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21st June 2019M20 DELAYS: Agency's full list of road works in the next week - details
Highways England has released its weekly summary of expected delays, diversions and disruptions in the coming week. The agency has issued the following statement: Planned roadworks in Kent and ...
19th June 2019Traffic chaos at Tesco Grove Green where temporary lights are RED both ways
THERE are lengthy queues and short tempers this lunchtime withshoppers stuckin queues on their way to Tesco at Grove Green - where temporary traffic lights are stuck on RED in both ...
Opposition Tories claim victory in campaign to beat graffiti scourge vandals
ANTISOCIAL behaviour (ASB) powers are to be used to tackle yobs who daub graffiti in "grot spots" around the borough. The opposition Conservatives claim they persuaded the Liberal ...
LATEST: Children's centre closes due to flooding in Snodland
SNODLAND children's centre will be closed until further notice due to flooding. Stay and Play classes on Monday, June 17 have been cancelled. First Aid training has been moved toSnodland ...
FLOODING: Heavy rainfall leaves roads and houses flooded in Snodland
LAST night's heavy rainfall has left homes and road across Snodland flooded. The A228 was forced to close heading southbound between Manley Boulevard to Malling Road, causing congestion ...
Tories call on Lib Dem council leader to 'come clean' over Lenham homes plan
THE Liberal Democrat leader of Madistone Borough Council has been urged to "come clean" about a 2,500 - 5,000 house development at Lenham Heath as the authority was accused of ...
DEVELOPMENT: MBC seals deal on land with Maidstone United FC
MAIDSTONE Borough Council and Maidstone United Football Club and the Stones have reached an agreement over the sale of a strip of land on the river side of the Gallagher Stadium for future ...
Landowner reveals 1,000 homes plans as council 'call for sites' deadline passes
A businessman has revealedplans for almost 1,000 homes on three separate sites in a rural corner of south- east Maidstone. Landowner Rob Schroeder has submitted proposals to Maidstone ...
HOUSING: First images of of Bicknor Wood are cold comfort to villagers
THIS is how the massive housing development in Otham will look when it is finished. Locals fear that these and hundreds of other luxury dwellings are set to change the village forever, putting ...
Lenham could be hit with 5,000 new homes in council's call for sites
Lenham could be hit with up to 5,000 extra houses in one hit as the Maidstone Borough Council's "call for sites" reaches its conclusion. Daily Downs Mail understands a proposal ...