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5th December 2019VOTE NOW: Should Lib Dem council suspend house-building programme?
MORE than 1,300 people have responded to our survey to assess the impact Maidstone Borough Council's (MBC) massive housing programme is having on residents and their communities. We have posed ...
4th December 2019RETAIL: Sainsbury's planning to build new superstore near Maidstone
SAINSBURY'S is planning to open a new store near Maidstone, it has emerged. The superstore chain is planning four new stores in the next 12 months and Staplehurst is reportedly number one on the ...
TRAFFIC: Congestion all over Maidstone this morning - details
TRAFFIC is choked up all over Maidstone this morning. It seems to be connected, in part, to a broken down lorry on the M20. Ther are problems on the A20, A229, A249 and ...
CHRISTMAS TREES: Buy local to boost rural business and go green
AN INFLUENTIAL landowners’ body has called on the public to buy locally-grown Christmas trees this festive season to support rural businesses and help the environment. The ...
SURVEY: SHOULD MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL SUSPEND ITS HOUSE-BUILDING PROGRAMME?
THE number of votes cast in our poll to gauge public feeling about Maidstone Borough Council's house-building programme is approaching 1,000. Local people are becoming increasingly worried ...
M20 ROADWORKS: Diversions, delays and disruption continues - full details
THE M20's upgrade to a SMART motorway will cause headaches for drivers next week. A statement from Highways England and the contractors says: Work to reduce ...
LEEDS CASTLE: 900th birthday a 'resounding' success
LEEDS Castle boss Sir David Steel has hailed the treasure house’s 900th birthday celebrations a “resounding” success. The year-long celebration of the ...
POLL: SHOULD MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL SUSPEND ITS HOUSE-BUILDING PROGRAMME?
WITH the recent announcement of a mass rally to protest at Maidstone Borough Council's house-building programme, Daily Downs Mail haslaunched a poll to gauge public feeling. Residents ...
OPEN: Old Thomas Cook re-opens for business as Hays Travel
THE company which rescued the old Thomas Cook business has reopened the store The Mall Maidstone. Hays Travel is now buzzing with customers using in-house online search service ...
RETAIL: M&S set to open soon at M20 shopping park
THE brand new M&S store for Maidstone near junction seven of the M20 is taking shape and will be open for business next year. The developer, the Gallagher Group, says the scheme at Eclispe Park ...