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downsmail.co.uk Maidstone East Edition Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper FREE FREE& Fortnightly October 2017 No.Maidstone 246 & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper News st th AprilPanto 1 - April 14ahoy! downsmail.co.uk Kate,No. 107,292 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 national treasure Rustie Lee (Fairy Teen yobs ‘could end Rotarian inspired Godmother), former EastEnder Ste- MP’s Local Plan bid fan Booth (Prince Charming), Eliza- AHELEN ROTARIAN Whately has asked been the inspired beth Bright (Cinderella), Craig bygovernment Captian Sir to haltTom the Moore to Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, raiseborough’s funds housing for charity scheme. by 4 upStephen Richards killing and Adam Bor- someone’ walking round his garden. à3 zone (Ugly Sisters) . They were greeted by pupils from Plans for Dr Nigel South Borough Primary School andMAIDSTONE villages are being “terrorised” No Lenham let up THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet members of the media. The panto by teenage tearaways, writes Jade Schopman. THEwill walk controversial the Grand council-led runs from December 1-31. For tick- Residents claim to have been housingCanyon forplan charity. for Lenham Heath12 ets go to www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk. threatened while there are reports looks likely to progress to of rocks and golf balls being hurled the next stage. à4 at moving vehicles on the A20 in Jason Donovan date Bearsted. LeedsTHE former church Neighbours facelift star brings The youngsters have reportedly his show to the Hazlitt STTheatre Nicholas next May. church in Leeds18 is hurled verbal sexual abuse at resi- being repointed after a CCTVdents call and trespassed on property. in a bid funding boost. à10 One woman claims she had a cat- apult with a stone aimed straight at her face. Radical action needed Community warden Leslie RADICAL action is required to to stopEtheridge fly-tipping said the situation is now prevent further crashes in “a matter of urgency”. Hollingbourne - including build- CALLSBell’s for support the installation Cllr of CCTVGordon Newton, cameras who repre- to prevent fly-tipping on a outs near the Pilgrims Way junc- THE independent movement call- sents Downswood, said: “One of tion which has become countrying for potential road candidates have been to madethem threatened by the localto stab boroughme and councillor. a lockdown car park. à14 punch my teeth in when I asked standBurberry at the Lane,borough near council Leeds elec- and nearby, more than a year after it unlicensed waste carriers, but be- Broomfield,tions in Maidstone has been on May targeted 6 has by themwasdumped to stop setting and set fire on to fire. aerosol lieves the cost to small firms of dis- Obituaries à33 wastewon the dumpers endorsement for years, of the but for- in re- cansThe in churchMallards car Way. park has also seen posing of construction waste at a Obituaries 32 centmer months,BBC journalist the problem and MP, hasMar- be- many“My instanceswife also of illegal witnessed dumping. a Clltransfer Val Springett station iswith proving a golf aball deter- Parishes à44 cometin Bell. more acute. womanBut it who is a problem had a catapult in many aimed rural thatrent was that thrown is costing at councilstraffic more. Parish Councils 34-35 at her face and we called 999. They ConstructionThe white-suited waste, war rubble, corre- hard areas including Langley, Otham CllrResident Fort Nicky made Clifford her remarks is setting as Comment à45-47 core, windows and household fur- areand an Kingswood. absolute nuisance Water and Lane they in ASH dieback has been discovered in spondent won a seat in parlia- upone a ofNeighbourhood the borough’s Watch closest Scheme trans- niture is left illegally – often strewn areBearsted going to and kill Pilgrimssomebody.” Way have fer stations at North Farm, Tun- Monks Meadow in Detling; ment by overturning Tory Neil with three other locals to cover parts in the middle of the road. alsoCllr been Val Springett targeted recently.said: “It has es- bridge Wells, announced it will be Hollingbourne village fete stall- Hamilton's 22,000 majority in of Downswood. Postmaster’s claim Cllr Gill Fort said: “Every month calatedLast in year, the last Maidstone month and Borough things closed