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downsmail.co.uk Maidstone East Edition Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper Maidstone East Edition downsmail.co.uk FREEMaidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper October 2017 No. 246 FREE News February 2020 No. 274 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 has died aged 107, her son 3 launch this year's panto. News David has disclosed. On board The Kentish Lady were Shelagh’s art quest MPnational treasure Rustie‘kept Lee (Fairy in the dark’ Godmother), former EastEnder Ste- ANMP’s ARTIST Local suffering Plan Parkin- bid fan Booth (Prince Charming), Eliza- son’sHELEN Disease Whately is asked raising the funds for beth Bright (Cinderella), Craig researchgovernment into to the halt condition the Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, withborough’s an exhibition. housing scheme. à43 overStephen Richards and 5,000-home Adam Bor- plan zone (Ugly Sisters) . They were greeted by pupils from DadPlans and for daughter Dr Nigel joy South Borough Primary School and A DAD and daughter parted for 56 MP HELEN Whately laid into the Lib Dem leadership of Maidstone Bor- THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet members of the media. The panto yearswill walk have the been Grand reunited oughruns fromCouncil December at 1-31.a meeting For tick- about plans for 5,000 homes on Lenham Heath. thanksCanyon to for Facebook. charity. à124 Mrsets go Whately, to www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk. the member for Faversham and Mid-Kent, told 300 Anthea’s cut above angry residents that she was cut Jason Donovan date MEET the hairdresser who has out of the loop in the early stages THE former Neighbours star brings become one of the church’s of the scheme. his show to the Hazlitt new breed of “working It would normally be a courtesy Theatre next May. 18 vicars”. à8 toCCTV keep affected members of par- call in a bid liament informed. Instead, the MP learned about Kent Life birthday MBC’s decision to become a self- KENT LIfe celebrates its 35th styled “master developer” through birthday this year as one of the the Downs Mail and other local county’s best-loved visi- media.to stop fly-tipping tor attractions. à10 Mrs Whately was on stage at LenhamCALLS community for the centre installation with of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tipping on a Lib Dem MBC leader Cllr Martin Missing dog found country road have been madecase for byinfrastructure.” the local boroughareas councillor. they believed could be suit- Cox, his deputy Cllr Fay Gooch, She later said she was 100% op- able for development, as part of a THE owner of dog thought stolen andBurberry director Lane,of regeneration near Leeds and and nearby, more than a year after it unlicensed waste carriers, but be- posed to the development, which review of the 2017 Local Plan. has been reunited with her pet placeBroomfield, William has Cornall, been targeted who has by was dumped and set on fire. lieves the cost to small firms of dis- “feels like it’s gone on behind Mr Cornall said government was pooch after she was nowwaste been dumpers appointed for years, to oversee but in the re- The church car park has also seen posing of construction waste at a Obituaries 32 closed doors”. demanding the council increased found in Essex by police. à15 Lenhamcent months, project. the problem has be- many instances of illegal dumping. transfer station is proving a deter- MBC leader Cllr Martin Cox and its annual delivery from 883 to comeMr Cornall more acute. told the audience But it is a problem in many rural rent that is costing councils more. Parish Councils 34-35 Construction waste, rubble, hard topareas officers including have Langley,been accused Otham of 1,236, and that “garden commu- Obituaries à31 about the authority having to meet Cllr Fort made her remarks as core, windows and household fur- secrecyand Kingswood. in its attempts Water to Lane secure in nity”one of projects the borough’s were identified closest trans- by ASH dieback has been discovered in the housing targets set down by niture is left illegally – often strewn land,Bearsted using and agents Pilgrims Barton Way Will- have thefer council’s stations atexecutive North Farm,as an effec- Tun- MonksParishes Meadow in à Detling32-34; central government. in the middle of the road. more,also been from targeted the owners recently. and using tivebridge means Wells, of announced hitting targets it will and be Hollingbourne village fete stall- Mrs Whately said: “The MP is A RESIDENT raised concerns Cllr Gill Fort said: “Every month non-disclosureLast year, Maidstone agreements Borough to keep protectingclosed for 10land weeks. supply arrange- holder co-ordinator Jean Duffy has usually involved in consultation, aboutresigned; the yellow level of lines dog-fouling are needed in we are having toilets, sinks and theirCouncil silence. cleared 911 cases of fly-tip- ments.She added: “If you go along the but the first time I saw this was in Detlingfor Buffkyn; the Way, skate Otham park equip-, to allow construction waste dumped in the pingThe andcouncil this plans year more 5,000 than houses 163 lineThe of increasingmeeting heard fines, theythere have were to the local media – that’s not the way mentbuses inthrough Lenham Imperial as been Park; demol- rub- village, specifically in Burberry onhave the beenheath, recorded with a new since motor- April. eightbe enforced. principal Alandowners, reduction but in theMr the process should work.” ished;bish bins an electrician’sin the sports report field was in Lane, where we are now thinking wayThe junction approaching and a darkerhigh-speed evenings rail- Cornallcharge or admitted offering itthere free maywere have no She added: “I have heard a lot of toKingswood be compiledare to on be the moved cricket over to of installing cameras on private waywill promptstop. a rise in illegal tipping. agreementsthe desired similarin place effect.” to secure the blame levelled at government. The pavilionthe picnic in area Ulcombe and rear; parking exit. in land, to oversee the problem area.” MBC’sCllr Fort plans welcomed were arevealed joint initia- as landAthree-monthly needed for the litter development. pick on the council has choices it can make Downswood has become an A recent event in Burberry Lane parttive of by the the “call Environment for sites” last Agency year, mile-longDowns Mail stretch understands of road through there about where housing goes, about issueCrime during Reports football matches. 35 saw a caravan burned out while a whereand the landowners Driver and put Vehicle forward Stan- areLeeds more village than produces 25 property an averageowners how it builds it, about arguing the torched car remains on a footpath dards Agency to clamp down on in32 blackthe footprint sacks of rubbish.of the proposed VEHICLESCrime Reportshave been driven à over34 site,Cllr which Fort, borders who also Charing serves Heath as a farmland in Lenham, causing onparish the outercouncillor, edge ofsays Ashford teaching Bor- Adamge HOUSE to in Harrietshamcrops; an attempted was bro- oughchildren Council. about social These responsibility have rela- kenbreak-in into; wasnumber reported plates in were Detling taken; a tivelyand the issuesmall of litterbut in schoolssignificant will fromvehicle a carwas in vandalised Boxley; a buidingin Bearsted site holdingshelp take andthe issuethere offmay the be streets. up to inRd, Leeds Weavering was broken; pumpkins into where were a 150She householders,believes with every too. household trailerstolen and from a pressure an allotment washer were in . 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