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18th December 2018EXCLUSIVE: Maidstone council's High Court battle over relief road cash goes on
PAPERWORK for the next round of taxpayer-funded legal action by Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) against Kent County Council (KCC) has been lodged with the High Court in London, Daily Downs Mail has ...
18th December 2018Panto at Aylesford Friars folds amid claims of lack of support - local anger
A PANTO being staged in a marquee at Aylesford Friars has folded with organisers blaming a lack of support. Just halfway through its month long run, Maidstone Panto issued a lengthy Facebook ...
CLOSED: Two roads shut in Maidstone
THERE are road closures in place in Grafty Green. Liverton Hill and Headcorn Road are both closed on December 17 for one day to allow for customers out of service to be restored by BT ...
ROADS DISRUPTION: Highways announce closures for THREE MONTHS near Maidstone
ROADWORKS lasting more than THREE MONTHS have just been announced by Kent Highways, the roads authority in the county. A statement released today states the roads affected will be the A249 ...
CRIME: Influential landowners' advice to beat rural criminals at Christmas
AN INFLUENTIAL landowners' body has issued a "beat the burglary" charter to deter rural criminals ruining Christmas. The CLA South East says short days andlong, dark nights ...
RELIEF ROAD: Eco village would fund it, says businessman
THE offer to fund a relief road from the proceeds of an “eco village” in the heart of Kingswood remains on the table, says one of the people behind the scheme. Tens of ...
BREXIT M20: Contraflow system Operation Brock WILL go in by March 2019
A CONTROVERSIAL contraflow system for the M20 is to be installed by February next year – Brexit deal or no deal. As Daily Downs Mail revealed in June, a semi-permanent solution to the ...
Bridge crash causes delays and cancellations for Southeastern services
A BRIDGE crash in West Malling has caused a series of cancelled and delayed Southeastern services. South Eastern said: “Due to a bridge bash in the West Malling area, services are currently ...
EXCLUSIVE: Borough council chiefs plan house-building on parks and playgrounds
TOP officials at Maidstone Borough Council are considering waysto build houses on its parks and open spaces, Daily Downs Mail has learnt. MBC is seeking to sell off parcels of land or ...
Passengers left stranded on platforms as trains lose power
SOUTHEASTERN passengers have been left stranded after electricity supply failures. Train users trying to get to and from Kent are stuck on platforms, with trains at a standstill. The issue is ...