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Additional buses running
Two additional buses now run on Mondays to Fridays at 1745 hours from Downswood to Maidstone and at 1811 hours from Maidstone Bus Station to Downswood.
Mallards Park
6th April 2023
Mallards Park MBC informed the Parish Council some months ago that work is due to be carried out at Mallards Park. Having chased this up, DPC can advise that a project budget is now available to MBC and they will start drawing up a specification with the following aims for the lake and...
Deringwood Drive/Willington St Traffic Lights Update
5th April 2023
DPC has been advised that due to the ‘dip’ in Willington Street at the junction with Deringwood Drive, KCC Highways have decided that it would be unsafe to put any form of traffic signals in this location. This meets the requirements from the Planning Inspector of ‘appropriate junction...
Kent Bus Service Changes Bulletin - March, April, ,May and June 2023
4th April 2023
Bus services in the UK operate in a de-regulated (privatised) environment outside of the control of KCC who do not license or contract operators or their services. Bus operators are able to change or cancel or any service by giving 70 days’ notice to the Department for Transport. Operators...
Notes from meeting with Bellway Homes 18.01.23
9th February 2023
Notes from meeting Bellway Homes 18.01.23 Note re pile driving. DPC was subsequently advised that the pile driving has been delayed as is now due to start week commencing 13.02.23 ...
No 4 Bus Timetable (19.02.23)
30th January 2023
The revised Number 4 bus timetable commencing 19.02.23 is below: https://api.arrivabus.co.uk/ro... ...
Temporary Footpath Closure
27th January 2023
Notice of the intention to make an Order to temporarily close Public Footpath KM86 in the Parishes of Otham and Downswood(Public Footpath KM86) Kent County Council intends to make an Order the effect of which is to temporarily close Public Footpath KM86 between Church Road and...
Closure of Church Road
4th January 2023
Notice of Road Closure. Important update: Due to the short notice received, the closure of Church Road will be delayed by one week. This will now commence on 16 January 2023, with a completion date of 7 February 2023. The Parish Council was informed today that Church Road will be...
Local Government Boundary Commission
30th November 2022
The final recommendations for future electoral arrangements for Maidstone Borough Council have been published. The Boundary Commission are proposing that Maidstone Borough Council should have 49 councillors. Those councillors should represent three single-councillor wards, 11...
MBC Waste Collection Services - Christmas & New Year
28th November 2022
Maidstone Borough Council, Waste Services has advised that there will be collection round changes affecting all properties over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Bulky collections are suspended after 23 December, to restart from Tuesday 10 January. Garden waste...
Notes from Bellway Homes Meeting 16.09.22
23rd September 2022
Bellway Homes Meeting 16.09.22 ...
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