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22nd June 2017Maidstone Mela forging ahead despite council's funding withdrawal
A POPULAR multi-cultural festival is forging ahead with plans for a spectacular summer-time event in the town centre next month. The revamped Maidstone Community Mela will take place in Whatman Park ...
16th June 2017LITTER: Maidstone council's private contractors target smokers for 94% of fines
THE vast majority of fines handed out for “littering” in Maidstone have been for dropping cigarette ends, Daily Downs Mail has learnt. Almost 94% of fixed penalty notices (FPNs) have ...
MP Helen Grant says a big thank you to her electors
NEWLY elected MP Helen Grant used her general election posters to say thank you to the near 30,000 voters who helped to increase her majority in Maidstone & the Wealdby some ...
Campaign for Maidstone's relief road steps up a gear
THE WILLact sign campaign in support of a relief road for south Maidstone has been endorsed by county councillor Gary Cooke. WILLact has been producing simple black and white signs which are now ...
M20 lane closures and delays for works - full details here
HIGHWAYS England has warned of delays and lane closures on the M20 in the coming days for works to be carried out. A HE statement says: "M20 junctions 4 to 6 Maidstone, Kent: ...
ELECTION: No change in Maidstone and Malling seats
There were no shocks in our four Westminster constituencies with the Conservatives taking each comfortably. In Maidstone and the Weald, Helen Grant increased her majority by around 7,000 with ...
Snodland bypass A228 shut for roadworks - full details
Resurfacing work is likely to cause disruption to motorists on the A228 Snodland bypass. The road will be shut for a night on June 16 from 10pm to 5am. An alternative route will be signposted ...
New car park for Maidstone town centre's former Royal Mail depot
A NEW car park on the site of the Post Office sorting office in the centre of Maidstone will open tomorrow. During the week 150 spaces are available to the public while a further 100 are reserved ...
24 hour McDonald's for Maidstone is rejected by council
An applicationfor a 24-hour McDonald’s fast food outlet in the centre of Maidstone has been rejected. The drive-through franchise in The Broadway had applied to extend its current 18 ...
OP STACK: Lorry park court case delayed until October
A court hearing into plans for massive lorry park off the M20 to ease the chaos created by Operation Stack has been delayed until the autumn. Opponents of the scheme - a rural, 250 acre site ...