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25th February 2017TRANSPORT: Proposals for Leeds to Langley relief road by end of year
A PUBLIC consultation on options for a Leeds-Langley relief road will be heldbefore the end of the year. A Kent County Council-led scheme will come up with a series of proposals to first be ...
21st February 2017MP Helen Grant to lead debate on Invicta Park barracks closure
MP HELEN Grant leads a parliamentary debate today as part of her campaign to save Invicta Park barracks from closure. Mrs Grant's application for the cross-party discussion was supported by ...
Bearsted looks for a new parish clerk
BEARSTED Parish Council is advertising the role of clerk. The part-time post, which carries a salary of up to£28,000(pro rata). The job ad says: "An exciting opportunity ...
BBC's Any Questions? comes to Valley Park School - DETAILS
ANY Questions? will be broadcast from Valley Park School in Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, on March 3. The BBC Radio 4 discussion programme is hosted by veteran broadcaster Jonathan ...
Bearsted & Thurnham Society urge action over Woodcut Farm
THE Bearsted and Thurnham Society has expressed dismay that an appeal has been lodged against planning refusal for Woodcut Farm near junction 8 on the A20. The society claims it is that ...
PROPERTY BOOM: Maidstone garage sells for £10K
A single garage in Maidstone has sold at auction for £10,500. The lock-up at the back of Chapman Avenue was sold by a local auctioneer, Ben Snelling. He said:“The garage is ...
M20 road work closures announced for February - full details for motorists
DRIVERS using the M20 can expect carriageway closures and other work from junctions 3 to 10 over the next ten days. According to Highways Endland this is for surfacing work, surveying and gully ...
Lane closures this week on the new Maidstone gyratory system
THE new bridge gyratory system faces closures this evening as work continues to finish the project. From this evening there will be lane closures until Friday at lower High Street. According to ...
Ukipper Eddie Powell: why I turned down Woodcut Farm
A member of the planning committee which turned down the proposal for industrial units at Woodcut Farm on the A20near Bearsted said he did so because the roads could not cope. The site ...
Appeal due on industrial units at Woodcut Farm near Leeds Castle
THE developers behind a failed application to build industrial units at Woodcut Farm near Leeds Castle have lodgedan appeal. This would occupy the eastern end of the Kent International ...