Fire-hit store reopens with 50 new jobs AROUND 50 new staff were being recruited with the reopening of Homebase at QuarryWood retail park, which burnt down on May 1 last year. The store had around 50 staff before the fire but was due to re- launch on May 14 with around 100 employees, including spe- cialist colour advisers to help with decorating ideas.
Beware smartly-dressed crook
RESIDENTS in Tonbridge and Malling have been warned to watch out for a conman who has been posing as a council of- ficial. The council said that people
had been approached by a well- dressed man offering a grant for
Trolley damage YOUTHS riding around in trolleys or carts damaged a car in a car park off Ryarsh Lane,West Malling. In Alma Road, West
Malling, fencing to a property was damaged by youths pushing supermarket trolleys into it.
Farewell gathering THREE members of Birling Parish Council – Ian Machin, Donald Marchant and the chairman Matthew Balfour – who have served 24, 20 and 13 years respectively, decided not to stand for re-election this year. The council was planning a
small gathering to mark the occasion on May 14.
insulation. The trickster claimed to work in the bor- ough’s planning department and had an identity that ap- peared to back up his claim. A spokesman said: “No such approach is being made by council employees or represen- tatives of the council and resi- dents are reminded that it is important to check whether a personal visit, phone call or email from a particular organi- sation is genuine. To do so, they should contact the relevant or- ganisation using the telephone number as it appears in the tele- phone directory. If in doubt, check it out – and don’t give out personal information.” The council will, however, be
writing to residents informing them about subsidised loft and cavity wall insulation and grants, which may be available to them. In this case residents will be
able to book a freeWarm Homes Energy Advice home visit, a service provided by CEN (Cre- ative EnvironmentalNetworks). No visits will be made unless booked by the householder.
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Sarah cooks her own sales success JAMIE Oliver’s recipe for success has certainly rubbed off on Sarah Patterson fromWest Malling. The 31-year-old mum is in the country’s Top 10 for selling
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