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25th March 2020CORONAVIRUS: Town obeys the lockdown - but not builders of new Maidstone schools
THE building firm behind Maidstone's new schools is under fire today for allowing workers to flout social distancing rules on site. Images taken at the site clearly show Bowmer and Kirkland ...
18th March 2020UPDATE: Primary school closes for 'deep clean' near Maidstone
A PRIMARY school in Bearsted has closed. Madginford Primary School has shut as there are three children attending the school with suspected symptoms of coronavirus. It is not known when the ...
HOUSING CRISIS: Society says borough council 'panders' to developers over roads
AN INFLUENTIAL community organisation has accused Maidstone Borough Council of delaying road improvements to convenience house builders. The Bearsted and Thurnham Society, referring to the ...
COUNCIL TAX: Public face inflation-busting increase in April
COUNCIL tax-payers are to be hit with an inflation-busting rise in charges in April. Liberal Democrat-led Maidstone Borough Council voted through the hike of 2%, taking the average bill for a ...
Deputy mayor Wendy Hinder dies after a short illness
MAIDSTONE'S Deputy Mayor, Cllr Wendy Hinder, has died after a short illness. She was taken ill at the end of January with a suspected stroke but we understand she took a turn for the worse ...
CLOSED: Schools shut after water main bursts
A NUMBER of schools in the East and West Malling areas are shut this morning due to a burst water main. Homes are also without a supply in the those villages as well as Larkfield and ...
EXCLUSIVE: Secret council 'housing crisis' meeting ends in anger and accusations
A MEETING to discuss the council's decision to delayits controversial 'call for sites' (CFS) excercise, which may see 28,000 homes built in the borough, descended into near chaos on ...
Trees planted to help fight climate change across Maidstone
OVER 100 volunteers planted more than 600 parkland trees on donated land at Campfield Farm near Boughton Monchelsea and Loose. This is the first venture by Boughton Monchelsea Parish Council and ...
MP HELEN GRANT: Lib Dem council's housing numbers 'unthinkable'
MP HELEN Grant says the number of houses being planned by Maidstone Borough Council is “unthinkable”. Mrs Grant said: “There comes a point … where numbers of new houses are ...
HOUSING CRISIS: Council seeks delay in house-building plans as concerns grow
MAIDSTONE Borough Council is tonight seeking extra time to consider the submissions made in its call for potential sites for development. The Liberal Democrat-led authority says its officers will ...