Businesses urged to join in fete fun PLANNING for the Marden Diamond Jubilee fete, to be held in Southons Field on Saturday, June 2, is well under way. The committee is inviting Marden groups and societies
as well as members of the local business community, to run a stall or a competition as part of the event. Marden Primary School will be involved in designing posters and banners. Anne Boswell, village fete committee secretary, said: “We
want this to be a traditional event and hope that local com- panies and associations will support the day by the pur- chase of a pitch to promote business or activities, by sponsorship or by advertising in our programme. All monies raised will go to ensure the event is a success.” Any volunteer helper for the event should call Anne Boswell on 01622 833351, email
jubileefete@gmail.com or speak to Keith at The Unicorn in the High Street.
Breeding birds expansion condition DISTRIBUTION company Staplehurst Transits has been given permission to build a 926 sqmextension to its Bran- don Depot, on the north side of the A229 Staplehurst Road, north of Cross-in-Hand, on condition that mitigation meas- ures are taken regarding breeding birds.
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the trust was in breach of two of the government’s essential stan- dards for care and treatment, covering care andwelfare of peo- ple and staffing levels. Inspectors were concerned the
trust was not taking appropriate steps to make sure that people experienced safe and appropriate care that met their needs. Clinical staffing problems in
the minor injury unit were at- tributed to staff having been transferred to the major injury unit, but that unit also appeared to be understaffed. Inspectors found that waiting
times in the department were subject to significant delays.
While no major incidents had been assigned to thehospital that day, three ambulance crewswere waiting in a corridor, unable to transfer patients due to a lack of beds in the major injury unit. Ian Biggs, deputy director of
CQC in the South, said: “It was clear from our inspection thatpa- tients visiting the Accident and Emergency department at the hospital had to wait far too long for attention. “Providers have aduty tomake
sure that the care and treatment they deliver meets the essential standards. This warning sends a clear message that the issues at
Gurkhas pipe in haggis at forum’s Burns Night THE chief executive of Bovis Homes, David Ritchie, was guest of hon- our at a Burns Night supper held by the Network of Rural Business Forums at The Horseshoes pub in Dean Street, East Farleigh. Scotsman Mr Ritchie, who lives
David Ritchie addresses the haggis
in Hunton, adorned in traditional kilt and sporran, recited Burns’ Ode to the haggis after it was piped in by members of the Queen’s Gurkha Engineers, based atMaid- stone Barracks. More than 30 members of the
forum enjoyed a traditional Burns supper of haggis, neeps and tatties, provided by fellow member, Horse- shoes’ landlord, Paul Stewart and his team. All rural businesses are entitled
to be members of the forum, which holds regular networking evenings and a networking breakfast on the last Thursday of the month.
New report criticises Pembury
the Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury need to be addressed as amatter of priority. “The trust has accepted the findings of inspectors and have told CQC they are taking action to make the improvements re- quired. “Our inspectors will return in
the near future to carry out an- other unannounced inspection. If we find that the trust is not making the required progresswe will consider further use of our enforcement powers to protect the people who depend on this service.” THINGS are getting better, ac-
cording to the NHS Trust board, whose performance summary claimed most quality targets were being met, with a signifi- cant improvement in the investi- gation of, and response to, complaints. There were 14 operations can-
celled at the last minute in De- cember for non-clinical reasons and, according to the trust, all patients were re-scheduled and called back within 28 days. The total number of cancella-
tions for the year – 130 – was 0.54% of the total and under the 0.8% national target,while 95% of people attending A&E were seen within the four-hour target time.
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