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15th October 2019LENHAM HEATH: Massive show of strength as fight launched against 5,000 homes
MORE than 200 residents and landowners under threat from Maidstone Borough Council's plan to build 5,000 houses in Lenham turned out last night to register their opposition to the ...
14th October 2019BLAZE: 999 crews attend roof fire in Maidstone
THERE are reports of a roof fire in Maidstone. Two fire engines attended the scene in the early hours of this morningand crews arrived to a fire in the roof area of the buildingin ...
REVEALED: True extent of building land in council's secret 'call for sites'
A TOTAL of 334 sites have been sent to Maidstone Borough Council for consideration ahead of the Local Plan review with large tracts of land inrural villages made available to ...
ILLEGAL HGVs: Lorry Watch restarts in village near Maidstone
THE Lorry Watch scheme in Leeds, aimed at stopping HGVs driving illegally through the village, has restarted. Led by Leeds Parish Council member Lesley Martin and supported by Kent Police, the ...
RELIEF ROAD: By-pass plan could go into Local Plan review - planning chief
IF A relief road serving south Maidstone is to become reality, the borough council must include it in its review of the Local Plan, it has been warned. Kent county councillor Gary Cooke says the ...
CHRISTMAS: Mote Park ice festival cancelled by borough council
A SHOWPIECE Christmas event in Mote Park being staged by Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) has been cancelled. The green space was to be transformed into the county town’s “Ice Park” ...
League of Friends donate £80k to help buy vital equipment for Maidstone Hospital
THE League of Friends have again stepped up to help buy vital equipment for Maidstone Hospital. This time the donation of nearly £80,000 was for two state-of-the-art ultrasound scanners for ...
Yalding 'help at home' service receives 'outstanding' CQC report
A SERVICE providing help at home for those with dementia has been awarded the hard-won rating of “Outstanding” from the Care Quality Commission. It places Home Instead Senior Care ...
TRAVEL WARNING: Southeastern trains cancelled - are you affected?
Southeastern trains from Blackfriars will not be running this evening. Due to a train breaking down earlier this afternoon, ongoing disruption has meant no services will be running on the ...
HOUSING: Council soon to disclose 330 sites under threat of development
THE long-awaited "call for sites" insituted by Maidstone Borough Council will shortly be made public. Councillors whose wards are affected by possible developments will be informed ...