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30th July 2021LATEST: Plan to open all Kent libraries
ALL of Kent’s 99 libraries will reopen their doors to the public next month, it has been revealed. Kent County Council (KCC) has announced its intended route out of lockdown for some of its ...
27th July 2021TRAFFIC CHAOS: Trucker stuck breaking the law in a road closure
A VILLAGE near Leeds was brought to a standstill for a second time today when an illegally driven HGV was forced to perform a dangerous U-turn into a tiny country lane. Transport bosses at Prologic ...
Views sought on Maidstone housing development
VIEWS are being sought on a council-led town centre housing development. A consultation sessionon the redevelopment of Maidstone’s King Street car park will take place at the town ...
BEARSTED ALLOTMENTS: Parish council comes face to face with protestors
BEARSTED Parish Council (BPC) tonight came face to face with angry allotment holders who are opposed to proposals to move their plots to another part of the village. BPC has acquired, as a donation, ...
BEARSTED ALLOTMENTS: Parish council to discuss land scheme tomorrow night
A CONTROVERSIAL land acquisition by Bearsted Parish Council (BPC) is to come up for discussion tomorrow night. A full council meeting is scheduled for 7.45pm (July 13) at the KGV Memorial Hall ...
M20 CLOSED: Details about closures of motorway this evening
THE M20 is facing closures tonight at some of its busiest junctions. The motorway will shut at its slip road at junctions four to six, eastbound from 8pm until 6am. At junctions 5/6 there is an ...
Tiny response to Shepway regeneration consultation exercise
A CONSULTATION exercise into a major housing project on the Shepway estate in Maidstone attracted only scant attention. Only 74 people of the 10,000 plus residents, just 0.74%, took part in the ...
SCRAPPED: Scheme to clamp and fine illegally parked HGVs - fury
A PILOT scheme which gave Kent County Council powers to clamp and illegally parked lorries has been scrapped. Government decided not to extend the pilot scheme in Kent which was designed to deter ...
Maidstone bus firm Nu-Venture considers ultra-green hydrogen buses
A NEW generation of ultra-green hydrogen-powered single-deck buses are being considered by Maidstone-based transport provider Nu-Venture. The bus is manufactured in Portugal by Caetano and ...
Demolition of Wheatsheaf pub for new road junction is under fire
CONTROVERSIAL plans to demolish an old pub to make way for a new road junction have been heavily criticised. Maidstone Borough Council approved pulling down the Wheatsheaf near on the A274 on June ...