High praise for borough waste team ... and big savings on the way
LAST year’s mayor has heaped praise on the team behind the borough’s recycling suc- cess story. Since the council started collecting food
waste separately in January, Maidstone’s re- cycling rate has rocketed to 45%. Now, four out of five householders are tak-
ing part, which is putting the borough on track to be among the greenest local authori- ties in the country. “We should be shouting
from the rooftops,” said Cllr Eric Hotson of Staplehurst. “Residents have really taken part in this scheme.” He was commenting as the cabinet decided
East Kent has already produced savings of £900,000 a year for both Dover and Shepway councils. Cllr Hotson is “very pleased” the
The council will also collect waste paper separately from 2013. Residents will be pro- vided with an insert in their recycling bin.
to enter into a ‘waste partnership’with Swale and Ashford councils, starting in 2013. By then, the borough’s recycling rate should be nearing 50%. The 10-year contract should lead to “sig- nificant” savings. A similar partnership in
Fawlty Towers OTHAM and Langley Churches stand to benefit from the classicTVsitcom Fawlty Towers when The Willington Players per- form the much-loved com- edy at The Hazlitt Theatre from November 8 to 12. For tickets purchased
from church member Scott Raffle (01622 863089) for the Tuesday or Wednes- day shows, half the value will go to church funds.
local workforce is being retained under the new contract. He applauded their commit- ment: “Theywork a full day – that’s for sure.” He added: “We really do
have to congratulate our en- vironmental team. We have a really keen team, who are
egged on by the challenge of their targets.” Council leader Cllr Chris Garland said Maidstone’s recycling rate was only 18% six years ago, but is now 45%. Once the new contract is in place, it will be “one of the best examples of shared working between local authorities”.
Pub saved from permanent closure MAIDSTONE Council has saved the only remaining pub in Ulcombe village from permanent closure. The Harrow Inn, in The Street, has been closed since De- cember 2005. Owners Philippe and Karen Debax-Latour, who have continued to live in the first floor of the Grade II- listed building, applied to convert the pub into permanent and complete living quarters. ButMaidstone Council’s planning department decided the
loss of the public house would have a “significant detrimen- tal impact on the vitality and viability of the village”. The applicants had sought professional advice by Christie
and Co, who claimed the pub was “inherently unable” to compete against pubs in nearby villages and hamlets, and that “efforts to raise finance and subsequently to sell the business have failed because of the viability concerns”.
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