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26th April 2019M20: Highways England issues weekly list of disruptions and delays
HIGHWAYS England has issued its regular list of motorway and major road roadworks, including the M20. It reads: M20 junctions 3 to 5, Maidstone Kent: Smart ...
26th April 2019SCHOOLS: Council resists public protests and passes M20 application
AFTER months of public protest against the building to two new schools near the M20 at junction seven, the council's planning committee last night approved the scheme. Despite 600 letters of ...
RELIEF ROAD: KCC study complete & onto next stage, says campaigner Gary Cooke
STUDIES into the viability of a Leeds-Langley relief road have progressed to the next stage, Daily Downs Mail has learnt. Surveys conducted in recent months by Kent County Council have been ...
CRIME SURVEY: One Maidstone launches study about feeling safe in county town
BUSINESS development agency One Maidstone is canvassing residents on crime reduction and feelings of safety in the county town. The group has launched the online survey as part of its role as a ...
REPORT: Maidstone Home Care Ltd graded 'good' by inspectors
A SERVICE, which provides home support for the elderly and people at the end of their lives, has been graded “good” by an independent inspector. The government’s Care Quality ...
EDUCATION: Science school looks set to open next year in Maidstone
CONSTRUCTION of a new science school for the county town is now well under way. The frame of the School of Science and Technology Maidstone (SSTM) is now completed. Contractors first created an ...
NEW: Location of proposed Maidstone Distillery site revealed
THE location of the new Maidstone Distillery has been revealed "in the heart of town". A planning application was submitted this week to turn a unit in Market Buildings, formerly ...
Village near Maidstone SHUTS for 11 days - buses suspended during closure
THE closure of Leeds village for 11 days has meant the suspension of the number 13 bus. Nu-Venture will be running at its normal times between Langley Heath and Maidstone but Otham is not on the ...
Top hotel appoints a top chef
A LOCAL hotel has appointed a new executive chef, Gary Head. After an extensive career in catering Mr Head joins the Tudor Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Bearsted, after 13 years at the ...
Town centre group is cleaning up in Maidstone
A RADICAL new approach to keeping the county town’s streets clean after years of “going to rack and ruin” has been welcomed. The Maidstone Business ...