FUMING homeowners have blasted the "outrageous" decline of their once thriving town which now sits "sad and empty".
Residents in Ashford, Kent, say their town is "destroyed" after the closure of their Eurostar service.
It was shut down during the pandemic but has since failed to re-open - cutting people off from the area and damaging local business.
Outrage has been sparked after 23,000 people signed a petition in the hopes of getting the terminal back - but still no progress.
Furious resident, Janet Halliburton, told Express: "Walking through the railway station, it’s so sad and empty.
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"When I used to work in London, there were always several hundred small children going to Disneyland and the hotels were always full.
"Ashford is destroyed. I moved here 27 years ago, and I have just watched it slowly decline."
The desperate local explained several businesses moved to the area for it's well-known international links.
They have since had to find another spot, or close down all together.
"We have this facility and it’s outrageous we can’t use it", she added.
Some locals are so passionate to save their town, they have banded together to form the Bring Back Eurostar Group.
One member, Monica Nash, described using the service for days out in Europe and holidays.
"Flying is an option but it is not environmentally friendly and I think a lot of people now will use it who didn’t before for that reason", she said.
This comes as thousands of people in the UK have found themselves in the same desperate situation as the residents of Ashford.
Withernsea in East Yorkshire is a popular seaside resort in the summer but locals are struggling to afford food in the off season.
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The town has been ravaged by the crippling cost of living crisis - leaving hundreds dependent on emergency food parcels.
It's seen hundreds more households signed up to a community scheme to pick up supermarket food at knock-down prices.
Charity bosses say the town is now so poor some kids have "no shoes" and warn how parents have turned to predatory loan sharks to survive.
Meanwhile, in Cornwall, Mousehole is an idyllic staycation spot - but residents of the small fishing village have to leave town to buy everyday essentials.
Rising visitor numbers have also wreaked havoc on the property market as houses are being snatched up by tourists for holiday homes.
One furious resident said: "I've got friends who cannot find a home to live in yet there are homes here that are only being visited three times a year, if that."
Plus, desperate residents feel neglected as their once thriving community is now barely scraping by as a "ghost town."
Furious locals in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, hit back at the council for ignoring their needs.
