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Doubts have been raised over whether a town will get a promised new leisure centre, following a change of political leadership. During the last months of the Conservative administration at Maidstone council, the cabinet committed to providing either a completely new leisure centre for Maidstone, or carrying out a refurbishment of the existing centre at Mote Park by March 31, 2031. It even set aside £60m in its 10-year capital programme for the work to be done. Since the local elections in May, a coalition of Green, Independent and Lib Dem councillors has been in charge. But when Cllr Paul Harp…