Radio Ashford
Radio Ashford is the not for profit community radio station broadcasting on 107.1FM to the whole of the borough of Ashford.
Ashford Planning Portal
This link enables you to look at planning applications submitted to Ashford Borough Council from 1984 onward. You can search by application number, address or by date.
Counselling Directory
Counselling Directory was set up by a team who know how difficult it can be to find support.
Our website is a confidential service that encourages those in need to seek help and to connect individuals with qualified counsellors in the UK. The site contains information on the common reasons people turn to counselling, as well as articles, news, and events
Covid Testing/Vaccinations
Symptom-free Covid-19 testing – www.kent.gov.uk/symptomfreetest
Local vaccination info – https://www.kentandmedwayccg.nhs.uk/your-health/coronavirus/covid19vaccine
Health
Defibrillator
There is a defibrillator attached to the side wall of Orpins Stores.
Doctors’ surgeries
- Sellindge Surgery – 01303 812180
The Surgery, Main Road, Sellindge, Ashford, Kent TN25 6JX
- Wye Surgery – 01233 884585
Oxenturn Road, Wye, Kent TN25 5AY
Minor Injuries
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone – 01303 852727
Folkestone Minor Injury Unit, Radnor Park Avenue, Folkestone, Kent CT19 5BN
or to find other minor injuries services near you: Visit Site
Accident and Emergency
- William Harvey Hospital – 01233 633331
Kennington Road, Willesborough , Ashford, Kent, TN24 0LZ
Historic England
Historic England is a collection of photographs of England’s listed buildings, recorded at the turn of the 21st century, and includes listed buildings in the parish
Kent Archaeological Society
Promotes advances in knowledge of Kent’s archaeology and history by fieldwork and/or documentary research and the publication of the results.
This link takes you directly to sections relating to Smeeth.
Kent Association of Local Councils (KALC)
The Kent Association is a not for profit membership organisation serving member Parish, Town and Community Councils and Parish Meetings (Local Councils) in Kent and Medway.
Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
You will find masses of information and inspiration on this site, from top tips on where to enjoy the best displays of chalk grassland flowers to technical information on how to plant a hedge. If it’s planning information you need then there is a whole new section to help you, to take you through the process whether you are an applicant, a planning officer or care about what’s happening near you. There’s heaps of information to help you plan a visit to the Kent Downs and if you’re a teacher there’s an education section to help you make more of the beautiful landscape on your doorstep. If you’re a student there will be all you need on this site to provide you with information and contacts to help you further.
Kent Photo Archive
Run and maintained by a small group of volunteers interested in restoring and preserving old photographs of Kent and making them available for the public to view.
Kent Police
Non emergency – call 101
PCSO (Police Community Support Officer) – Luke Jones
You can report crimes, issues and incidents online: kent.police.uk/ro/report
Crime statistics – police.uk
Report a problem or a fault
You can report non-urgent issues online to Ashford Borough Council including:
- street light faults
- potholes
- drainage
- traffic signal faults
- overgrown vegetation (including hedges and grass)
Waste, Recycling and Garden Waste Collections
When will my bins be emptied? What can I recycle? Find the answers here.