Schools' Plan: It's up to the Borough
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downsmail.co.uk Maidstone East Edition Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper Maidstone East Edition downsmail.co.uk FREEMaidstone & Malling’s October 2017 No.No. 246 1 newspaper NewsFREE February 2019 Panto ahoy! Kate,No. 107,262 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 hasN ediedws aged 107, her son 3 launch this year's panto. David has disclosed. AOn boardti Them Kentishe Ladyo fwere change for our GPs national treasure Rustie Lee (Fairy Leeds needs women BGodmother),IG changes a formerre takin gEastEnderplace in G Ste-P More specialist professionals are GPs and surgeries are now taking off MP’sLEEDS WLocalomen’ sPlan Institu bidte surgeries across Maidstone – and helping GPs and receptionists are and are proving popular with pa- fan Booth (Prince Charming), Eliza- HELENlaunch Whatelyed its ce askedntena thery patients may see a GP less often. being trained to invite patients to tients and doctors. beth Bright (Cinderella), Craig governmentwith a mem tob ehaltrsh ithep d rive. 3 AndersonAt a time (Buttons)of fast-incr eand,asin gpictured,popu- give more information so that they Maidstone area is now well-posi- borough’s housing scheme. 4 lStephenation pr eRichardsssure, Ke nandt is Adamseriou sBor-ly can be directed quickly to help not tioned for a new major care hub (re- szonehort (Uglyof GP Sisters)s (12% ). and practice requiring input from a GP. ducing pressures on hospitals) and a Blues and reds unite nuTheyrses ( 3were0% )greeted, leadin gbyt opupilspract ifromce Early evening, Saturday and Sun- site is being identified. PlansTORY an dfor Lab Drour aNigelt MBC have mSoutherger sBoroughand “sm aPrimaryrter wor kSchooling”. andday morning appointments with See full details on page 24 called on the Lib Dem leaders to THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet members of the media. The panto willdro walkp Hig theh C Grandourt action runs from December 1-31. For tick- 4 Canyonagainst for Co charity.nservat ive KCC. 12 ets go to www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk. Castle goes silent Jason Donovan date LEEDS Castle management has Schools’ plan: It’s up THE former Neighbours star brings responded to local worries by hisin tshowrodu tocin theg s Hazlittilent fi re- Theatre next May. 186 CCTV call in a bid works at its displays. to the borough now Cashpoint ramraid RAMRAIDERS ploughed into the A PLANNING application for two new schools near junction seven of Co-Op at Lenham to steal 10 tothe M20 h stopas been put into th fly-tippinge borough council for consideration. its cash machine. CALLSThe schem fore ha thes bee installationn submitted in ofcorp CCTVorates 23 s cameraschools into it tos bu preventsi- fly-tipping on a by builders Bowmer and Kirkland ness. Bearsted borough councillor Obituaries 32 countryLtd for the D roadepartm haveent for beenEduca- madeVal Spr byinge thett sai locald: “The borough‘tweaks’ councillor. tioBurberryn after a c Lane,onsult nearation Leedsexercis ande at nearby,made wi morell certa thaninly N aO yearT cha afternge m ity unlicensed waste carriers, but be- Parish Councils 34-36 Broomfield,the end of 2 has018. beenThe targetedapplicatio byn wasmind dumped.Accessv andiaas seting onlea fire.ccesspoint lieves the cost to small firms of dis- may not go before the council's with insufficient parking will cause ObituariesTHE ongoing issue of fly-tip32ping waste dumpers for years, but in re- The church car park has also seen posing of construction waste at a in Burberry Lane, , was planning committee for several chaos on the Bearsted Road.” Leeds cent months, the problem has be- many instances of illegal dumping. transfer station is proving a deter- being looked into by the bor- comemonth mores. The acute.schools would be built ButDes itpi iste ap problemublic con incer manyns tha ruralt the rent that is costing councils more. Parishough co Councilsuncil, said Cllr 34-35Gill Fort; neConstructionxt to a facility waste,where rubble,mental hardly-ill areasapplica includingnts intend Langley,to place Othamthe en- Cllr Fort made her remarks as empty grit bins in Downswood core,crimin windowsals are b andeing householdhoused a fur-nd andtranc Kingswood.e on the o Waterften-gr Laneidlocke ind one of the borough’s closest trans- ASH dieback has been discovered in Monkswere to Meadowbe repor teind to Detlingthe cle;rk nituretreated ison leftthe illegallyKentMe –d oftenicalC strewnampus BearstedBearsted andRoad Pilgrims, that pa Wayrt of havethe fer stations at North Farm, Tun- Hollingbourneand dealt witvillageh; a s pfeteeci astall-l me- in(KM theC) middlesite, pic oftur theed r road.ight. alsosche beenme re targetedmains u recently.nchanged. 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OUR REPUTATION SPEAKS FOR ITSELF 2 Maidstone East February 2019 downsmail.co.uk News downsmail.co.uk News Panto tickets WI marking centenary LEEDS Amateur Dramatic Society is staging its annual panto, “Sleeping Beauty in the Fifties” on February 1 and 2. On Friday night, there is a per- with cal l for members formance at 7.30pm and on Satur- THE Wo m en’s Institut e in Leeds day there are shows at 2pm and looks to this year’s centenary with 7.30pm. For ticket details, go to fresh faces and a membership www.ticketsource.co.uk/sleeping- drive. beautylads or call at Leeds village Louise M enen es-Bautista (42), hall between 2pm and 5pm on Sun- Waitrose pulls the group’s ne w president, hopes days. The panto is directed this year to recruit youn ger people as well by Felicity Poulter, of Sutton Va- Treasurer Jane as members of th e older genera- lence. tion. Numbers have dwindled to Newsome Find LADS on Facebook, @LAD- out of site plan just 13 in recent years, but the av- (left) and Samdram. erage age of members has President WAITROSE has pulled out of plans and Ride. The majority of larger ap- dropped, too. The youngest is 18. Louise to build a new store on a commer- plications locally usually raise many Mother-of-four Mrs Menenes- cial park at J7 of the M20.