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Fewer homes in revised plan for TV studios

12 August 2014
Fewer homes in revised plan for TV studios

A second bid for a housing scheme has drawn criticism for a lack of affordable housing.

Waterside Park plan is back

11 August 2014
Waterside Park plan is back

Controversial plans for warehouse development near the M20 Junction 8 have been re-submitted.

Ambulance summoned to Stones match

11 August 2014
Ambulance summoned to Stones match

A Met Police player had to be treated for a head injury following the Stones' opening match in the Ryman League

Painting of village pub for sale at auction

07 August 2014
Painting of village pub for sale at auction

A painting variously interpreted as a rural idyll and as a portrait of social decline is for sale at auction.

Crosses laid to commemorate war dead

06 August 2014
Crosses laid to commemorate war dead

Around 200 people gathered in the dark for a service to record the start of the First World War.

Village determined to fight extra housing

06 August 2014
Village determined to fight extra housing

A protest meeting by the Hands Off Coxheath campaign was supported by Lib Dem PPC Jasper Gerard yesterday

Crowds admire newly renovated village war memorial

06 August 2014
Crowds admire newly renovated village war memorial

There was a good attendance at the unveiling ceremony for Goudhurst's newly restored war memorial.

Maidstone's help for the French recalled

04 August 2014
Maidstone's help for the French recalled

One man's research into his own family's First World War connections exposed a remarkable story about Maidstone's post-war generosity

Huge fallen tree causes delays

04 August 2014
Huge fallen tree causes delays

A fallen tree partly blocked a road, causing delays for motorists this morning.

Village's Great War connections remembered

01 August 2014
Village's Great War connections remembered

A project to research the names on a village war memorial turned into a global project involving hundreds of families.

Peace breaks out in council chamber

30 July 2014
Peace breaks out in council chamber

Maidstone council's new leader has a new idea to ease political tensions - cabinet coffee mornings.

Ship's bell rings in sailor's 90th birthday

30 July 2014
Ship's bell rings in sailor's 90th birthday

Former matelot Shiner Wright was reunited with his ship's bell as a surprise 90th birthday present.

Approval for Hermitage Lane development

29 July 2014
Approval for Hermitage Lane development

Councillors heaped rare praise on a developer's plans for a 'sustainable' housing scheme of Hermitage Lane.

Shadow ministers visit builders

29 July 2014
Shadow ministers visit builders

Labour shadow ministers visited Maidstone to launch the party's new policy to support house-building.

Council says "No" to homes plan

28 July 2014
Council says "No" to homes plan

Councillors went against their own officers' recommendations to reject plans for 220 homes.

Lib Dems triumph in by-election

25 July 2014
Lib Dems triumph in by-election

The Lib Dems took another seat from the Tories tonight - by just six votes.

Voters go to polls today in Maidstone council by-election

24 July 2014
Voters go to polls today in Maidstone council by-election

Five candidates will know before midnight which of them will be taking up a seat in the Town Hall.

Families of the fallen to join unveiling ceremony

22 July 2014
Families of the fallen to join unveiling ceremony

There will be some special guests when the village of Goudhurst officially unveils its newly renovated war memorial.

Students' hard work wins praise

22 July 2014
Students' hard work wins praise

Conservationists said their faith had been restored by the hard-work of a group of school-children.

UKIP accuse Lib Dems of hypocrisy over housing targets

21 July 2014
UKIP accuse Lib Dems of hypocrisy over housing targets

The issue of new homes targets was again at the forefront of voters' concerns this week.

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