How a once bustling town shopping centre has been reduced to rubble

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A drone shot of the demolition of Park Mall in Ashford, Kent, which will be replaced primarily by housing in a £144million redevelopment (Picture: Barry Goodwin/Cover Media)

It was once described as the heartbeat of a bustling town centre – but Park Mall is now without a pulse.

Buildings including a multi-storey car park are being torn down as part of a major residential redevelopment at the heart of Ashford in Kent.

The diggers moved onto the site on Friday and demolition is likely to take up to a year to complete.

Drone images show work has already started on the car park, flattening the units underneath it which previously included Poundstretcher, Savers and the Little Teapot cafe.

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