Driving ban COLLEEN Thomas (48), of Far- leigh Lane, Maidstone, was banned from driving for 18 months and fined £200 by Mid Kent Magistrates. She admitted being in charge
of a Renault Clio in Rochester Road, Eccles, on June 3 while over the alcohol limit and was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £15 victim surcharge. Shegaveaurinetestof257
mcgs of alcohol, in 100 mls of urine. The legal limit is 107 mcgs.
Harvest festival THERE will be a harvest dis- play at St Faith’s Church, St Faith’s Street, on Saturday Sep- tember 29, from 11am to 4pm. Therewill be exhibits and ac- tivities, including a harvest art workshop from 1-3. The next day, there will be a service of celebration for har- vest in the church, next to Brenchley Gardens, at 10.30am, when gifts of tinned soup, meat and fish, warm socks, gloves and toiletries will be welcome.
Baton charge MARK Ballard (32), of Bicknor Road, ParkWood, appeared be- fore Mid Kent Magistrates when he admitted possessing an extendable baton in Somner Walk, Maidstone, on June 22. He was sentenced to 150
hours of unpaid work and or- dered to pay £85 costs.
Club offers football qualification
MAIDSTONE United has opened a college academy at its new £2.6million Gallagher Sta- dium The club has teamed up with MidKent College to offer 50 places to young people. Players will spend five days a week at the stadium for the next two years, studying for a BTEC level 3 in sport and a range of voca- tional football-related qualifica- tions, while learning more about the game, training to play and competing in three leagues. Terry Casey, co-owner of Maidstone United, said: “Work-
Continued from page one interested groups prepare their bids. The council has also been asked to allocate £40,000 over the next three years to support the procurement process, legal and IT services. Transfers of services could mean transfers of staff or redundancies, accord- ing to a report before the cabi- net.
The council has a number of get-out clauses if expressions of interest do not meet certain cri- teria; otherwise, they will be obliged to activate a procure- ment exercise, open to the chal- lenging body as well as a range of public and private bodies.
Simon Hughes with Teresa Murray and Jacqui Brown of MidKent College, Terry Casey, co- owner of Maidstone United FC with players
ing with MidKent College means thatwe can continue our outreach work, make an even bigger contribution to the com- munity and also provide young players with a unique learning experience from which they will undoubtedly benefit.”
Expressions of interest could
come from a voluntary or com- munity group, a charitable body, a parish council or two or more employees of the local au- thority. There is no requirement that a “relevant body” has local con- nections so, for example, a na- tional charity could make an expression of interest in provid- ing a particular local service even though it has no presence in the area. It is up to the local authority
to consider whether acceptance of the expression of interest would promote or improve the social, economic or environ-
Students currently in Year 11
can apply to join the 2013/14 academy season. Applicants will be expected to have four A*-C GCSE qualifications and successfully complete a football trial to be held in February 2013.
Groups invited to bid for council services
mental well-being of the area. Procurement exercises carried
out under the Right to Chal- lenge will have to comply with Maidstone Council’s contract procedure rules, and Mr Tibbit warned: “It is likely that some of the eligible bodies will be un- able to comply with or score highly in the usual criteria of fi- nancial standing, track record, health and safety, environmen- tal performance, equality poli- cies etc.”
Devolution of services to com- munities is a major element of the development of sustainable communities, being encouraged by the Government.
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