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 AugustPanto 2019 ahoy! Kate,No. 107,268 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. On board The Kentish Lady were national treasure Rustie Lee (Fairy Airport security visit ‘Godmother),Sto formerp EastEnder t Ste-he building - MP’sSECURI TLocalY servic ePlans have vbidisited fan Booth (Prince Charming), Eliza- HELENHeadc oWhatelyrn Aero daskedrome theto p romote beth Bright (Cinderella), Craig governmentthe fight ag atoin haltst te therror ism Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, borough’sand organ housingised crim scheme.e. 43 Stephen Richards and Adam Bor- bzone (Uglye Sisters)fo . re it’s too late’ Tackling illegal lorries They were greeted by pupils from Plans for Dr Nigel South Borough Primary School and VILLAGERS and police have THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet members of the media. The panto joined forces to stop law- PLANNERS admit only a third of the 17,660 homes earmarked for the will walk the Grand runs from December 1-31. For tick- breaking lorries from Canyon for charity. 12 betsor ogou tog www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk.h have been built … and 9,000 more could be piled on top of that. using country roads. 6 As roads, schools and GP surger- ies creak under Maidstone’s phe- JasonSnake Donovans in the g daterass nomenal growth, residents and THEDOG formerwalk eNeighboursrs are urge stard to bringskeep his show to the Hazlitt workers in the borough are being an eye out for snakes Theatre next May. 18 warned much worse is to come. after pets were bitten. 10 CCTVDowns Mail has discovered that call in a bid just 6,437 or 36% of the 17,660 houses have been “delivered” Wild fire warning ahead of the 2031 deadline. FIREFIGHTERS have warned the But Maidstone Borough Council public to beware of grassland stoays an extra 9 stop,277 properties are fly-tipping blazes after record- likely to be added to that figure to breaking temperatures. 21 mCALLSeet the G forover thenmen installationt’s housing of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tipping on a targets by 2037. Obituaries 26 countryAt the sam roade time, have highwa beenys au- made by the local borough councillor. thBurberryority Kent Lane, Coun nearty Co Leedsuncil andhas nearby, more than a year after it unlicensed waste carriers, but be- Parish Councils 28-29 cBroomfield,onfirmed th hasat i beent has targetedcomplete byd was dumped and set on fire. lieves the cost to small firms of dis- just 27 infrastructure improve- RESIDENTS were concerned waste dumpers for years, but in re- The church car park has also seen posing of construction waste at a Obituariesabout commuter parking at t32he mcentent months,s in respo thense problemto local g hasrowt be-h. many instances of illegal dumping. transfer station is proving a deter- entrance to Gibbs Hill, Headcorn; comeThe morearea acute.’s only “substantial” But it is a problem in many rural rent that is costing councils more. Parishwalkers cCouncilsomplained abou34-35t the roConstructionad improvem waste,ent sch rubble,eme in hard the areas including Langley, Otham Cllr Fort made her remarks as overgrown footpath from High pcore,ipeli windowsne for thi ands yea householdr involves fur-the and Kingswood. Water Lane in one of the borough’s closest trans- ASH dieback has been discovered in Banks to Heath Road, rnitureemova isl leftof a illegally bus lan –e,often wide strewnning a Bearstedsaid deve andlopm Pilgrimsent had r Wayocked have his fertim stationses and th ate M Northaidsto Farm,ne gyr Tun-atory Monks Meadow in Detling; ; a jinun thectio middlen, and of c thereat road.ing a shared alsovilla beenge, bu targetedt associa recently.ted community bridgesystem Wells, is a w announcedaste of time it b willecau bese HollingbourneCoxheath Suvillagetton V afetelen cstall-e holderreside co-ordinatornt has asked Jean for a Duffy redu chastion cyCllrcle a Gillnd fo Fortotpa said:th on “Every the A2 month0. beLastnefits year, have Maidstonenot material Boroughised. “All closedyou ca forn’t 10get weeks. to it for the traffic.” resigned;in the sp eyellowed lim linesit fro mare th needede weNo arew, a havings work toilets,progres sinksses on andan- Councilwe’ve ha clearedd is a fa 911ll incases water of pr fly-tip-essure SheDow added:nswoo “Ifd b youorou gogh alongcounci thellor for Buffkyn Way, Otham, to allow oconstructionther 1,301 h wasteomes, dumpedwith a fu inrth theer pingand a andn inc thisrease year in tr moreaffic,” thanhe sa 163id. lineGor ofdo increasingn Newton fines, said: they“It’s have a me toss bottom of South Lane to the BP buses through Imperial Park; rub- village, specifically in Burberry have been recorded since April. be enforced. A reduction in the garage; Langley Parish Council 6,000 ready to start, the public Sean Carter, pictured, of the and this is just the beginning. The bish bins in the sports field in Lane, where we are now thinking The approaching darker evenings charge or offering it free may have has been asked to nominate two clamour for a moratorium on fur- South Maidstone Action for Roads place is wrecked.” Kingswood are to be moved over to of installing cameras on private will prompt a rise in illegal tipping. the desired similar effect.” pensioners to attend the Mayor’s ther development while services & Transport (SMART) pressure Gary Thomas, Maidstone district the picnic area and rear exit. aland,nd i tonf overseerastructu there problemcatch u area.”p, is grCllroup Fortsaid welcomed: “It’s comm ao jointn se initia-nse to chAai three-monthlyrman of the C litterampa pickign t ono P thero- tea party this summer. reaAch recenting fev eventer pit inch. 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Villager Matt Weller said on so- Officers from Kent Police and cial media: “Just spent half an UK Border Force had targeted air- Police hour clearing the road.” ports, airstrips and helipads by officers were coaching staff to become addi- joined by UK Cross moved tional crime-fighting eyes and Border Force ears on the ground. THE Hoppers’ Cross in East Far- in an leigh church yard has been The law enforcers say they fo- operation to cused on areas susceptible to moved inside to protect it from promote air- human trafficking or the importa- the elements. tion of drugs or firearms, which port security The wooden structure was are often used by terrorists to air on a daily basis, so it’s impor- plane or helicopter as a means to erected in 1849 as a memorial to bankroll attacks.