Podcast: Wilko collapse could fast-track plans to turn Park Mall shopping centre in Ashford into housing
13:01, 24 August 2023
It is understood plans to convert a shopping centre in Ashford into housing could be fast-tracked after Wilko fell into administration.
Park Mall is owned by the council, but lots of its stores have closed recently.
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