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Ashford Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Ashford
Ashford roadworks: Land between National Grid Laleham Substation, Staines, Spelthorne, TW17 0QR and Land to the west of Manor Farm, Polye Road, Colnbrook,...
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Ashford
Ashford Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Ashford weather today: partly cloudy, 15°C by day and 9°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 8 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Ashford
Ashford BID Ballot Approved: Businesses Vote 18 Nov to 18 Dec
The council will not veto it: Ashford town centre businesses get a postal vote from 18 November on a five-year BID raising about £120,000 a year.
Christmas
Staines Christmas Market: Ashford Wed 2 Dec, 50+ Stalls
Spelthorne's Christmas market is in Ashford on Wednesday 2 December, 5pm to 8pm on Church Road, with 50+ stalls and a free grotto. Staines has no dates yet.
Remembrance
Remembrance Staines 2026: 8 Nov Times, 11 Nov Service
Staines forms up at 10.15am on Sunday 8 November, opposite the Elmsleigh Centre, plus a new 11am Armistice Day service at Knowle Green on 11 November.
Christmas
Santa's Grotto Staines 2026: Santa Trains, Free Grottos
Santa Specials run 12, 13, 19 and 20 December 2026 at the Kempton waterworks railway, £11 a child with a gift. Plus the free grottos in Shepperton and Staines.
Trains
Staines Christmas Trains 2026: SWR's Plan, Day by Day
SWR's 2026 plan: no trains 25 or 26 December, last trains from Waterloo around 10pm on Christmas Eve, and no repeat of last year's Clapham Junction closure.
Half Term
October Half Term Staines 2026: Two Weeks, What's On
Staines schools are off for two weeks, 19 to 30 October 2026. Ten things actually on locally, from Fright Nights to a Frankenstein train, with dates and prices.