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downsmail.co.uk Maidstone East Edition Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper FREE FREE October 2017 No.& Fortnightly 246 Maidstone & Malling’s News No. 1 newspaper Panto ahoy! Kate, 107, dies THE cast of Cinderella,rd which is to be th September 3 - September 16 KATENo. Hart, 280 a resident at an old staged at the Hazlitt Theatre in Maid- downsmail.co.uk people’s home in Bearsted, stone, took to the River Medway to has died aged 107, her son 3 launch this year's panto. David has disclosed. On board The Kentish Lady were News national treasure Rustie Lee (Fairy Godmother), former EastEnder Ste- MP’s Local Plan bid fan Booth (Prince Charming), Eliza- SavingHELEN Whately Buttercups asked the beth Bright (Cinderella), Craig BUTTERCUPSgovernment togoat halt sanctuary the Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, hasborough’s been saved, housing largely scheme. down to 4 Stephen Richards and Adam Bor- the support of Downs Mail zone (Ugly Sisters) . readers. à3 They were greeted by pupils from Plans for Dr Nigel South Borough Primary School and THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet members of the media. The panto Bail hostel plans will walk the Grand runs from December 1-31. For tick- A BAIL hostel in the centre of Canyon for charity. 12 ets go to www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk. Maidstone could double How farming faced its capacity, if plans are approved. à down Coronavirus Jason Donovan date5 LOCAL farmers were forced to THE former Neighbours star brings Newhis show church to the Hazlitt planned improvise rapidly in the face of the global pandemic. Chris Lawson A TheatreNEW church next May. is to be built to 18 CCTV call intells theira remarkable bid stories. reflect population Pages 24&25 changes in the town. à10 Picture: Chris Lawson GCSE results joy PUPILS have been celebrating to stop fly-tipping another set of great GCSE CALLS for the installation of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tipping on a results – despite the controversy Fears housing gures surrounding how country road have been made by the local borough councillor. exam grades were arrived at. à16&17 Burberry Lane, near Leeds and nearby, more than a year after it unlicensed waste carriers, but be- Broomfield, has been targeted by was dumped and set on fire. lieves the cost to small firms of dis- Obituaries à33 wastecould dumpers for years, but inrocket re- The church car park has to also seen posing34,000 of construction waste at a Obituaries 32 cent months, the problem has be- many instances of illegal dumping. transfer station is proving a deter- Parishes à34 come more acute. But it is a problem in many rural rent that is costing councils more. IT IS now a race against time for fear the numbers could almost Cllr Burton added: “The regula- Parish Councils 34-35 Construction waste, rubble, hard areas including Langley, Otham Cllr Fort made her remarks as Maidstone Borough Council double to 34,000 from the 17,600 tion 19, the stage we would be at Comment à45-47 core, windows and household fur- and Kingswood. Water Lane in one of the borough’s closest trans- ASH dieback has been discovered in (MBC) to fend off even greater passed in the Local Plan in 2017. niture is left illegally – often strewn Bearsted and Pilgrims Way have nextfer stationsyear, would at Northbe the Farm,next stage Tun- Monks Meadow in Detling; housing numbers experts predict Conservative chairman of the in the middle of the road. also been targeted recently. inbridge the process. Wells, These announced are big it num- will be Hollingbourne village fete stall- are coming as a result of proposed strategic planning & infrastructure Cllr Gill Fort said: “Every month Last year, Maidstone Borough bers.closed We for need 10 to weeks. act quickly and se- Storeholder co-ordinatorwork starts Jean Duffy has Government planning reforms. (SPI ) David Burton said the au- resigned; yellow lines are needed we are having toilets, sinks and Council cleared 911 cases of fly-tip- cureShe the added: smallest “If number you go of along houses the WORK on the new Sainsbury’s A White Paper suggests sweep- thority "must make a stand, push for Buffkyn Way, Otham, to allow construction waste dumped in the ping and this year more than 163 beforeline of any increasing changes fines, come they our haveway. to store in Staplehurst has finally ing changes to how