for 10 weeks. holder co-ordinator Jean Duffy has Tatton in 1997 on an anti-sleaze Mrs Clifford (53), who has lived in resigned; yellow lines are needed we are having toilets, sinks and haveCouncil taken cleared a very 911 sinister cases and of fly-tip- dan- She added: “If you go along the A FORMER Tovil postmaster is ticket. Speaking exclusively to for Buffkyn Way, Otham, to allow construction waste dumped in the gerousping and turn. this I witnessed year more a group than 163of theline village of increasing for 28 years, fines, said: they “It's have like to pursuing a claim against the Downs Mail, Mr Bell said: "Local buses through Imperial Park; rub- village, specifically in Burberry boyshave launching been recorded golf balls since at moving April. we'rebe enforced. being terrorised. A reduction It has innever the Post Office for reputa- councils are not well-served by bish bins in the sports field in Lane, where we are now thinking carsThe on approaching the A20 in Bearsted. darker eveningsThey are beencharge this or bad offering before.” it free may have tional damage. à21 party politics. The right indepen- Kingswood are to be moved over to of installing cameras on private gettingwill prompt so brazen, a rise it in is illegalunbelievable. tipping. theChief desired Inspector similar Gary effect.” Woodward dent candidate in the right seat condemned the behaviour as “un- the picnic area and rear exit. land,could to do oversee very well the in problemMaidstone." area.” “NextCllr Fort time, welcomed I’ll be dialling a joint 999 initia- be- A three-monthly litter pick on the Trench-life recreated A recent event in Burberry Lane tive by the Environment Agency acceptable”mile-long stretch and said of officers road through are pa- For more see pages 22 & 45 cause someone could end up being CrimeAN HISTORIAN Reports will bring World 35 saw a caravan burned out while a killed.”and the Driver and Vehicle Stan- trollingLeeds village the area produces workingan to identify average torched car remains on a footpath dards Agency to clamp down on members32 black sacks of the of gang. rubbish. VEHICLESWar One to have life inbeen a special driven project over CllrHe said: Fort, “Officers who also intervened serves withas a farmlandstarting in Maidstone.in Lenham, causing twoparish young councillor, people who says were teaching throw- damge to crops; an attemptedà26 ingchildren stones about and socialthey received responsibility com- break-inFast link was reported hope in Detling; a munity resolutions in the presence vehicle was vandalised in Bearsted and the issue of litter in schools will KENT County Council has ofhelp the take parents. the issue They off were the streets.told to Rd, Weavering; pumpkins were “strengthened” its support for a changeShe believes their withbehaviour every orhousehold risk fur- stolen from an allotment in fast rail link service to Cam- YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT therreceiving police a action.”weekly refuse collection Lenham. service,Anyone there with is concerns no excuse should for litter call bridge via the capital and will [email protected] policebeing onthrown 101, orfrom 999 invehicles an emer- or Commentcontinue to lobby the 46-47 01622 690290 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent gency.dumped in the road. government. à34 Home AlarmsOpen supplied 12th April For and Outside fitted Catering Order a takeaway online to receive 20% off - use code CV19 delhivisitspice www.amiga.co.uk or01622 call 73474708000 199622 www.delhispice.co.uk The Rose Inn, 87 Ashford Road, Maidstone, ME14 4BS 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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Maidstone Borough Council re- AN 80-year-old Maidstone Rotar- ports the park continues to be ian, often in pain after three hip busy and car park income to the replacement operations, is to walk end of February was £115,015, in the shadows of Britain’s most more than double the budget of famous charity fundraiser, the £53,119. late Captain Sir Tom Moore. Cobtree Café has remained Tony Hodges, pictured, a Rotar- open as a takeaway and has been ian for 35 years and a former Dis- busy. trict Governor, is to walk 100 yards During closure, the golf course to the end of his Pickering Street, has been maintained by Mytime Loose, garden no less than 50 times Active, with members tending in April.