.00pm |
| Friday 20 December | 9.00am to 4.00pm |
| Monday 23 December | Closed |
| Tuesday 24 December | Closed |
| Wednesday 25 December | Closed |
| Thursday 26 December | Closed |
| Friday 17 December | Closed |
| Monday 30 December | 9.00am to 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 31 December | 9.00am to 4.00pm |
| Wednesday 1 December | Closed |
| Thursday 2 December | 9.00am to 4.00pm |
Monday to Saturday: 8am to 4:30pm
Sunday and bank holidays: 9am to 4pm
Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Highways England are pleased to announce that the London facing slip roads will be available for traffic on 20 December 2019. The availability of these slip roads will make junction 10a fully operational.
The construction of the London facing slip roads of junction 10a, involved building two new bridges to allow the new slip roads to span over the Aylesford stream. It also required the permanent closure of the existing Junction 10 coast facing slips to enable the new slips to safety join onto the M20.
The fully operational new junction 10a will:
Earlier this year work was fast-tracked so that key sections of this new junction would be available for traffic by 31 October. As a result, the east facing slip roads at the new junction, as well as the new A2070 link road, were open at the end of October.
Next year work will involve landscaping and completion of the non-motorised user route, these works may require some localised traffic management to safely access the works.
Highways England hope this information is helpful; we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your patience and we apologise for any inconvenience these works may have caused. However, if you have any questions please contact us by visiting our scheme webpage at www.highwaysengland.co.uk/M20J10a
Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd has identified up to 500,000 Indesit and Hotpoint washing machines to be recalled and replaced in the UK.
Following discussions with the government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards, Whirlpool’s announcement relates to a fire risk from the door lock system on certain washing machine models.
If you have a washing machine from Hotpoint or Indesit:
1. unplug and do not use it
2. check if it’s a model with a known fault from the list below
3. if it is, contact the Whirlpool freephone hotline 0800 316 1442 or register on the Whirlpool website
At the time of posting the Whirlpool recall page was not responding. We understand that the phone hotline is also not operational.
List of model numbers:
| FML 742P UK WMAOD 743G UK WMAOD 743P UK WMAQB 721P UK.M WMAQC 641P UK.M WMAQC 741G UK WMAQC 741P UK WMAQC 741P UK.M WMAQF 621G UK WMAQF 621P UK WMAQF 641 P UK.M WMAQF 721G UK WMAQF 721P UK.M WMAQL 621G UK WMBF 742G UK WMBF 742K UK WMBF 742P UK WMBF 742P UK.M WMEF 722 BC UK WMEF 742 P UK WMEUF 722P UK | WMEUF 743G UK WMEUF 743P UK WMFG 741P UK WMFG 741P UK.M WMFUG 742 P UK.M WMFUG 742G UK WMFUG 742P UK WMFUG 842P UK.M WMJLF 842P UK WMJLL 742P UK WMSAQG 621P UK WMXTF 742G UK WMXTF 742K UK WMXTF 742P UK WMXTF 742P UK.M WMXTF 842P UK.M WMYL 7151PS UK XWA 81252X K UK XWA 81252X W UK XWD 71452X K UK |
Read more about the Hotpoint/Indesit tumbledryer recall and find other recalls on the gov.uk product recall page
Register your appliances to ensure that you are notified of safety recalls.
Find links to lists of recalls for other products on our Acting on Product Safety post
On Thursday 12 December, a vote was held for the parliamentary constituency of Ashford in the 2019 General Election. The candidates and the numbers of votes cast were:
| Name of candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| DE SANVIL, Susannah Louise | Independent | 862 |
| FARRELL, Dara | Labour Party | 13,241 |
| GEE-TURNER, Adrian John | Liberal Democrats | 6,048 |
| GREEN, Damian Howard | The Conservative Party | 37,270 Elected |
| ROSSI, Mandy | The Green Party | 2,638 |
Electorate: 89,553
Turnout: 67.4%
Make sure you vote on Thursday 12th December.
Your polling card gives your polling station but our map shows the polling stations for Beaver, Norman and Victoria Wards. Click on your Polling District to show the polling station.
You don’t need your polling card t vote but not having received one may indicate that you are not registered to vote.
Revised recycling and refuse collection dates for Christmas and the New Year
| Normal collection day | Revised collection day | |
| Recycling | Mon 23 Dec | No Change |
| Tues 24 Dec | No Change | |
| Wed 25 Dec | Fri 27 Dec | |
| Thurs 26 Dec | Sat 28 Dec | |
| Fri 27 Dec | Mon 30 Dec | |
| Refuse | Mon 30 Dec | Tues 31 Dec |
| Tue 31 Dec | Thurs 2 Jan | |
| Wed 1 Jan | Fri 3 Jan | |
| Thurs 2 Jan | Sat 4 Jan | |
| Fri 3 Jan | Mon 6 Jan | |
| Recycling | Mon 6 Jan | Tues 7 Jan |
| Tues 7 Jan | Wed 8 Jan | |
| Wed 8 Jan | Thurs 9 Jan | |
| Thurs 9 Jan | Fri 10 Jan | |
| Fri 10 Jan | Sat 11 Jan |
Normal service will resume Monday 13 Jan 2020
Statistics for crimes committed in the unparished area of South Ashford have been provided by www.police.uk/
Compare these statistics with previous months and years on our Crime Statistics page
https://southashford.org.uk/index.php/local-information/safety-and-security/crime-statistics/
A planning application has been submitted for the site of the Homeplus Store at the junction of Beaver Road and Avenue Jacques Faucheux. The application follows a consultation event at the Stour Centre in May.
The proposal for 214 apartments, 9 townhouses, 3 commercial units plus a rooftop restaurant have been submitted by A Better Choice for Property Development Ltd, Ashford Borough Council’s property investment vehicle.
The application, case reference 19/01597/AS, can be examined on the Ashford Borough Council planning website: https://planning.ashford.gov.uk/Planning/details.aspx?systemkey=113996
The names of candidates for the Ashford Constituency in the parliamentary election to be held on 12 December 2019 were announced yesterday.
Make sure you are registered to vote.
| Name of candidate | Description (if any) |
|---|---|
| DE SANVIL, Susannah Louise | Independent |
| FARRELL, Dara | Labour Party |
| GEE-TURNER, Adrian John | Liberal Democrats – To stop Brexit |
| GREEN, Damian Howard | The Conservative Party Candidate |
| ROSSI, Mandy | The Green Party |