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Fortnightly No.&246
October 2017
Maidstone & Malling’s News No. 1 newspaper
Panto ahoy!
THE cast of Cinderella, which is to be
January 27th – February 3rd staged at the Hazlitt Theatre in Maid-
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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 Stefan Booth (Prince Charming), Elizabeth Bright (Cinderella), Craig Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, Stephen Richards and Adam Borzone (Ugly Sisters) . They were greeted by pupils from South Borough Primary School and members of the media. The panto runs from December 1-31. For tickets go to www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk.
Kate, 107, dies KATE Hart,311 a resident at an old No. people’s home in Bearsted, has died aged 107, her son 3 News David has disclosed. MP’s bid TurtleLocal dovesPlan return
HELEN the and LEEDS Whately residentsasked Debbie government haltreported the Neil Willett to have sightborough’s scheme. 4 ings of thehousing increasingly
à3 Plans for Dr Nigel Allotment THE widow of GPfeedback Dr Nigel Minnet rare turtle dove.
FEEDBACK controversial plans will walk theon Grand for Bearsted’s allotments 12 Canyon for charity. à4 has been returned.
CCTV call in a bid to stop fly-tipping Library in ‘shock’ sale
Jason Donovan date Teenage hero THE former Neighbours star brings
Burberry Lane, near Leeds and nearby, more than a year after it unlicensed waste carriers, but beearlier Kent Council plans toand refurbish lieves theit. cost to small firms of disdumped set on fire.and re-open Broomfield, has County been targeted by was The church caryears park ago has also seen posing of construction waste atthe a waste for building years, butoverin re- was shut some because The dumpers red-bricked stated intention to refurbish many instances of illegal dumping. transfer cent months, thegreen, problem has bestation is proving a deterits deteriorating condition. looking Bearsted opened in of former schoolmaster's house into a But it is a problem many rural rent comeismore is costing councils the more. A temporary libraryinwas opened 1839, to beacute. sold freehold by Kent newthat library and refurbish forareas including Langley, Otham mer Construction hard at Cllrlibrary Fort made heroutbuildings remarks as Bearsted rail station to provide County Councilwaste, with a rubble, guide price and its andinterim Kingswood. Waterthe Lane in one core, windows and household fur- an the borough’s closest transservice while buildof £380-400,000. intoof apartments. Bearsted and Pilgrims Way have fer"These niture is left illegally – often strewn stations atproposals North Farm, have Tunwas renovated. Borough councillor Denis ing in the middle of theatroad. Wells, public announced it willand be Asbeen welltargeted as the recently. main building bridge Spooner, pictured the library, also widespread support Last isyear, Borough closed Cllr Gillhas Fortreneged said: “Every month for 'tolerated' 10 weeks. the temporary the Maidstone old schoolmaster’s says KCC on plans to there residents Counciland cleared 911 cases ofplot fly-tipwe are having toilets, She added: “If you station go along the a substantial of library refurbish the building andsinks createand ac- house at the railway while ping and construction waste in the land, increasing fines, they have to frontthis andyear back.more than 163 line commodation to paydumped for the works. theyofwaited for the refurbishment beentorecorded since April. be enforced. A reduction in the village, specifically It is due go under the hammer He warns there willinbeBurberry "public have works to be undertaken by KCC." Lane, where we are now thinking The approaching darker evenings or offering it free may have outrage" at the lack of consultation on February 9 by the respected charge He adds: "There has been no of installing cameras on private will prompt a rise in illegal tipping. the desired similar effect.” and moves have been made to auction house, Clive Emson. public consultation on the closure Cllr Fort welcomed a joint initialand, to oversee the problem area.” A three-monthly litter pick on the Cllr Spooner, has written to the of the library and no consultation withdraw it from sale. A recent event in Burberry Lane tive by the Environment Agency mile-long stretch of road through KCC cabinet member, to about the sale of the site." Thea caravan former burned primary and the Driver and Vehicle Stansaw out school, while a relevant Leeds village produces an average has always been KCC's which was library, say: andofThurnham dards"ItAgency to clamp down on 32 Bearsted torched carconverted remains into on aafootpath black sacks rubbish. Society chairman Vanhecke said Cllr Fort,Caroline who also serves as a the group had lodged an teaching applicaparish councillor, says tion with Maidstone Borough children about social responsibility Council to have the building an and the issue of litter in schoolsaswill assettake of community value. help the issue off the streets. She believes councillor with every household County Sir Paul receiving a weekly refusecame collection Carter said its auction like YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT service, there no excuse forcalled litter "bolt from theisblue" and has maidstone@martinco.com being from itvehicles or on KCCthrown to withdraw from sale. 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent dumped in the road. KCC was approached for a comment but did not respond.
IVY Watson, 100, has died at a Bearsted residential care 32 Obituaries home. à 10
CALLS for the installation of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tipping on a country roadare have been amade by library the local RESIDENTS furious village is borough to be soldcouncillor. off at auction, despite
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A MAIDSTONE teenager has his show to the Hazlitt been named one of BBC 18 Radio Theatre next May. 1’s Teen Heroes for 2021.
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Saving public loos A COUNCILLOR is in a race to save public loos in à8 West Malling.
Centurian dies
Parish Councils 34-35 à27 Obituaries
ASH dieback has been discovered in Monks Meadow in Detling; à 29 Parishes Hollingbourne village fete stallholder co-ordinator Jeanà Duffy has Comment 37-38 resigned; yellow lines are needed for Buffkyn Way, Otham, to allow Church foundations buses through Imperial Park; rubPRAYERS been set into bish bins have in the sports fieldthe in concrete foundations of the Kingswood are to be moved over to new church being built the picnic area and rear exit. at Ringlestone. à12
Crime Reports
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Vicar Nigel is dead VEHICLES have been driven over farmland causing LOCAL vicarinRevLenham, Nigel Fry has damge to crops; an he attempted died six months before break-in reported in Detling; à20a was duewas to get married. vehicle was vandalised in Bearsted Rd, Weavering; pumpkins were PE teacher stolen from anjailed allotment in Lenham. A FORMER grammar school teacher has been jailed for the Comment grooming and abuse 46-47 of à36 a teenage girl.
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