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Votes for 16 debate in Maidstone tthismonth.
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challenge their political leaders at a Votes for 16 debate in Maidstone
YOUNGSTERSwill get a chance to challenge their political leaders at a
Old enough to YOUNGSTERSwill get a chance to
On the guest panel will be
county councillors, includingGary Cooke and Rob Bird, the leader of the Lib Dem party on the county council, plus Youth Parliament member Dami Salako and James Cathcart, the director of Young Voices Heard and former CEO of the British Youth Council. The event, at Maidstone Gram-
mar School for Girls, in Buckland Road, runs from4pmto 5.30pmon Tuesday, February 27, and has been organised by Kent Youth Par- liament and county council mem- ber Elena Ewence. Formore details email
elena.ewence2@kycc.org.
Bee friendly Maidstone thismonth.
LEARNmore about beekeeping in Maidstone thismonth.
DerekMarch’s talk entitled “Bee vote debateOUR REPUTATION On the guest panel will be
county councillors, includingGary Cooke and Rob Bird, the leader of the Lib Dem party on the county council, plus Youth Parliament member Dami Salako and James Cathcart, the director of Young Voices Heard and former CEO of the British Youth Council. The event, at Maidstone Gram-
mar School for Girls, in Buckland Road, runs from4pmto 5.30pmon Tuesday, February 27, and has been organised by Kent Youth Par- liament and county council mem- ber Elena Ewence. Formore details email
elena.ewence2@kycc.org.
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF windows : doors : conservatories
THE formerWhatman paper mill inMaidstone town centre will be turned into 300 homes, the bor- ough council has decided Most of the buildings will be de- molished to make way for 218 apartments in four and five-stor y blocks, with a further 77 houses of twThe scheme – being brought to The Springfield Mill sit will re- ain theGrade II listed Rag Room–
o to four bedrooms.
life by Gallagher Properties twould, if approved by Maidstone built in 1805 – and will b used for community activities.
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hich is visible o drivers al ng Jto b held at the HiltonMaid tone rHotel, on Bearsted Road, on Thurs- own's industrial past.
www.southernglassmaidstone.co.ukposals follow a decision by W it- Redrow spokesman Michael
drowHomes. Hardware told February’s DerekMarch’s talk entitled “Bee
keeping and encouraging bees into the garden” is at the Baptist church hall in Knightrider Street, from 7.30pmon Thursday,March 1. The event is hosted byMaidstone
Horticultural Society and tickets are £2 for non-members.
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keeping and encouraging bees into the garden” is at the Baptist church hall in Knightrider Street, from 7.30pmon Thursday,March 1. The event is hosted byMaidstone
Horticultural Society and tickets are £2 for non-members.
nary for this historic site.”
LEARNmore about beekeeping in build something out of the ordi- Council inMay 2017.
which of the three possible uses for the Rag Room would be chosen – further housing, community or of- fices. Cllr Tony Harwood argued an-
other site elsewhere in the ward was earmarked for a community fa-
the same footprint as the permitted foodstore, with a 300 space car park, including accessible and par- ent and child spaces. The store will have striking de-
The main focus for debate was
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ning meeting: “We would want to permission byMaidstone Borough
rose not to proceed with its plan-s following the granting of planning
M&S requires a new store that is )
tday, Febr ary 22, between 2pm offer: and 8pm.
The landmark's famous chimney, mately 5,760m2 wA public exhibition was set to be amesWhatmanWay, will also be etained as a nod to the county
Borough Council, create 300 full and part-time positions when the store opens.
PLANS to create a new Marks & Spencer store at Eclipse Park, near J7 of theM20, have been unvieled to the public.
Work gets under way at Spring- fieldMill, which will be home to 218 apartments and 77 houses, developed by Redrow Homes
Artist’s im- pressions of the proposed Marks & Spencer store at Eclipse Park
cility and was worried the Spring- farea. F nal decisions on the split
(62,000ft2
ield Mill site was too far from the community itwould serve.
The site will be developed by Food hall – 1,050m2 (11,300ft2 ReTheMarks&Spencer (M&S) pro-
employment site, he claimed, and that councillors must “beware of unintended consequences”. Hewarned: “Iwould beworried
(47,500ft2
that it would end up being an ex- pensivewhite elephant.” He said the scheme had been
) of sales p ovide 20% affor the
ould be better used for an Plan. )
General merchandising (fashion and household) – 4,413m2
Hospitality (cafe) – 297m2 (3,200ft2
Nick Yandle, of Gallagher Prop-
worked on over a number of years andwasworried that if councillors started to pick it apart “the whole thing could unravel”. Cllr Shellina Prendergast said
that offices on a housing develop- ment would be “quite incongru- ous”. The developerswill only have to
erties, said: “The combination of a Marks & Spencer and NEXT at Eclipse Parkwould improveMaid- stone’s retail offer as the county town to both local residents and people fromacross a wider area of Kent. “This investment by Marks & Spencer would also reinforce the
Maidstone
have yet to be decided, but current would send out a positivtemessage thIitnkiwng is that he store would about the town as a location for business, and we are delighted to
c mpared to the usual 30%, in an “exception” to rule of he Local
borough’s
ble housi g, economy.
claimed the site was associated ) wi“Wewant to listen to the views of
tionally respected comp ny. orough
th pollution and possible flood- ing, and could leave developers with extra costs to bear.
Acommunity focuswas decided
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upon for the Rag Room and the overall plan was passed by a nar- rowmargin. Two councillors – Eddie Powell
1a Brunswick Street East Maidstone ME15 7UX
local residents at the public exhibi- tion and then submit a planning application in late February 2018. “If the proposal is granted plan-
(Ukip) and Denis Spooner (Con) – were unable to take part in the de- bate as theywere late for themeet- ing’s start because of heavy traffic inMaidstone.
ning permission,workwould start on site in the summer of 2018 and the store would open in autumn 2019. Local residents can find outmore
about the plans by visiting: www.
marksandspencer-maidstone.co. uk.
Council,
Rob Jarman, head of planning at be working alBongside such a na-
area around J7 anddiats importance to
It
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