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11th October 2019REVEALED: 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 ...
11th October 2019PANTO: Beauty and the Beast tickets going fast - don't miss out
TICKETS are disappearing fast for this year's Hazlitt Theatre pantomime, Beauty and the Beast. The 350-seat venue stages its annual festival of Christmas fun from November 30 until ...
COURT: Aspiring aviation engineer blew student loan on drugs in Maidstone
AN aspiring aviation engineer blew his student loan on drugs “to last him through the summer”, a court heard. Syed Quadir, 22, of Birch Tree Way, Maidstone, spent £500 on 90g of ...
RESCUE: Doggie Dina found by RSPCA at Leybourne
The RSPCA animal charity is appealing for information after a dog was dumped with fur so matted that half a pound of it had to be shaved off. The dog - who has been named Dina - was found near ...
CLOSED: Road in village near Maidstone closed for TWO MONTHS for gas works
RESIDENTS in a village near Maidstone face two months of disruption while gas works are completed. The work starts on Monday and will carry on until the middle of December, according to Kent ...
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 ...
A20: long delays for rush hour traffic this morning
COMMUTER traffic is crawling into Maidstone this morning with bad delays in the A20. Kent Highways has just Tweeted: "Maidstone, A20 Ashford Road: There is slow moving traffic in both ...
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” ...
CRASH: Reports of collision near Lenham - details
We are just receiving reports ofa vehicle crash near Lenham, at Charing. It is believed to have happened near the rail station. Any disruption is likely to have knock-on effects for the ...