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11th October 2019CLOSED: Road in village near Maidstone closed for TWO MONTHS for gas works
RESIDENTS in a village near Maidstone face two months of disruption while gas works are completed. The work starts on Monday and will carry on until the middle of December, according to Kent ...
10th October 2019RELIEF ROAD: By-pass plan could go into Local Plan review - planning chief
IF A relief road serving south Maidstone is to become reality, the borough council must include it in its review of the Local Plan, it has been warned. Kent county councillor Gary Cooke says the ...
League of Friends donate £80k to help buy vital equipment for Maidstone Hospital
THE League of Friends have again stepped up to help buy vital equipment for Maidstone Hospital. This time the donation of nearly £80,000 was for two state-of-the-art ultrasound scanners for ...
LENHAM HEATH: 5,000 homes plan 'could cost me my farm' - landowner
A FARMER claims he faces losing his home, land and business as Maidstone Borough Council forges ahead with plans for a 5,000-house development in Lenham Heath. David Smith, of Hubbards Farm, keeps ...
YELLOW WARNING: 'Very heavy rain' to hit Maidstone tomorrow
WIDESPREAD rain is expected tomorrow with some 'very heavy rain' possible, bringing some disruption from flooding. The MET Office announced the warning earlier which reads: "Homes and ...
EXCLUSIVE: Lenham landowners approached by council for massive housing scheme
Landowners have been approached to sell parcels of land to accommodate a massive newhousing development at Lenham Heath, Daily Downs Mail can reveal this evening. Potential vendors have been ...
HOUSING: Council announces 5,000 homes for Lenham as 'master developer'
THE borough council is set to be the "master-developer" for the massive housing scheme outlined for Lenham. Downs Mail revealed the plan for 5,000 houses at Lenham Heath back in May and ...
Council rejects calls to halt house-building so infrastructure can catch up
CALLS for a halt to housebuilding in the borough because of increasing pressure on roads and services have been rejected by the local authority. Growing disquiet over Liberal ...
POLL: Does Maidstone Borough Council provide good value for money? VOTE NOW
DAILY Downs Mail has been asking readers to take part in an online survey on the performance of the borough council. We are asking if Maidstone Borough Council provides the tax-payer ...
UPDATE: Woman 'injured by car' near Maidstone
AN AIR ambulance was called to help a woman who was "pulled along" by a car in Grove Green. 999 crews were sent to the scene at around 12.40pm this afternoon after recieving reports of ...