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Relief roadsurveyhas nowbeencompleted


STUDIES into the viability of a Leeds-Langley relief road have progressed to the next stage, we have learnt. Surveys conducted in recent


months by Kent County Council have beenconcludedandare being examined jointly with a specialist highways firm to determine the way ahead. Relief road champion and


county councillor Gary Cooke hopes to invite parish councils to a meeting in early July to update its members onwhat the studies have concluded.Thereafter,potential re- lief road routes could be deter- mined. But Cllr Cooke claims that,with


Maidstone Borough Council’s massive house-building pro- gramme beginning to bite, any so- lution must be seen as the “beginning and not the end”. Cllr Cooke said: “It is clear that


this can no longer be seen in isola- tion as a south east Maidstone


issue.The reality of this is going far further. The congestion that is im- pacting people’s lives is not just happening on theA274 or inLang- ley or in Leeds. It is everywhere. “Ifwe canget this one going then


we need to look at all the other placeswhich are being affected by the explosioninhousing inthe bor- ough.” The council has 17,600 new


homes in its Local Plan, passed in late 2017, and will have to include


another estimated 8,000 more when it is reviewed in the coming years. Liberal Democrat councillor


Clive English warned that a relief roadmight come at a huge price – evenmore homes. Cllr English said: “It depends on


the fundingmechanisms out there. The relief road is a good idea but wedon’twant to builda relief road and build thousandsmore houses to pay for it.”


News Gaming theft


POLICE are hunting bandits who stole cash froma gamingmachine at Bearsted’s The Rose Inn. Officers believe the offenders


broke into the Ashford Road pub between 5.30am and 6am on Wednesday,March 20. A spokesman for Kent Police


said: “Anyone with information should call us on 01622 604100 with ref number 46/52362/19, or call Crimestoppers in Kent anony- mously on 0800 555111.”


Coffee date


ACOFFEEmorningwill be heldto raise funds for the Kent Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre on Fri- day, June 21, from9.30-11.30am. It takes place at the Oak on the


Green, Bearsted Green. There is a £5 entry for tea, coffee and cake, as well as a raffle. Call Natasha on 07949 051408 for details.


Plants on sale


STMary’sChurchisholding its an- nual plant sale on Saturday, May 11 at Bearsted Green. The event runs from 8:30am to mid-after- noon.


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