downsmail.co.uk Maidstone East Edition Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper Maidstone East Edition FREEdownsmail.co.uk Maidstone & Malling’s October 2017 No.No. 246 1 newspaper NewsFREE MarchPanto 2020 ahoy! Kate,No. 107,275 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 hasNews died aged 107, her son 3 launch this year's panto. David has disclosed. M20On board The Kentishlorry Lady were park plans scrapped DJ Radio 1 success national treasure Rustie Lee (Fairy Godmother),PLANS for a former lorry parkEastEnder off the Ste- Transport, has written to resi- had caused “a lot of uncer- MP’sA TEENAGE Local DJ from Plan Bearsted bid got his lucky break when his fanM20 Booth have (Prince been Charming), scrapped Eliza-by dents at Platts Heath, Sandway tainty”. HELEN Whately asked the debut track was played on bethGovernment, Bright (Cinderella),more than Craig18 and Boughton Malherbe ex- Others had feared the lorry government to halt the Andersonmonths after (Buttons) they and,were pictured, first plaining the 250-300 acre site is park would be morphed into a borough’sa national housing radio station. scheme. à43 Stephenmooted. Richards and Adam Bor- no longer required. 24-hour customs clearance zoneHighways (Ugly Sisters) England, . acting on Resident Kathy Hales said house, post Brexit. Barrister was drunk behalfThey wereof the greeted Department by pupils for from that the threat of a lorry park l See page 4 Plans for Dr Nigel South Borough Primary School and A BARRISTER’s dreams becoming THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet members of the media. The panto a judge is in ruins after will walk the Grand runs from December 1-31. For tick- being caught drink driving. à5 Canyon for charity. 12 ets go to www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk. Police under fire after Insects in peril JasonINSECT lifeDonovan in Kent is in date grave THEperil former with Neighboursevidence it star has brings hisdropped show to by the 50% Hazlitt in just 18 CCTVHGV wrecks call in property a bid Theatre15 years. next May. à10 Golding Homes probe POLICE are again under fire for not enforcing a lorry ban after a truck SOCIAL housing provider Golding ploughed into two properties causing damage worth thousands of pounds. Homes is in trouble for exposing tenants to danger be- toThe HGV wrecked stop part of a fly-tipping cause of electrical faults. à12 400-year-old wall of a property CALLSowned by a for woman the in installation her 80s and of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tipping on a Palace hotel plan countrynarrowly missed road havedamaging been a made by the local borough councillor. family home before driving off. THE Archbishop’s Palace may Burberry Lane, near Leeds and nearby, more than a year after it unlicensed waste carriers,Malcolm but be- The lorry also took out a road become a boutique hotel when Broomfield, has been targeted by was dumped and set on fire. lieves the cost to smallGallihawk firms of dis- name sign and another banning Maidstone Borough waste dumpers for years, but in re- The church car park has also seen posing of construction(LorryWatch), waste at a ObituariesCouncil regains its lease. à3214 cent17T trucks months, using the the problem B2163 through has be- many instances of illegal dumping. transfer station is provingCllr Gill aFort deter- comeLeeds more village acute. towards Langley. But it is a problem in many rural rent that is costing councilsand resident more. Parish Councils 34-35 It happened at the junction of the Obituaries à32 Construction waste, rubble, hard areas including Langley, Otham Cllr Fort made herTracie remarks Carlsund, as single-track Forge Lane and Upper ASH dieback has been discovered in core, windows and household fur- and Kingswood. Water Lane in one of the borough’swhose closest property trans- Parishes à34-35 nitureStreet isin leftLeeds illegally at around – often 6am strewn on Bearsted and Pilgrims Way have fer stations at North Farm, Tun- Monks Meadow in Detling; was damaged inFebruary the middle 23. The of theSpanish-registered road. also been targeted recently. bridge Wells, announced it will be HollingbournePARISH councillorsvillage at Bredhurstfete stall- HGVCllr was Gill Fortreversed said: into “Every the monthgarden Last year, Maidstone Borough closed for 10 weeks. holderwould co-ordinator not continue Jean with Duffy website has resigned; yellow lines are needed weof a arehome having at The toilets, Abbotts sinks narrowly and CouncilDespite cleared being 911 reported, cases of no fly-tip- Kent age.She Police added: should “If you be go here along dealing the hosting by Cantium and other for Buffkyn Way, Otham, to allow constructionmissing the building waste dumped but wrecked in the a pingPolice and officers this yearhad visited more thanthe crime 163 linewith of this.” increasing fines, they have to providers will be sought; tenders buses through Imperial Park; rub- village, specifically in Burberry havescene beenor interviewed recorded sincewitnesses April. as beLorry enforced. Watch A reductionco-ordinator in Mal- the for maintenance of open spaces picket fence. bish bins in the sports field in Lane, where we are now thinking Thewe went approaching to press. darker Leeds eveningsborough chargecolm Gallihawk or offering itsaid: free “Police may have are in Detling will be looked for; salt It appears the driver then swung Kingswood are to be moved over to of installing cameras on private will prompt a rise in illegal tipping. thesimply desired not similarenforcing effect.” the lorry ban. around and backed into the wall. councillor Gill Fort said: “This is get- thebins picnic not toppedarea and up rear by exit.the county land,We understand to oversee theone problem resident area.” gave tingCllr beyond Fort welcomed a joke. The a joint property initia- AsA three-monthlyresidents, we are litter doing pick onour the bit council should be reported to the chaseA recent and a event driver in of Burberry a white hatch- Lane tiveowners by theshould Environment not have to Agency worry mile-longbut they are stretch not doing of road theirs.” through Crimeclerk at Leeds.Reports 35 LorryWatch recently recorded 20 sawback awitnessed caravan burned the crime. out while a andabout the insurance Driver andpaying Vehicle for the Stan- dam- Leeds village produces an average torched car remains on a footpath dards Agency to clamp down on 32HGVs black using sacks the of rubbish.B2163 in a day. VEHICLESCrime haveReports been driven à over35 Cllr Parish Fort, councillor who also Lesley serves Martin as said: a farmland in Lenham, causing parish“Last year, councillor, the police saysasked teachingus to report damgeA LADDER to wascrops; stolen an fromattempted a prop- childrenany criminal about damage social causedresponsibility by illegal break-inerty at Leeds was reported; a Ford Fiestain Detling was; a andtrucks. the Hereissue itof is. litter It’s intime schools for them will to vehicledamaged was in vandalised Bearsted; in.a Bearstedbarrel of helpdo something.” take the issue off the streets. Rd,flowers Weavering was taken; pumpkins from a home were in ShePolice believes recently with admittedevery household only two stolenBoxley ; froma fuel capan wasallotment taken from in YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT receivingtickets were a weekly handed refuse out collection to illegal Lenhama vehicle. in Detling; fence panels were taken in Kingswood. 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Visitors can create and play in- A TEENAGE DJ from Bearsted We Are House Records, said he has struments that have been con- has got his lucky break when his dreams of getting hired by label debut track was played on a na- owner and DJ Mark Wright, who structed using bits of old litter. tional radio station. owns Toolroom Records in Maid- Founded by former STOMP Canterbury College student stone. member Saul Eisenberg, the Junk Fenn Piper (18), of Spot Lane, says He added: “When I saw my song Orchestra uses a super-sonic recy- he was “completely gobsmacked” had been played on Radio 1, I cled collection of objects to create when Radio 1 played “Insepara- couldn’t believe it.