Gypsy family’s Merger to save trash cash
settlement plan A LARGE gypsy family has ap- pliedtositefourcaravansin Kilnwood Farm, Old Ham Lane, Lenham. The planning application, subject to Maidstone Council consent, would provide two pitches containing two static and two mobile caravans and two amenity buildings. It would be occupied by
Oliver andHelen Matthews and their three children,who are all aged six or under. A supporting statement added: “Oliver’s par- ents live on the public gypsy site at Water Lane, Ulcombe. Oliver and Helen were dou- bling up on Water Lane before moving to Kilnwood Farm. “Leonard and Betsy Matthews (Oliver’s parents) will move to Kilnwood Farm with their daughter Elvina (15) if planning permission is granted, thereby releasing a pitch on the public site. “A settled base also allows
the family to supervise the 50 or so horses they own between them, and Kilnwood Farm pro- vides grazing for youngstock. “The caravan and amenity buildings would be largely screened from public view.” The application further states
a desire to fell nine “small and relatively poor quality cop- pice/multiple shoot clumps”.
MAIDSTONE Council says it will save more than £1million a year by joining its waste and re- cycling services with neigh- bouring boroughs. Maidstone, Ashford and
Swale have signed a deal with Biffa Municipal Ltd to phase in a new service from next year. Ashford will be the first to im- plement the contract from April 2013, followed by Maidstone from August 2013, when its cur- rent contract expires, and Swale from December 2013.
The main difference forMaid-
stone residents, apart from a change in collection day for some, will be an improved al- ternate weekly recycling collec- tion, taking all types of plastics and glass, along with paper, card and tins, in the same con- tainer. The current collection does not take all types of plastic or glass. The weekly food bin collec-
tions will continue. A spokesman for Maidstone Council said: “The new arrange-
THE 27th running of Maidstone’s half marathon took place on Sun- day, October 14. Despite the first strong frost of
ments will improve the quality of waste collection services, provide higher levels of recy- cling and composting for resi- dents across all three boroughs and bring greater efficiencies for each authority.” The council expects its recy-
cling performance to carry on improving, from 45% at present to 50% in the first year alone. The new 10-year contractwill
save Maidstone taxpayers more than £1 million a year.
Conditions perfect for marathon Anthony Jackson and Tom Hes-
Lucy Tomlinson heads for the finish
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the autumn the night before, tem- peratures rose and 672 runners enjoyed near perfect conditions of minimal wind, steady sunshine and amainly dry course. The race produced some im- pressive performances. The route heads out from Grove Green along the Ashford Road and returns along the Pilgrims Way, climbing to its highest point past the Black Horse pub on Thurnham Hill be- tween 10 and 11 miles. Winner Tom Collins of Medway
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was a very well supported event and the crowds at the finish were probably the largest we had ever seen. It’s great to see such inter- est locally.”
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