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26th April 2021ELECTION: Indie Kate Hammond defends criticism by Lib Dem council leader
THE independent candidate in the fight for East ward at elections to Maidstone Borough Council on May 6 has defended herself after comments by her Liberal Democrat rival. Leader of MBC, Lib Dem ...
16th April 2021READER POLL: Will green issues inform the way you vote on May 6?
DOWNS Mail has launched a reader poll to gauge whether green and environmental issues will affect the way electors vote on May 6. The borough is undergoing huge change with housebuilding quotas ...
HOUSING POLL: Results show house-building WILL inform voting on May 6
HOUSEBUILDING in Maidstone is a massive factor in influencing how people will vote at the borough council election on May 6. More than 80% of the 527 respondents said the issue will inform the way ...
VILLAGE CLOSURE: Gas works closes road for FIVE DAYS
A BUSY village near Maidstone will be shut for FIVE DAYS next week so that gas works can be carried out. SGN Connections are installing supply connections to a major new housing devlopment in Upper ...
ELECTION: Lib Dems dismiss indie Kate Hammond's chances as 'low level'
THE Liberal Democrats have dismissed the independent challenge against borough council leader Martin Cox as having a "low level chance" of success. The Lib Dems said indie Kate Hammond, a ...
HOUSING: Council delaying new Lenham plan details until AFTER election - claim
OPPONENTS of large scale housing at Lenham Heath have accused council bosses of using the imminent borough council election as a means of delaying the latest version of its plans. Pressure ...
TRAFFIC UPDATE: Shut village causing problems for drivers in country lanes
THE closure of a busy cut-through road in a village near Maidstone today is causing headaches for motorists. Starting today, there are six days of closures on the B2163 in Leeds for South East Water ...
BUSINESS PARK: Outline application for former Sygenta site in Yalding approved
OUTLINE permission for a former agrochemicals site in Yalding to be converted into a business park has been granted despite flooding and traffic concerns. The previous Syngenta plant, which took ...
LENHAM HOUSING: 4,000 home plan a step closer after council vote
THE controversial 4,000 home development at Lenham Heath has inchedcloser after Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) agreed to join forces with a housing provider. MBC will join forces with ...
Tory fury over 2% council tax rise 'as residents struggle ' in pandemic
MAIDSTONE Borough Council's budget has been passed but not without a significant rebellion in the opposition ranks. The fiscal strategy, which every local authority must pass by law, went ...