£1.7M Cost of Council Plan for Modal Shift
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downsmail.co.uk Maidstone East Edition Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper Maidstone South Edition downsmail.co.uk FREEMaidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper October 2017 No. 246 NewsFREE June 2019 No. 266 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 hasNe diedws aged 107, her son 3 launch this year's panto. David has disclosed. On board The Kentish Lady were School’s Ofsted joy £national1 .treasure7m Rustie Lee c(Fairyost of council Godmother), former EastEnder Ste- EMP’sDUCAT ILocalON insp ePlanctors h bidave fan Booth (Prince Charming), Eliza- pHELENraised Whately a specia askedl scho theol f or its beth Bright (Cinderella), Craig “governmentrelentless” f tooc uhalts o nthe ra ising Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, sborough’standards .housing scheme. 43 Stephen Richards and Adam Bor- pzonel (Uglya Sisters)n . for modal shift Mayor in Belgium They were greeted by pupils from Plans for Dr Nigel South Borough Primary School and THE Mayor marked his final THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet FRmembersONTL ofI NtheE media.coun Thecil spantoervices would lose more than £1.75m if aspirations weeks in office with a trip will walk the Grand runs from December 1-31. For tick- to Belgium. 5 to drive motorists off Maidstone’s congested streets ever became a reality. Canyon for charity. 12 ets go to www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk. The Liberal Democrat-led bor- M&S sets a date ough council’s policy of “modal Jason Donovan date shift”, which would see drivers RETAIL giant M&S has indicated THE former Neighbours star brings ditch their vehicles in favour of al- when its Eclipse Park project will bhiseg showin w otor kthe af Hazlittter sig ning ternative transport, is regularly Theatre next May. 18 cited as an answer to Maidstone’s a deal with developers. 6 CCTVtraff callic problems. in a bid But new Freedom of Information Park & Ride ‘privatised’ (FOI) figures show motorists MAIDSTONE’S crisis-hit Park bankrolled the local authority to and Ride service has been the tune of nearly £4m last year. handed over to the bus to stopDrive fly-tippingrs forked out more than company Arriva. £2.6m on parking, nearly £400,000 8 CALLS for the installation of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tipping on a on permits, and in excess of Obituaries 36 countryDines roadh dr haveeam been made£770,000 byin p theenalt localy charg boroughes. councillor. FEARS the Liberal Democrats Much of that income, the council but no matching infrastructure. Parish Councils mBurberryight fail Lane,to rec nearaptur Leedse High and snearby,ays, is rin moreg-fen thanced u and yearer law after, and it unlicensed waste carriers, but be- 37 “And we’re charging shoppers to Broomfield,Street ward a hast the beenborou targetedgh coun- by hwasas t dumpedo be rei andnves setted onin fire.parking lieves the cost to small firms of dis- BUS company Nu-Venture can- park in the town when competi- wastecil ele dumpersctions on forMa years,y 2 we butre u inn- re- proThevisi churchon such caras parkticke hast m alsoachi seennes posing of construction waste at a Obituariesnot service the North Street 32 tors, like Bluewater, are free.” centfoun months,ded. the problem has be- amanynd tra instancesffic warde ofns illegal. dumping. transfer station is proving a deter- route because a ramp is too The borough relies primarily on comeDin moreesh K acute.hadka (42), pictured BButut itth ise aco problemuncil ad inm manyitted: rural“In- rent that is costing councils more. Parishsteep for Councilsthe underside of34-35 its council tax to fill its coffers. In hConstructionere with his waste,wife rubble,Sangit harda, careasome re includinglating to o Langley,ff-street pa Othamrking Cllr Fort made her remarks as vehicles, Barming members were core, windows and household fur- and Kingswood. Water Lane in April, it hiked the levy by three per ASH dieback has been discovered in stormed to victory with an unas- charges is not covered by this leg- one of the borough’s closest trans- told; flytipping was an issue niture is left illegally – often strewn Bearsted and Pilgrims Way have cferent stations– the m ataxi Northmum i Farm,ncrease Tun-al- Monks Meadow in Detling; sailable 852 votes, a majority of islation. For 2018/19 this was again after a large fridge was in the middle of the road. also been targeted recently. lbridgeowed w Wells,ithou announcedt a referendu itm will. be Hollingbourne village fete stall- nearly 500 over his Conservative £1,751,495. This income is used to dumped in Tovil; play equipment Cllr Gill Fort said: “Every month Last year, Maidstone Borough closedDesp forite c 10ar weeks.s becoming a consid- holder co-ordinator Jean Duffy has second place rival. support frontline council services.” resigned;was due tyellowo be in slinestalle dare in needed we are having toilets, sinks and Council cleared 911 cases of fly-tip- eraSheble added:source o “Iff ad youditio gona alongl incom thee, The seat was previously held by forBa rBuffkynming a nWay,d it w Othamas hop,e tod tallowhe construction waste dumped in the pingForm ander b thisorou yeargh co moreuncil thanlor Jo 163hn MlineBC ofi increasingnsists it w fines,ill fo theyrge haveahea tod fellow Liberal Democrat Fran Wil- busesnew M throughayor of MImperialaidston Park;e wo urub-ld village, specifically in Burberry Bhavearned been(pict recordedured), wh sinceo obta April.ined be enforced. 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Five Acre Wood – which oper- ates from sites in Loose, Snodland and Maidstone – has been desig- Market dates nated “outstanding” by Ofsted in- MAIDSTONE Farmers' Market spectors. will be in Jubilee Square on the Officials Susan Conway and fourth Friday of each month.