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Pub licence review
AWESTMalling gastro pub has had its licence restricted after a brawl in which two off-duty po- lice officers were injured. The Farmhouse in the High
Street mustnowemploy licensed door staff on certain evenings. It must also keep its doors and win- dows closed to reduce the poten- tial disturbance when live or recorded music is played The licence previously ran
from 8am to midnight with no restrictions on admission, but now entry must be refused after 11pm and use of the garden is banned after that time. Tonbridge andMalling Coun-
cil’s licensing panel imposed the conditions following an ap- plication by the police for a re- view of the premises licence. This followed an incident during a private party at the pub
in May after which two West Malling men, aged 22 and 20, were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. After hearing from the police
and The Farmhouse’s solicitor, the panel agreed to modify the licence. Now two Security Industry Authority-licensed door staff must man the entrance on Fri- day nights and on Saturday nights from May to October. CCTV must be fitted to a stan-
dard agreed by the police and a member of staffmust be present during trading hours who is able to download images at the request of officers. The venue is part of the Elite
Pubs group, which also runs pubs in Kent and Sussex, in- cluding the Dirty Habit at Hollingbourne.
Help shape our health services by Dennis Fowle
LOCAL residents have a chance to help GPs shape their future health services. They are being encouraged to comment on a prospectus of priorities recently published by the new West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which can be found on
www.westkentccg.nhs.uk. Dr Bob Bowes, chairman of
theCCG,said: “WewantWest Kent to be a healthy place and the prospectus will help resi- dents understand how we plan to achieve this.” The prospectus explains how the CCG will use the £471mil-
Lunch concerts A SEASON of lunchtime con- certs continues at All Saints’ Church in Mill Street, Maid- stone on Thursdays through the summer. All the concerts start at 1.05pm. Drinks are available, and a collection will be taken and donated to a charity chosen by the performer. The pro- gramme is as follows: July 18: Bass baritone Brian White (Maidstone Christian Care) July 25: Recorder and guitar music by Sally Richards and Tessa Protheroe (ChYps) August 1: Organist Gover James (Demelza House Hospice) September 26: Organist David Flood (Canterbury Cathedral Appeal).
lion budget to buy most health services for the 500,000 popula- tion of West Kent (Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge & Malling and part of Sevenoaks). The CCG is made up of the
area’s 62 GP practices and they are responsible for planning and funding everything from emergency hospital care to dis- trict nurses. “Listening to residents and
acting on that is the key to our role,” said Dr Bowes. The public can join an online health network or a patient par- ticipation group at their GP sur- gery. The CCG can be emailed on
westkent@nhs.net or by phone on 01732 375200.
Masonic Centre tour MAIDSTONE Freemasons are opening their doors to the public from 1 to 5pm on Saturday, Au- gust 10. Freemasons will escort visitors around Maidstone Ma- sonic Centre in Courtenay Road, including Masonic Temples, and answer any questions relating to
Freemasonry.Asummer fete will take place in the grounds to raise cash for local causes. East Kent Freemasons will
have a mobile display unit in Jubilee Square from 8.30am to 5pm on Saturday, August 3.
Garage room PLANS to convert a garage at 10 Medway Meadows, East Peck- ham, into a habitable space have been submitted toTonbridge and Malling Council by Mr K Large.
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