developments back on numbers and act quickly". buses through Imperial Park; rub- village, specifically in Burberry have been recorded since April. be enforced. A reduction in the begun. We have all the are chosen, where they are placed He said it could mean a stage, “This is hardly ideal but we have bish bins in the sports field in Lane, where we are now thinking The approaching darker evenings charge or offering it free may have details. à26 and the housing quotas imposed known as regulation 18, of the up- to do something. But what is abso- Kingswood are to be moved over to of installing cameras on private will prompt a rise in illegal tipping. the desired similar effect.” on local communities. It could do coming Local Plan review, due lutely crystal clear is that this is re- the picnic area and rear exit. land, to oversee the problem area.” Cllr Fort welcomed a joint initia- A three-monthly litter pick on the away with planning committees next month, could be skipped in ally serious and we’ve all got to Manager ‘miffed’ A recent event in Burberry Lane tive by the Environment Agency mile-long stretch of road through and restrict public consultation. order to get ahead of the Govern- work together for Maidstone.” THECrime former Reportsmanager at the 35 saw a caravan burned out while a and the Driver and Vehicle Stan- Leeds village produces an average Officers and independent experts ment’s planned reforms. Continued on page 4 Lockmeadow market says he is “a torched car remains on a footpath dards Agency to clamp down on 32 black sacks of rubbish. VEHICLES have been driven over bitfarmland miffed” atin losing Lenham, his causing Cllr Fort, who also serves as a job. à parish councillor, says teaching damge to crops; an attempted29 childrenYOUR about social FREE responsibility break-in was reported in Detling; a and the issue of litter in schools will Helpvehicle our was sickvandalised baby in Bearsted helpDOWNS take the issue MAIL off the streets. A Rd,SNODLAND Weavering couple; pumpkins are raising were She believes with every household fundsstolen so theyfrom can an be nearallotment their in YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT receiving Pick-upa weekly refuse collection babyLenham son who. was born four [email protected] service, there is no excuse for litter months early. Can you beingguide thrown page from vehicles 30 or help?Comment à46-4736 01622 690290 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent dumped in the road. 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Authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under no. 608279. 2 downsmail.co.uk News Knitting plea Help floods in after HEART of Kent Hospice is asking knitters to help create Unity Mitten tree decorations for their Christ- mas 2020 campaign. The mittens are a symbol cele- goat charity’s appeal brating the relationship between the hospice and the community. THE Coronavirus pandemic has They will be sold across Maid- created a time of national crisis, stone in the run-up to Christmas to with many charities seeing un- raise money for the Heart of Kent precedented hardships. Hospice. For details, email Buttercups Goat Sanctuary ur- [email protected] or gently appealed for funds at the call 07484 527992. peak of lockdown, claiming it had just six weeks’ worth of emergency supplies left. Ceiling falls in Now founder Bob Hitch says the SHOPPERS were evacuated from a sanctuary could “probably survive Maidstone supermarket after ceil- until Christmas” after the attrac- ing tiles collapsed after a storm. tion sparked a huge flood of dona- Rainwater poured in at the Mor- tions on social media. risons store, in Sutton Road, at Mr Hitch said: “We have had a Founder Bob Hitch with visitors Seren Fewsdale (5) and Phoebe Fewsdale (3)about 2.50pm on Sunday, August wonderful response which started 16. Emergency services attended when the Downs Mail supported after the appeal went online. Our from £2.50 a bale to more than £4 so and nobody was injured. our plight and made it all public.” website crashed due to the amount we still need all the help we can get. The much-loved Boughton of people on it at one time and the “We are just thrilled to be able to Monchelsea-based charity says it is phone was ringing off the hook. see visitors coming through those Ride and stride “recovering well”, thanks to the There were two of us in the office gates once more.” THE Ride and Stride fundraiser for generosity of the public .