downsmail.co.uk Maidstone East Edition Maidstone & Malling’s downsmail.co.uk Maidstone North Edition No. 1 newspaper Maidstone & Malling’s FREENo. 1 newspaper October 2017 No.FREE 246 August 2018 NewsNo. 256 Panto ahoy! Kate, 107, dies THE cast of Cinderella, which is to be News 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 diedMo ageddal 107,shif hert in sondoub3t launch this year's panto. DavidTH hasE n edisclosed.w Lib Dem leader of the On board The Kentish Lady were council admits he is “not 100%” national treasure Rustie Lee (Fairy MP’ssure Localits transp Planort miti gbidation Godmother), former EastEnder Ste- concept will work. 4 fan Booth (Prince Charming), Eliza- HELEN Whately asked the beth Bright (Cinderella), Craig government to halt the Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, borough’sCou nhousingty sh scheme.ow shin4es Stephen Richards and Adam Bor- TENS of thousands of people flocked zone (Ugly Sisters) . to the Kent County Show at They were greeted by pupils from PlansDetlin forg this Dryear .Nigel 8 South Borough Primary School and THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet members of the media. The panto will walk the Grand runs from December 1-31. For tick- CanyonVa nfor rcharity.am a rrests12 ets go to www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk. FIVE people were on suspicion of burglary after a van was Jasonused iDonovann a tool theft. date10 THE former Neighbours star brings his show to the Hazlitt Flats scheme ‘flouts TheatreM 2next0 May.lorry park p18lans CCTV call in a bid HIGHWAYS England is eyeing up a site for an M20 lorry park, near Maidstone. 16 tocou stopncil’ fly-tippings Local Plan’ Invicta Grammar top AN apartment development in the centre of Maidstone has four times more INVICTA Grammar School is the CALLS for the installation of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tipping on a best school in Kent and in units than the borough’s Local Plan allows for, a councillor has claimed. the top 10 in Britain. 18 country road have been made by the local borough councillor. Cllr Matt Boughton, pictured near logic to other sites as well? That’s mittee chairman Clive English said: thBurberrye site of th Lane,e flats near, is an Leedsgry tha andt the nearby,why I moream a thannnoye ad year, bec afterause itthisunlicensed“It is an wasteincreas carriers,e in the butnum be-ber of Obituaries 34 Broomfield, has been targeted by was dumped and set on fire. lieves the cost to small firms of dis- development, next to Maidstone could end up happening elsewhere. units but Cllr Boughton is incorrectObituaries 32 wasteWest r dumpersail station for, fl years,ies in butthe infac re-e of The“T churchhe plan carnin parkg off hasicers alsoand seensomeposingin hi ofs constructioncalculation, b wasteecaus ate h ae is Parish Councils 37 centthe c months,ouncil’s o thewn problemplanning hasrule be-s. manyother instancesmembers ofo illegalf the pl dumping.anning comtransfer- using stationthe wro isng provingbase lin ae. deter-” comeA p morerevio acute.us application for the mButitte ite isju ast problembrushed inth manyese co ruralncernsrent thatThe is20 costing16 prop councilsosal had a more.total of 30Parish Councils 34-35 Construction waste, rubble, hard areas including Langley, Otham Cllr Fort made her remarks as A QUOTE has been accepted for the same site in 2016 had 20 one- and aside.” bedrooms while the latest applica-ASH idiebacknstallat ihason o beenf new discovered litter bins iinn Tovil; core,two-b windowsedroom andapar householdtments wit fur-h 20 andH Kingswood.e added: “If Wateryou can Laneaffor ind tooneti ofon thehas borough’s43. closest trans- niture is left illegally – often strewn Bearsted and Pilgrims Way have fer stations at North Farm, Tun- Monksthe reMeadow are issue s winit h tDetlinghe upke; ep of parking spaces, but the latest plan buy a one-bedroom flat in the centre Cllr English added: “The planningHollingbournethe parish fievillageld in B afetermi nstall-g, particu- insu thebmi middletted by ofG theo P road.lanning Ltd on alsoof M beenaids targetedtone at th recently.e market rate, thebridgecom Wells,mittee announcedhas to use it willthe beextant Cllr Gill Fort said: “Every month Last year, Maidstone Borough closed for 10 weeks. holderlar co-ordinatorly with foxes Jeanrippin Duffyg ope nhas bags of behalf of Colin Stroud has 43 one- chances are you’ll have a car or need planning consent on that site, whichresigned; yellow lines are needed we are having toilets, sinks and Council cleared 911 cases of fly-tip- She added: “If you go along the litter; two councillors have con- bed flats with no parking provision. one for work. I literally have no idea equates to a rise from 30 to 43. Sofor Buffkyn Way, Otham, to allow construction waste dumped in the ping and