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21st February 2019Tory leader's tributes to predecessor who defected to indies
A FORMER Conservative borough council leader has resigned the party whip to become an independent. Chris Garland, who represents Shepway North, was in charge from 2008 until 2014 when ...
13th February 2019HOUSING: Work begins on former industrial estate in village
WORK has started on the long-awaited development of Ledian Farm in Leeds. Diggers from the construction giant Gallagher arrived at the seven acre site in the village on February 13 as the first ...
M20: Delays and disruption for the week ahead - full details
HIGHWAYS England have warned of closures, delays and disruption to the motorway and major roads in Kent in the coming days. It will affect both the M2 and the ...
SCHOOLS LATEST: Pedestrian access in Bearsted Road is a 'bombshell'
PLANNERS behindtwo new schools on the Kent Medical Campus near the M20 have delivered a "bombshell"by proposing a pedestrian entrance in the often gridlocked Bearsted ...
HIGH COURT: Borough council bosses confident in KCC relief road legal battle
MAIDSTONE Borough Council is confident it can win its tax payer-funded High Court action against Kent County Council, according to papers seen by Downs Mail. The hearing date has been set for ...
NEW SCHOOLS: PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT IN GROVE GREEN - DETAILS
MEMBERS of the public will tonight have achance to voice their concerns about the siting of two new schools near the M20 J7. Local residents are concerned their worries about the proposed ...
SCHOOLS PLAN: Thurnham Parish Council rejects M20 J7 scheme as 'ludicrous'
THURNHAM Parish Council has joined the chorus of objections to two new schools planned near junction seven of the M20 at the Kent Medical Campus. The Department for Education has identified ...
Maidstone schools' planning application submitted - full details
A PLANNING application for two new schools nearjunction seven of the M20 has been put in to the borough council for consideration. The scheme has been submitted by builders Bowmer and ...
TRAFFIC: Taxi firm boss says borough council homes plan is crippling Maidstone
CAB firm boss Mark Jones says Maidstone is ground to a halt without proper infrastructure to cope with the borough council's house-building programme. Mr Jones, who set upSapphire Cars ...
Environment Agency issue second flood alert across Maidstone Weald
The Environment Agency have issued another flood warning for River Beult from Pluckley and Bethersden to Hampstead Lock at Yalding. Environment Agency said: “River levels have risen as a ...