Remembrance Clampdown at waste site


Day parade DETAILS have been released of Maidstone’s Remembrance Day Service and parade on Sunday, November 11. The military parade will


leave County Hall at 10.20am, marching along Week Street to meet up with the civilian pa- rade, which leaves from Earl Street. From there they will continue down the High Street, Lower High Street and across the bridge to the Cenotaph on the Broadway. There they will be joined by


the mayoral party for the serv- ice at 10.50am. After the service the parade


will return to the High Street, where the mayoral party will take the salute on the dais to- wards the front of the town hall, opposite The Muggleton Inn.


The following roads are likely


to be closed at various times during the morning: Sandling Road (outside County Hall); Earl Street; Week Street; High Street; Pudding Lane (junction with High Street); Lower High Street; Bridge Gyratory; St Peter’s Street; Broadway; Rocky Hill; London Road (from junc- tion with Buckland Hill to Rocky Hill); and Tonbridge Road (from junction with Broadway to junction off Ter- race Road).


RULES have been tightened up for vehicles disposing of waste at Tovil tip. It has been illegal to dispose


of commercial waste at the county’s household waste cen- tres for some time, but there are now additional restrictions on householders using trailers to get rid of their rubbish and the amount of soil, rubble and hard- core which can be dumped. The changes will not affect


the majority of householders, except DIY-ers who use a trailer or who have large amounts of building rubble to get rid of. Trailers up to 6ft 8ins will be allowed, provided they do not exceed 1 cubic metre capacity


THE FUNERAL of cyclist Gra- ham Hughes, who died on the Snodland by-pass, was held on hiswedding anniversary. Mr Hughes (56), who had worked for Wincanton haulage company in Snodland for 23 years, was on his way home when his bike hit a parked lorry. He and his wife, Julie, would


have been married for 29 years on Monday, October 1, which was the date set for his funeral at Medway Crematorium, Blue- bell Hill. The couple, from Strood, had


and are no wider than the tow- ing vehicle. Only 190lbs of soil, rubble or hardcore can be dumped at any one time – the amount you could fit into a standard hatchback or car boot. The changes aim to clamp


down on builders and other peo- plewho still try to get rid of their commercial waste at sites de- signed for household rubbish. KCC has expanded the waste transfer system for trade waste to coincidewith the changes. “The changes will improve


the operational and financial ef- ficiency of the recycling service Kent County Council provides for householders, and enable it to continue investing in ex-


two children, Gary and Zoe, and two grandsons, Harry (seven) and three-year-old George. Anexperi-


enced cy- clist, who had ridden many char- ity bike rides, Mr Hughes was described by his family as “a great friend tomany”. Three ambulance crews and


panding and modernising exist- ing recycling centres, and in- creasing provision in mid Kent,” said a spokesman. If your only household vehi-


cle is a commercial vehicle under two metres high and under 3.5 tonnes, you can apply for voucherswhich allow you to dump your household waste – otherwise, vans and pick-ups are not permitted. Asbestos and tyres cannot be


left at the Tovil tip, but can be taken to others, including North Farm, TunbridgeWells, and Sit- tingbourne, for a small charge. For details go to www.kent.


gov.uk/hwrc, email HWRC: kent.gov.uk or call 0845 345 0210.


Cyclist’s funeral on wedding anniversary


the air ambulance attended the scene on the eastbound car- riageway of the A228 at about 2pmon Saturday, September 15. Police have appealed forwit- nesses of the crash. Det Sgt Scott Lynch said: “This colli- sion occurred on a fine dry af- ternoon. The rider waswearing a bright orange shirt and on a yellow racing bike, so I am hopeful that someone saw him prior to or at the time of the collision.” Anyone with information is asked to call 01622 798538.


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