this year more than 163 line of increasing fines, they have to ducted a walking tour of Tovil to as- Cllr Boughton claims this consti- where anyone would park them.” while it is an increase, it is not a dra-buses through Imperial Park; rub- village, specifically in Burberry have been recorded since April. be enforced. A reduction in the certain the extent of fly-tipping in tutes a quadrupling of the recom- The application went through by matic increase.” bish bins in the sports field in Lane, where we are now thinking The approaching darker evenings charge or offering it free may have the area; tilting boulders in Church mended number of units – 10 per a single vote, with members voting Whilst Cllr English disputed anyKingswood are to be moved over to of installing cameras on private will prompt a rise in illegal tipping. the desired similar effect.” Lane, Barming, continue to be a hectare – set down as the guide in largely along party lines. The Lib accusation of the development beingthe picnicworry .area and rear exit. land,the no tow oversee-adopte thed Lo problemcal Plan. area.” DCllrem Forts, su welcomedpported by aa jointsing initia-le Tory, A three-monthly litter pick on the A recent event in Burberry Lane tive by the Environment Agency mile-long“enforc stretched mod ofal roadshift” through, he said it He said: “This is a crazy decision. got the plan through. does encourage home-buyers toCrime Reports 35 sawWill ath caravane counc burnedil be a outpply whileing th ais andL theiber Driveral Dem andocrat Vehicleplannin Stan-g comLeeds- village produces an average Crime Reports 37 torched car remains on a footpath dards Agency to clamp down on 32 blackconsid sackser mo ofre rubbish.sustainable transport.VEHICLES have been driven over CllrM Fort,odal swhohift i salsoMa idservesstone Baso raoughfarmlandNUM BEinR Lenham,plates wecausingre removed parishCou ncouncillor,cil’s answ esaysr to teachingthe house-damgefrom to a ccrops;ar in B oanwe rattempted Street; a house childrenbuild iaboutng ex psociallosio responsibilityn planned in thebreak-inwas wasbur greportedled in Binu Detlingckland ; aHill; a andc othemi issueng ye aofr slitter, and inth schoolse large iwillncreasevehicledo owasr w avandaliseds damage ind aBearstedt a house in helpin taketraff ithec it issuewill b offrin gthe, b ystreets.encourag-Rd, OWeaveringld Tovil Ro;a dpumpkins; a bicycle wwereas stolen Shei nbelievesg more pwitheop leverye to ta householdke buses, walkstolenin Clfromiffor d anWa yallotment; youths w erine seen . YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT receivingor ride aa weeklybicycle refuse. collection Lenhamvandalising the old library in James service,Cll rthereEn gisli snoh excuseadded :for“ Tlitterhere is Whatman Way. [email protected] beingnow thrownhere m ofromre su svehiclestainable torhan aComment 46-47 01622 690290 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent dumpedhome inin theth eroad.cen tre of Maidstone with a railway station next door.“ Comment 46-47 See our advert HomeBOOK Alarms NOW FOR supplied ALADDIN and fittedon page 15 Sat 1 - Mon 31 Dec 2018 visit www.amiga.co.ukThe Hazlitt Theatre,01622 Earl street, 758611 Maidstone,or Kent, call ME14 08000 1PL 199622 Box OfficeWW WOpen.HAZLITTTHE 10am - 4pm (MondayATRE.COM - Saturday) downsmail.co.uk News Make a friend MAIDSTONE is invited to talk to NO GIMMICKS! ‘No help’ for a mother someone new on World Friendship Day on Monday, July 30. MP Helen Grant says being a NO MISLEADING OFFERS! good neighbour could make some- forced from her home one’s day. She added: “The idea is to get everyone to speak to one person A HEALTHCARE assistant has hit sociation is happy to take my rent.” they would not usually speak to. TOP QUALITY PRODUCTS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES! out at a housing association for Her mum Suzanne said: “Every- “World Friendship Day reminds “standing by while she has been one had hoped the situation be- us how valuable warmth and civil- forced out of her home”. tween these two mums, who were ity can be, especially toward those Claire Higgins (pictured) and her friends, could have been resolved, who may be lonely.” four-year-old daughter moved but it has got worse. The public is also urged to sup- back to her parents’ house after re- “Claire has worked hard to bring port the town’s befriending service, lations with a neighbour in Maid- up her daughter and to keep a run by Age UK Maidstone. It has stone broke down in May. lovely home. She needs a secure been forced to close its books until But in spite of almost daily re- home and they need their lives money is raised for an assistant to ports to Golding Homes about the back.” help deal with the workload. need for a solution, she is still A spokesman for Golding To donate, go to www.totalgiv- there.