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October 2017 November 2019 Panto ahoy!
THE cast of Cinderella, which is to be staged at the Hazlitt Theatre in Maid- stone, took to the River Medway to launch this year's panto.
On board The Kentish Lady were national treasure Rustie Lee (Fairy Godmother), former EastEnder Ste- fan Booth (Prince Charming), Eliza- beth
Bright (Cinderella),
Comment: Say NO tomore homes THERE is a growing rebellion over Maid-
stone’s housing and population growth with the people starting to seriously vocalise their disquiet. Craig
Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, Stephen Richards and Adam Bor- zone (Ugly Sisters) .
Police claims of cu movewarmemorial
Anger at proposal to in crime challenged
They were greeted by pupils from South Borough Primary School and members of the media. The panto runs from December 1-31. For tick- ets go to
www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk.
COUNCIL plans to move the war memorial frometihe Broadway to Brenchley Gardens tomakeway for a block of flats have sparked fury.
KENT Police have co come down.
cCALLS for the installation of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tipping on a “country road have been made by the local borough councillor. nearby, more than a year after it
t the first me ting of the bor- relocation of the historic monu-
ment would be “very controver- sial” while
one town centre
ouncillor said the move would idishonour thewar dead”.
local people turn out to the mu- nicipalmemorial,which is almost a century old, to remember the fallen of the two world wars and modern conflicts. Liberal Democrat-led Maid-
come more acute.
stone Borough Council is explor- ing “aspirations” for several sites in the county town, which could see 1,000 new homes. These in- clude a 14-storey block on the site of the Broadway shopping centre, whichwould be demolished. GordonNewton,who runs The
specifically
Stone Shop inMaidstone and spe- cialises inwarmemorials, said: “I
Jonathan Purle challenged Inspec- tor Mark Hedges over police fig- ures, which claimed a decrease of overall crime of 6.1%, and sug- gested crime in recent years had gone upmore than tenfold. Cllr Purle spent three days com-
Broomfield, has been targeted by was dumped and set on fire. waste dumpers for years, but in re-
Each November thousands of llages.
Burberry Lane, near Leeds and Opposition Conservative Cllr
The church car park has also seen
piling an 86-page analysis ofHome Office crime statistics shortly be- fore themeeting to offer a counter viewto the figuresprovidedby the Community Safety Partnership of which the force is a keymember. Cllr Purle persuaded members
cent months, the problem has be- many instances of illegal dumping. But it is a problem in many rural areas including Langley, Otham and Kingswood. Water Lane in Bearsted and Pilgrims Way have also been targeted recently.
Constructionwaste, rubble, hard core, windows and household fur- niture is left illegally – often strewn in the middle of the road.
we are having toilets, sinks and would imagine any such plan construction waste dumped in the would be very controversial. village,
Cllr Gill Fort said: “Every month in Burberry
to declare the police figures “in- complete” and failing to recognise torched car remains on a footpath
Lane, where we are now thinking of installing cameras on private land, to oversee the problem area.” A recent event in Burberry Lane
anddisorder afflicting the borough line of increasing fines, they have to in“rObviously, I don't know how monument could be simply relo- it was built, but a few years back,
Council cleared 911 cases of fly-tip- ping and this year more than 163 havecent years”.
in illegal tipping.
Cllr Fort welcomed a joint initia- ticularly good condition, having
She added: “If you go along the thHe said it is unlikely t at the
saw a caravan burned out while a been exposed to the weather and Leeds village dards Agency to clamp down on
Ivdiwilld some restoration work on it would be likely to survive. and the stonework is not in par-
The approaching darker evenings otes t niprompt al,wrisei h four abstentions. Kent Police saidthe figureswe e tive by the Environment Agency and the Driver and Vehicle Stan-
been recorded since April. The motion was carried five
the most accurate available and that the methods of recording
order crimes were all on the slide. cost £40,000, but a olproduces anidmemo ial
anA new structure wilitterth Portland stone and a concrete core would
desired similar effect.” 32 black sacks of rubbish.
parish councillor, says teaching seA council document g gangs.
