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25th April 2019RELIEF 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 ...
8th April 2019NEW: 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 ...
Former council leader Fran Wilson announces her retirement from front line
FORMER Liberal Democrat councillor Fran Wilson is stepping down from Maidstone Borough Councillor after 24 years. Cllr Wilson was twice elected leader of the local authority. The 76-year-old ...
EXCLUSIVE: Borough council's doomed High Court action costs tax-payer £50K
MAIDSTONE Borough Council spent almost £50,000 of tax-payers’ money on its doomed High Court action against Kent County Council, Daily Downs Mail can reveal. Leaked papers show the ...
EXCLUSIVE: Maidstone Borough Council pulls out of High Court fight with KCC
MAIDSTONE Borough Council has pulled out of its ninemonth-long High Court legal action against Kent County Council, Daily Downs Mail has learnt this morning. We understand that Liberal ...
Pressure mounts on borough council over tax-payer costs of High Court action
PRESSURE is growing on the leadership and management of Maidstone Borough Council to release the true cost of a High Court legal action against Kent County Council. MBC is seeking a judicial ...
SHUT: Leeds village will be closed for ELEVEN DAYS for housing site work
The road through Leeds village is set to shut for 11 DAYS next month for development works to take place. The closure of the B2163 will put thousands of cars into villages and onto ...
EXCLUSIVE: Tories seek extraordinary meeting to halt judicial review against KCC
THE Conservative group on Maidstone Borough Council have this morning started an action which it hopes will halt the council's costly High Court judicial review against Kent County ...
HOUSING: Council calls for sites for 8,000 MORE homes
A CALL for sites to be included in the review of the Local Plan has included a request for "garden city" developments - sparking fears Otham Valley might be targeted for a massive 5,000 ...