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22nd September 2020HOUSING: How the Somerfield Hospital site will look - planning application in
THIS is how the Somerfield Hospital site in Maidstone will look after its conversion into flats. Around 80 units will be included in the London Road development in London Road. The former private ...
18th September 2020M20 DISRUPTION: After Op Stack - even more trouble on the motorway
THERE is to be more disruption to the M20 next week for roadworks between September 21 and 24. It affects most the London and coast bound lanes. This week, drivers were subjected to Operation Stack ...
PETITION: Housing protest urges residents to say Enough is Enough
ONE of the architects behind the camapign opposing a 4,000 home "garden community" at Lenham has started a petition challenging local housing quotas. Kate Hammond, a leading light with ...
Lockmeadow Market manager Richard Feakins 'miffed' to lose job
THE former manager of the council-run Lockmeadow Market has spoken of his disappointment at losing his job. Richard Feakins (52) was in post for only 15 months and left on July 31. Although Mr ...
Borough council says sorry to couple plagued with CCTV crime calls
A MAIDSTONE couple have been plagued for six years by callers who think they are ringing a council-run CCTV crime prevention scheme. Despite reporting the problem to Maidstone Borough Council on ...
ALL CHANGE: Maidstone petrol station turns into a Shell garage - details
WORK has started on converting a major BP petrol station into a Shell garage. Contractors have been on site to change the signage while the forecourt and shop remain open. The garage ...
M20 DELAYS - details of works to shut m-way next week
HIGHWAYS England and contractors Kier have issued the following information about closures on the M20 leading to delays and diversions over the next few days. These are caused by "smart" ...
BREAKING: Furious cabbies defeat cycle route rank move - details
TAXI drivers have successfully prevented their town centre cab rank being relocated to another street to make way for a cycle route - a move they claimed which could have disadvantaged the ...
Cross-party councillors reject unelected officers' powers on planning decisions
BOROUGH councillors last night voted to remove powers of unelected planning officers to refer applications to another committee when they have been refused by elected members. The move follows a ...
NEW M&S: Eclipse Park store opens tomorrow - details
ICONIC British retailer M&S will launch its new store at Eclipse Park tomorrow. It will open its doors at 9am. Store manager André Brincat, who has worked at M&S for 11 years, told ...