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25th November 2020SAVE THE HAZLITT: Listen live to tonight's attempt to reverse closure decision
RESIDENTS anxious about the closure of the Hazlitt Theatre by Maidstone Borough Council can listen in to a committee debate as elected members try overturn the decision this evening. Some ...
25th November 2020SAVE THE HAZLITT: Passionate plea by arts worker as 7,000 sign petition
A PETITION with more than 7,000 signatures of residents dismayed at Maidstone Borough Council's plan to shut the Hazlitt Theatre has been sent to councillors ahead of a crunch meeting ...
HAZLITT CLOSURE: Now MP Helen Grant wades in ahead of crunch council meeting
COUNCILLORS seeking to reverse Maidstone Borough Council's decision to shut the Hazlitt Theatre should be given the option to defer the matter until the New Year, says MP Helen Grant. She has ...
SAVE THE HAZLITT: Secret 'closure' documents revealed - exclusive
MAIDSTONE Borough Council (MBC) considered four possible options before deciding to shut the Hazlitt Theatre and sack the operator, Parkwood Theatres. Confidential documents seen by Daily Downs ...
HAZLITT CLOSURE: Youth theatre and dance groups face move to leisure centre
COMMUNITY groups and the Hazlitt Youth Theatre may be moved out of the Earl Street venue and housed elsewhere under Maidstone Borough Council's closure programme. MBC, in need of saving money ...
HAZLITT CLOSURE: Manager attacks council's 'lack of communication'
THE general manager of the Hazlitt Theatre has written to council top brass to complain about their lack of communication over the popular venue's closure and warned Earl Street will become ...
HAZLITT CLOSURE: Russell Grant backs 'save' campaign as gloom for future grows
TV ASTROLOGER and "national treasure" Russell Grant is the latest celebrity to throw his weight behind Daily Downs Mail's SAVE THE HAZLITT campaign. Hard-up Maidstone Borough Council, ...
IT'S BACK: The Leeds Castle Classical Concert is ON!
THE famous Leeds CastleClassical Concert is back on. Management has announced it hopes to stage the popular event on July 10 2021. A spokesman said: "We were so sad to cancel this ...
HAZLITT CLOSURE: Theatre drives £5m a year into local economy - report
THE Hazlitt Theatre will shut despite pumping £5m into the local economy each year, official papers conclude. The scale of the potential loss to Maidstone appears in a report prepared by ...
HAZLITT CLOSURE: Theatre lashes back at 'inaccurate' council claims - details
MANAGEMENT atclosure-threatened Hazlitt Theatre have lashed out at 'inaccurate' council claims the venue has been shut since March. As reported in Downs Mail, the theatre reopened to ...