A struggling town centre cinema has been given a new name – as council bosses prepare to start running the site next week. Picturehouse announced it was backing out of Ashford’s Elwick Place in February – six years after it first opened. Ashford Borough Council (ABC), which owns the leisure complex, then announced it would take over the cinema in a bid to save jobs and money. And the authority confirmed today that the Picturehouse will become The Ashford Cinema when it takes charge from Tuesday. An email sent to current Picturehouse members today explained: “We’re pleased to announce that Ashf…
