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downsmail.co.uk Maidstone East Edition Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper Maidstone Weald Edition FREEdownsmail.co.uk Maidstone & Malling’s October 2017 No.No. 246 1 newspaper NewsFREE JulyPanto 2019 ahoy! Kate,No. 107,267 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. VOnic boardar Theas Kentishks f Ladyor were national treasure Rustie Lee (Fairy Spice Lounge closes pGodmother),rice o formerf a EastEnderpint Ste- MP’sA POPU LLocalAR Indi aPlann resta bidurant in fan Booth (Prince Charming), Eliza- WEALD vicar the Rev Fiona HELENCoxhe aWhatelyth has fi askednally theclos ed its beth Bright (Cinderella), Craig Haskett is urging villagers to dig governmentdoors after 1to3 haltyea thers o f Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, borough’strading. housing scheme. 44 dStepheneep and Richardsdonate thande p rAdamice of Bor-a pzoneint a (Uglynd so Sisters)me cris p. s to counter maTheyssive weremai ngreetedtenanc bye b pupilsills. Ju fromst UPlansnlice fornse Drd a Nigelnglers oSouthne o fBoroughher fou Primaryr churc hSchooles cos andt FTHEISH widowERIES ofla wGPe nDrfo Nigelrcem eMinnetnt amembersround £ 6of6, 0the00 media.to run The panto twillea mwalks h atheve Grandbeen cracking down lrunsast y efromar. December 1-31. For11 tick- oCanyonn illega forl a ncharity.glers n ear 12 ets go to www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk. Marden. 5 JasonComm Donovanunity she dated fire THE former Neighbours star brings hisAR showSON ItoST theS t oHazlittrched a shed with Planners’ shock as TheatreBought nexton M May.onchelsea’s18 CCTV call in a bid fete eqipment inside. 6 Spotlight on scams appeals overturned FROM planting dead rats to smashing roofs, we lift the lid to stop fly-tipping on the doorstep BOROUGH planners have been left reeling after government inspectors scammers. 8 oCALLSverturn fored the nea installationrly half of ofth CCTVeir rul camerasings. to prevent fly-tipping on a Obituaries 26 countryMaidstone road has lo havest 46% beenof the madeting it w byron theg”. local borougha councillor.nd need”, while other planning plaBurberrynning ap Lane,peals l nearevelle Leedsd agai andnst nearby,Planni moreng off thanicer A au yearstin M afteracki ite unlicensedlosses had b wasteeen “ carriers,really sub butject be-ive Parish Councils 28-29 iBroomfield,t, compared hasto a beenKent targetedaverage byof wastold dumpedcouncillo andrs: “W sete’ onll al fire.so look at lievesviews the on costmino tor d smallevelo firmspmen ofts dis-”. 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Th fines,ey a theyre a havectual toly ground railings; West Farleigh ally having a committee? What’s Natural Beauty designations. buses through Imperial Park; rub- village, specifically in Burberry have been recorded since April. bekno enforced.cking the w Ao reductionrk of our en infor thece- parish councillors are considering the point of us employing enforce- But he admitted the number of bish bins in the sports field in Lane, where we are now thinking The approaching darker evenings chargement o orffic offeringers.” it free may have “residents only” signs as parking ment officers?” gypsy and traveller appeals dis- Kingswood are to be moved over to of installing cameras on private will prompt a rise in illegal tipping. the desired similar effect.” in a lay-by gets worse; litter picks The statistics came to light as torted Maidstone’s wider statistics. However, North Ward’s Cllr the picnic area and rear exit. cland,ounc toil o overseefficials thepled problemged an area.”audit CllrHe s Fortaid t welcomedhat, in term a joints of g initia-ypsy ToAn three-monthlyy Harwood sai litterd the pick “ele onph theant have been organised in Langley. of Aap recentpeal d eventecisio inns Burberryto see ifLane the tiveand t byrav theeller Environment sites, “inspect Agencyors are mile-longin the room stretch” was ofthe road lackthrough of trav- CrimeCrime Reports Report s 3529 gsawover an caravanment’s in burnedspector outs “a whilere get- a andplacin theg si Drivergnifican andt we Vehicleight on s Stan-tatus Leedseller p villagerovision produces in Maids anton averagee. torched car remains on a footpath dards Agency to clamp down on 32“ blackUntil sackswe ge oft o rubbish.ur act together on VEHICLESOFFENDE haveRS br obeenke in tdriveno a po sovert of- goCllrod, Fort,well- awhoppo ialsonted ,serves high qasua al- farmlandfice in M arinde nLenham,and tried tcausingo steal a parishity, pu bcouncillor,lic, afford absaysle g yteachingpsy and damgesafe; a ttora ilecrops;r, too lsan an dattempted pressure break-in was reported in ; a childrentraveller about sites, socialwe w iresponsibilityll continue to washer were taken fromDetling a prop- vehicle was vandalised in Bearsted andsho rthet-c hissueange of b litteroth t hine schoolsgypsy awillnd erty in Headcorn; lead was stolen help take the issue off the streets. Rd,fro mWeavering the roof o;f flpumpkinsats in Eas twere Far- traveller community and the set- stolen from an allotment in She believes with every household leigh; a car trailer was taken in tled community,” he said. Lenham. YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT receivingAs Do wa weeklyns Ma irefusel was collectiongoing to Ulcombe; tools were stolen from service, there is no excuse for litter press, Maidstone lost another ap- a business in Coxheath. [email protected] being thrown from vehicles or Comment 46-47 peal… this time relating to Love 01622 690290 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent dumped in the road. Lane in Headcorn. Comment 38-39 Home Alarms supplied andand fittedfitted visitvisit www.amiga.co.ukwww.amiga.co.uk oror callcall 0800008000 199622199622 Supporting the Kent community for over 235 years Whitehead Monckton solicitors are based in Canterbury, Maidstone and Tenterden providing specialist legal services to individuals and businesses. 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