Tesco bids for East rail station site
Tool thefts arrests THREE people were arrested by Kent police following a spate of tool thefts from vans parked atMaidstone hotels. Workmen lost not only their
tools, but also business as a re- sult of the thefts. Hotels in the town have
been issued with crime pre- vention leaflets and workmen urged to take valuable tools indoors overnight. CCTV footage helped police identify three suspects who have since appeared before Maidstone magistrates. Those arrested, a 20-year-
old and two 22-year-olds, were all from the London area.
Fuel costs blamed
for bus fare hikes ARRIVAhas increased its bus
fares.The public transport company said that rising costs, particularly fuel, and a forthcoming reduction in government fuel grants, forced it to raise most single bus fares by 10p or 20p. Most return fares have also
risen, alongwith day, weekly and four-weekly Savers, ex- cept the Family Day Saver, which is unchanged at £13. Info:
www.arrivabus.co.uk or 0844 800 4411.
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco is believed to be lead- ing the field in the bid to be anchor tenant at the long-awaited Maidstone East station redevelopment. Asda, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s have all had
their names in the frame to open a superstore on the extensive site, fringed by Brenchley Gardens and Sandling Road, when the Post Office sorting office relocates within the next year. The site has been under the spotlight for more
than a decade and is seen as one of the remaining “hotspots” in the regeneration of the town centre. However, after two aborted plans in recent years, confidence is once more rising that the site – along with six others in the South East – could soon be
AN all-star soccer night at Maidstone’s Maples- den Noakes School kicked off a 2012 charity link with Demelza Hos- pice Care for Children. Soccer Elite FA organ-
ised the star-studded event, which saw ex- professional footballers play a charity match against Soccer Elite FA coaches. A crowd of more than
redeveloped by Network Rail in conjunction with the property regeneration company, Solum. Maidstone Town CentreManagement claims that
Tesco is now out in front as the favoured “anchor partner”, which could underpin the scheme’s fi- nances. Ideas mooted for themixed use of the Maidstone
East site have included a hotel, car parking and ad- ditional housing. But shoppers could still face a long wait to push
their trolleys down the aisles of whichever super- store succeeds. The site is so vast, Town Centre manager Bill Moss estimates redevelopment could take at least five years.
Soccer night kicks off charity association
(Trinidad and Tobago), who eventually ran out 3–2 winners against Soc- cer Elite FA side that also included several ex- pro footballers. The event, put together
450 helped raise more than £3,000 for Demelza. The ex-international and professionals side included Dave Beasant (England),Marcus Gayle and Jamie Lawrence (Ja- maica), Steve Lovell (Wales) and Ian Cox
Gabriels Hill flats approval TWOself-contained flats were given the go-ahead on the first and second floors of 11 Gabriels Hill, Maidstone, next to the Ethos nightclub.
Marcus Gayle, Dave Beasant and Ian Cox played in the charity match fundraiser
by Soccer Elite FA’s op- erations director Stuart Bell in just four weeks, was supported by former Arsenal, QPR and Re- public of Ireland player Terry Mancini, now of Mancini Events, and
Simon Durrant of DurrantWapshott. Some of the players have already offered to play
a future re-match in support of Demelza to raise more funds for the charity.
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