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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 ...
CHARGED: Aylesford resident 'stabbed man in Maidstone car park'
AN AYLESFORD teenager has been charged following a stabbing in Maidstone. David Abraham, of Ingram Close, Aylesford, is accused of seriously assaultinga man in his 30s in Mill Lanenear ...
MURDER: Trial thrown into more confusion as defendant's cell mate tests positive
A MURDER trial is thrown into yet more confusion after the defendant's cell mate tested postive for Coronavirus. The judge likened the stop start hearing at Maidstone Crown Court to a Netflix ...
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 ...
M20 CRASH: Van driver cut from vehicle after lorry crash in Maidstone
A VAN driver had to be cut free from his vehicle this morning after it crashed with a lorry on the M20. Fire crews and paramedics were called to the scene between junctions 9 and 8 on at around ...
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 ...
DELAYS: Emergency closure due to faulty high voltage cable in Maidstone
A LANE closure is currently in place in Maidstone due to a faulty high voltage cable. The closure is in Sheals Crescent until December 4 to allow for UKPN repair works between A229 Loose Road and ...
ARRESTED: Man stabbed in Maidstone car park
TWO people have been arrested after a man was stabbed in a Maidstone car park. The incident happened at around 11.32am on Monday, November 23in James Whatman Way, The victim suffered an ...