Saturday buses saved
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save bus services to nine rural communities have won a re- prieve. KCC has agreed that the fol- lowing Saturday routes, which it subsidises at £5.02 per pas- senger, will continue: 13 Hollingbourne, Leeds
and Otham 59 Grafty Green, Ulcombe, Kingswood, Chart Sutton and Boughton Monchelsea 28/29 Marden and Chain-
hurst. Monday to Friday services
were not subject to the cuts which were due in January. Bus users’ concerns were
taken up by Maidstone Cllr Mike Fitzgerald on behalf of the East of Maidstone Bus Group. Following a meetingwith KCC, it was agreed the current con- tract would continue to the end of this year and for 2012-13. Cllr Fitzgerald said: “We still
have to press for increased use of the services to avoid any fur- ther review going forward but if that becomes necessary our proposals will be reconsidered before any re-contracting.”
Shepway home THE proposed erection of a three-bedroom home at 5West- morland Road, Shepway, was given the go-ahead by Maid- stone Council.
School raises £650 during break STUDENTS and staff from Invicta Grammar School raised £650 in Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event. The school hall was set up to resemble a coffee shop so students
could socialise with friends while enjoying a hot drink and cake baked by year 7 and year 8 students. There were also four boxes of cakes left over that were taken to the Trinity Church to help support the homeless.
Homes to replace Detling store
OWNER Michael Tamsett has been given planning permission to convert the former Detling Post Office Stores back into three cottages. The shop has been closed for almost a year since Mr Tamsett gave up on finding a buyer after five years of trying. The Victorian terrace in The Street had provided accommo-
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dation for the village shop at number 20 since World War II and in 1984 Mr Tamsett ex- panded the business into num- bers 16 and 18. The post office was acquired
in 1990 after the demise of a neighbouring shop. The two-bedroom homes will
each contain a garage and off- road parking space.
Parish office
closure mystery MYSTERY surrounds a sudden decision by Bearsted Parish Counciltocancelall itsbook- ings at Madginford Hall until December. The council closed its office
at the hall and parish clerk Helen Elstone was working from home until further notice because of “operational issues”. The surprise move was dis- cussed as a confidential item by members in closed session fol- lowing the public part of the full council meeting. Madginford Hall chairman
Pat Marshall said she had been told after being away that the parish council had decided to cancel. She said: “It’s a difficult situ- ation.” It is uncertain whether the council will cancel its fur- ther bookings at the hall be- tween December and April 2012.
Diggers raid TWOmen were arrested on sus- picion of handling stolen goods in Harrietsham. Police seized 11 items of plant machinery, including diggers and excavators used inthe build- ing trade. Officers searched the property inHogbarn Lane. Later, two men, aged 61 and 51, were arrested and questioned at Maid- stone Police Station.
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