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11th February 2021Lockmeadow gets go-ahead for foodhall, play area and terrace despite concerns
PLANS for the second phase of the council-owned Lockmeadow leisure complex has been given the go-ahead. Maidstone Borough Council's policy and resources committee last night agreed to food hall, ...
5th February 2021ILLEGAL LORRIES: Fines for truckers who use back roads and laybys to park free
LORRY drivers have been learning an expensive lesson in new Brexit regulations after taking a chance on parking on Blue Bell Hill. Kent County Council has new powers to fine £150 any ...
Maidstone to be 're-routed' on slow train line to London
CONTROVERSIAL plans toreroute a proposed high-speed rail link from Maidstone to London along a “slower” line, is to be scrutinisedby councillors. Kent County ...
Lockmeadow Odeon opens again - as a COVID vaccination centre
THE Odeon Cinema at Lockmeadow has become a COVID-19 vaccination centre. Today, there was a steady stream of users entering and leaving the complex which has been shut for months because of the ...
HOUSING NEWS: Another 400 units to be built at Kings Hill - details
ANOTHER 400-plus houses will soon be built in Kings Hill. Developer Bellway Homes has acquired four sites and would bring the number of units at the former RAF base to nearly 4,000. Oultine ...
Kent: 'Government must deliver Maidstone to Cambridge rail service'
Transport bosses have revived hopes for a new rail connection between Kent and Cambridge after receiving “overwhelming support” from residents. Kent County Council (KCC) has lobbied the ...
SAVE THE HAZLITT: Crunch council meeting to decide venue's future TONIGHT
SUPPORTERS of the Hazlitt Theatre will discover this evening if their fight to save the much-loved venue has been successful. Maidstone Borough Council's leisure committee sits tonight and an ...
EXCLUSIVE: Lenham Heath residents 'under demolition threat' by borough council
LANDOWNERS at Lenham Heath who are unwilling to sell to Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) for its massive 4,000 house "garden community" are fearful theirproperties are under threat of ...
HOUSING: Barming Pea Fields development set for approval despite sinkhole worry
PLANS for a 180-plus housing scheme in Barming has inched closer to going ahead - but with certain conditions attached. The Taylor Wimpey scheme off Oakapple ...
ROAD CLOSURE: Six day closure for another burst water main
A BUSY road is to shut for another six days to fix another burst water mains. Lenham Road at Platts Heath is shut at Corks Cottages and the closure is by South East Water. Alternative routes are ...