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26th April 2019M20: Highways England issues weekly list of disruptions and delays
HIGHWAYS England has issued its regular list of motorway and major road roadworks, including the M20. It reads: M20 junctions 3 to 5, Maidstone Kent: Smart ...
26th April 2019SCHOOLS: Council resists public protests and passes M20 application
AFTER months of public protest against the building to two new schools near the M20 at junction seven, the council's planning committee last night approved the scheme. Despite 600 letters of ...
WARNING: Road closed for CCTV works near Maidstone
THERE is a road closure in Boxley. Harp Farm Road will close for one day on May 3 to allowfor Kent County Council to carry out CCTV works. The road will be closed at Harp Farm Road, ...
RELIEF ROAD: KCC study complete & onto next stage, says campaigner Gary Cooke
STUDIES into the viability of a Leeds-Langley relief road have progressed to the next stage, Daily Downs Mail has learnt. Surveys conducted in recent months by Kent County Council have been ...
SCHOOLS LATEST: Council debate tomorrow dropped to avoid local elections
A COUNCIL debate tomorrow night on plans to build two schools near the M20 J7 looks set to bedropped on the advice of officers. Proposals for the new facilities, to be built on a nature ...
TRAFFIC: Slow moving traffic building across Maidstone
THERE are reports of slow moving traffic across Maidstone. There is traffic building in both directions on the A229 Fairmeadow between Maidstone Bridges and the White Rabbit ...
WARNING: Lorry collides with bridge causing delays for commuters in Maidstone
A LORRY has collided with a bridge at London Victoria, causing disruption to trains to and from the station. The vehicle remainsstuck under the bridge outside of London Victoria, on ...
REPORT: Maidstone Home Care Ltd graded 'good' by inspectors
A SERVICE, which provides home support for the elderly and people at the end of their lives, has been graded “good” by an independent inspector. The government’s Care Quality ...
EDUCATION: Science school looks set to open next year in Maidstone
CONSTRUCTION of a new science school for the county town is now well under way. The frame of the School of Science and Technology Maidstone (SSTM) is now completed. Contractors first created an ...
TRAINS: Southeastern forced to cancel train due to 'fault'
SOUTHEASTERN has cancelled a train from Blackfrairs to Ashford via Maidstone East. The line reaches West Malling, East Malling, Barming, Maidstone East, Bearsted, Hollingbourne, Harrietsham and ...