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up,Cllrdue to increased police re- b rough councillor.
children about social responsibility andldight potential town centre sites help take the issue off the streets. war memorial to provide more
ru the issue of litter in schools will mentions “the relocation of the
She believes with every household receiving a weekly refuse collection service, there is no excuse for litter Eddie Powell said: “It dishonours
offence detections are significantly mated Mr Newton, who is also a
But weapon possession and drug could cos up to £200,000, es i-
pick on the average
sources dedicated to stop and to high-
years of prison sentences had been space for vehicularmovements”.
b Independent Maisdstone Cllr being thrown from vehicles or
Continued on page four
be enforced. A reduction in the cated. Only the bronze statue
Last year, Maidstone Borough “the substantial increa e in crime
A leading expert warned that ough bouncil’s crime and disorder committee sinc the killing of Lon don man Andre Bent i August, members bemoaned lack of police n areas such as Shepway andrural viThemove could cost £200,000.
challenged,
CCTV call in a bid to stop fly-tipping
e under fire for claim ng cri In a specially-extended Mail Marks, Downs Mail President Dennis Fowle won- Turn to page 46
ders how much more the borough – both urban and rural – can take under crumbling roads and creaking services.
He calls onMaidstone and itsMPs to back the borough’s rebellion.
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Park festive fun off MP’s Local Plan bid
HELEN Whately asked the government to halt theand festive fun for chil-
Plans for Dr Nigelncil planwoe causing roller-coaster
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Jason Donovan date tos, has beenmade the new president of the British 18
A LOCAL vet, Daniella Dos San- THE former Neighbours star brings
his show to the Hazlitt Theatre next May.
nMaidstone has
crime had changedmarkedly. The committee also approved
unlicensed waste carriers, but be- lieves the cost to small firms of dis- posing of construction waste at a transfer station is proving a deter- rent that is costing councils more. Cllr Fort made her remarks as one of the borough’s closest trans- ferlooking at two reports
here.One of bridge Wells, announced it will be closed for 10weeks.
stone Cllr Eddie Powell (Shepway South) told the committee: “I’m
stations at North Farm, Tun- the reports, that Cllr Purle has put
charge or offering it free may have theKent Po ce claimed that serious Athree-monthlyd violent, robbery and public mile-long stretch of road through
road grit salt formany years.” at one, I think I know where I’d be going…itmust have taken him the best part of aweek.”
together, is far more in-depth. If I had a choice between this one and
motions fromCllr Purle calling for the council to explore tightening the licensing of late-night venues, introducing a comprehensive street drinking ban in town, and forming a working group to look into rural crime. When Cllr Purle's work was Independent Maid-
Venterinary Association.21 Jake joining panto
terinary As ociation. THEHazlitt Theatre has
launched its panto, Beauty and the Beast,with a bash at Kent Life.
mer fears l ss FARMER fears he wil
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Farmer fearshomeloss AFARMER fears hewill lose his ome if aMaidstone council
lose his
Lenhamhomes passes. 3032 Obituaries
home if aMaidstone Borough council scheme for 5,000
scheme for 5,000
ASH dieback has been discovered in Monks
Parish Councils 34-35 36
enhamhomes pa ses Obituaries
Hollingbourne village 37 A NISSAN Juke was damaged in
Crime Reports fete stall- holder co-ordinator Jean Duffy has resigned; yellow lines are needed
Meadow in Detling;
Tovil; gates to a car park were for Buffkyn Way, Otham, to allow forced open and rubbish
buses through Imperial Park; rub- dumped inside at Wyke Manor
Street was subsequently used VEHICLES have been driven over
Fort, who also serves as a arch andtargeting “county lines” I spector Hedges said 300-400 imposed for county lin s crimes disrupted, anothermoves in.
one gang is Continued on page four Home Alarms supplied and fitted
fraudulently; someone at- farmland
tempted to break into property damge to crops; an attempted
Crime Reports in
stolen
tools were stolen from a van in Hubbards Lane.
rom an allotment Lenham,
Mote Road; a bank card stolen from a vehicle parked in Union 35
causing
in College Road by tampering break-in was reported in Detling; a with a glass door; a projectile hit vehicle was vandalised in Bearsted and damaged the window of a
Rd, Weavering; pumpkins were house o fn the Shepway estate; in Lenham.
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bish bins in the sports field in Kingsw; .a hoodie was among ea and rear exit.
Road oodare to be moved over to the picnic aritems taken from a Ford Focus in
house prices in the area. 12 VetDan’shonour
will walk the Grand Canyon for charity.
A CHRISTMAS spectacular at Mote Park, featuring an ice rink
borough’s housing scheme.dren, has been cancelled. 4 House pricewoe
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BREXIT uncertainty has been THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet
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