GREENWORLD
Stadium ‘could be used for concerts’
MAIDSTONE United would be willing to consider putting on concerts at the Gallagher Sta- dium if they were approached with the right proposal. The idea was suggested at a meeting of Maidstone Town Team while members were dis- cussing ways to raise the profile of the town. Club spokesman Ian Tucker
said the club was open to the possibility, but had no plans at the moment. He said: “It was just one idea
that was written down. From our perspective, if someone came to us with an idea, it is something we would consider, butwe have no plans at the mo- ment and no promoters knock- ing on our door.”
Mr Tucker added that protect-
ing the pitch would be a prior- ity. He said it might be possible to cover the grass for audience members to stand on or have a stage on the pitch and people watching from the stands. Cllr Tony Harwood was con- cerned about the impact any concerts would have on people living in sheltered housing at nearby Thomas Place, aswell as residents in neighbouring houses. He said: “There has already
been an issue in relation to the impact floodlighting is having on residents in the sheltered housing, and I suggest the noise impact from having live music at the stadium would be just as problematic.”
Margaret, 79, rows for charity A MAIDSTONE woman has raised morethan £6,000 withasponsored rowatMaidstone Leisure Centre. Margaret Doak (79) rowed 20,000 metres – equivalent to 13 miles or a half marathon – for the charity Action Aid, which aims to eradicate poverty around the world and supportwomens' causes . She raised £6.417 30, which will
be doubled by the Government and having Gift Aid added. Margaret would like to say a big thank you to all donors, to Simon Kavanagh, her trainer,andto all thegymteamwho supported her and took turns row- ing alongside her.
Maternity department ‘working well’ REPORTS that its maternity department was closed to new pa- tients more often than almost all other British hospitals have been challenged by theMaidstone and TunbridgeWells NHS Trust. Figures in national newspapers showed 166 closures in 2011
and 2012, the third highest in the UK. The trust says this was be- fore September 2011, whenwomen’s and children’s services were reviewed. Since then all consultant-led births have been cen- tralised at TunbridgeWells Hospital. “We have had no closures at all since reconfiguration,” said a trust spokesman. “It is all working well.”
More staff to man 111 helpline THE NHS 111 helpline has hired another 200 staff after it re- ceived more calls than bosses were anticipating. An average of 800 calls per Saturday and 650 per Sundaywere received when just 600 and 400 were predicted. Helpline staff offer advice to non-emergency patients and the service was sup- posed to replace NHS Direct. Last month (June) Tonbridge andMalling Council sent a list of residents’ concerns about the service to KCC and various NHS organisations including the South East Coast Ambulance Serv- ice, which runs the helpline in partnership with company Har- moni. Complaints included callers being told to dial 999 when another service would have been more appropriate and a lack of knowledge of local out-of-hours services by NHS 111 staff. If demand exceeds expectations in the future, the 111 helpline will be able to call on 999 staff to help out.
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