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Taxpayers to Pick up £100K Legal Row Bill downsmail.co.uk Maidstone East Edition Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper Maidstone North Edition downsmail.co.uk FREEMaidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper October 2017 No. 246 NewsFREE May 2019 No. 265 Panto ahoy! Kate, 107, dies THE cast of Cinderella, which is to be KATE Hart, a resident at an old staged at the Hazlitt Theatre in Maid- people’s home in Bearsted, stone, took to the River Medway to hasNe diedws aged 107, her son 3 launch this year's panto. David has disclosed. HOnu boardn Thed rKentished Ladys ewerenjoy Holi colour festival Work starts on school AnationalRELIG treasureIOUS c Rustieelebra tLeeion (Fairyin Godmother), former EastEnder Ste- WMP’sORK h aLocals starte dPlanon th ebid Maidstone bathed nearly 300 construction of Maidstone’s pfaneo pBoothle in c(Princelouds oCharming),f colour. Eliza- HELEN Whately asked the beth Bright (Cinderella), Craig School of Science and The second Holi Festival of government to halt the Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, Tborough’sechnolog housingy. scheme. 45 CStephenolours toRichardsok place andat t hAdame Coll iBor-s Mzoneille (Uglynnium Sisters)Gre e. n, off St Asbestos delays PhTheyilip’s wereAven greetedue, on byMa pupilsrch 23 .from Plans for Dr Nigel SouthLive Boroughmusic, fPrimaryood sta Schoollls an dand THE discovery of asbestos at a THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet pmembersots of dy eofd theflou media.r were Theall p pantoart pub delays a railway will walk the Grand orunsf th frome Hi nDecemberdu festiv 1-31.al, w Forhic tick-h station’s transformation. 6 Canyon for charity. 12 retsais goed to£ 3www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk.00 for Collis Park, a community asset. 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Water Lane in one of the borough’s closest trans- ASH dieback has been discovered in MBC launched proceedings looming cuts to frontline serv- should have been agreed round a Monkspeople coMeadowngregat ingin a t BDetlinganky ; anituregainst is K leftCC illegally last su –m oftenmer strewnto se- iBearstedces”. and Pilgrims Way have fernego stationstiating t atabl Northe.” Farm, Tun- Meadow, Barming; Visitors to in the middle of the road. also been targeted recently. bridge Wells, announced it will be Hollingbourne village fete stall- cure a judicial ruling, following a And Labour leader, Malcolm The cost of the legal action came Loose duck race will be charged Cllr Gill Fort said: “Every month Last year, Maidstone Borough closed for 10 weeks. holder co-ordinator Jean Duffy has fundamental disagreement with McKay, called for out-of-court to light in April, just days after resigned;entry to B yellowrooks Flinesield iaren li nneedede with we are having toilets, sinks and Council cleared 911 cases of fly-tip- She added: “If you go along the the county council over the way discussions. Maidstone introduced a council forbo rBuffkynough co Way,uncil Othamrequire,m toe nallowts; construction waste dumped in the ping and this year more than 163 line of increasing fines, they have to tax hike above the rate of infla- busesparish through council loImperialrs are c oPark;ncer nrub-ed dvillage,eveloper specificallys’ cash is sp inent Burberryon local haveMBC been pull recordeded the pl sinceug on April. the be enforced. A reduction in the tion. bishwith abinsn in cinre athese insports dog wfieldaste in iLane,nfrastr whereucture we im areprov noweme thinkingnts. cTheourt approaching action in M darkerarch, c eveningslaiming charge or offering it free may have The local authority voted to Kingswoodnot being pareick etod beup moved by ow overners to ofM installingaidstone’s cameras Lib De onm l privateeader “willneg promptotiation asrise we inre illegalconclu tipping.ded… the desired similar effect.” Martin Cox and chief executive and a settlement has been levy a 3% increase on households, thein T picnicovil. area and rear exit. land, to oversee the problem area.” Cllr Fort welcomed a joint initia- evAen three-monthly though CPI in litterflati pickon, w onhi thech AlAiso recentn Broo eventm said in th Burberrye action Lanewas ativegree byd”. the Environment Agency mile-long stretch of road through to achieve “clarity”. County councillor Gary Cooke benchmarks the rising cost of CrimeCrime ReportsReports 3529 saw a caravan burned out while a and the Driver and Vehicle Stan- Leedshouseh villageold bu producesdgets, sto anod averageat 1.8% AVEHICLES 1.5 tonn havee dig gbeener w adrivens stole nover torched car remains on a footpath dards Agency to clamp down on 32in J blackanuar sacksy. of rubbish. ffarmlandrom Allin ginto nLenham,; tools werecausing CllrThe Fort,rise iwhos th ealso ma servesximum as a la- parish councillor, says teaching sdamgetolen f rotom crops;a veh icanle inattempted Fant; a lowed by government without cbreak-inar was kwaseye reportedd in Arun ind eDetlingl Stree; ta; childrencouncill oaboutrs be socialing c responsibilityompelled to and the issue of litter in schools will avehicle corne wasr so fvandaliseda was stole inn fBearstedrom hold a referendum to get public help take the issue off the streets. PRd,ar k WeaveringWood; a m; opumpkinsuntain bik ewere, approval for their plans. She believes with every household tstolenools a ndfrom gar deanni ngallotment equipme ntin The borough, which relies on YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT receiving a weekly refuse collection wLenhamere sto.len from a shed in service,council theretax as is it nos p rexcuseincipa lfor so litterurce Shepway. [email protected] beingof fun dthrowning, cla ifrommed ivehiclest could noret Comment 46-47 01622 690290 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent dumpednearly £1 in60 the,00 0road. wor th of services Comment 38-39 for each 1% increase. Home Alarms supplied and fitted webexpand.co.uk 01622 880840 In the the top top 1% of 1%UK web of designUKvisit companies www.amiga.co.uk or call 08000 199622 webwww.webexpand.co.uk design companies | [email protected] web design google promotion ecommerce NO GIMMICKS! NO MISLEADING OFFERS! 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Provider Home Group is being nounced the celebrity fronting the replaced by Look Ahead, which cast in this year’s Christmas panto. caters for 16- and 17-year-olds. X Factor’s Jake Quickenden will A KCC spokesman said those af- be the love interest in the theatre’s fected will receive support or be rendition of Beauty and the Beast. able to stay at Trinity Foyer until The singer turned reality televi- alternative arrangements are sion personality was crowned the made. winner of the 2018 series of Danc- ing on Ice and was also runner-up in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Brexit appeal Here in 2014. THE Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Vis- Jake said: “I am delighted to be count De L’Isle, called for unity joining the cast of Beauty and the over Brexit at a special civic service Beast at the Hazlitt Theatre this at All Saints’ Church in Maidstone Christmas, I look forward to seeing Hazlitt spokesman Michelle were sold for Aladdin and we had on March 12. you all there.” Woodland said: “We are excited to a solid streak of sold-out shows for The Queen’s representative in He began his celebrity career on announce Jake will be starring in the last 10 days of the run.” the county told the congregation the talent show The X Factor, where the next Hazlitt panto.
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