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town cabbies THERE are enough taxis in Maidstone and they provide a good service, according to a survey carried out by an in- dependent company for the council.


Research company Amey studied the movement of taxis around the town’s vari- ous ranks and spoke to cus- tomers. The conclusion was that there was no unmet de- mand for taxis. The quality of Maidstone’s hackney services was rated as good or very good by 56% of the general public sur- veyed, with only 6% think- ing the service was poor or very poor. Maidstone Council must


now consider whether to maintain the current level of hackney carriage licences in the town; issue a limited number of additional li- cences; or remove the current limit on the number of li- cences. The latter would only be done following a pe- riod of consultation with taxi drivers, operators and other interested parties. The council’s licensing committeewas due to make a decision at the end of June, but itwill nowbe discussed at the meeting on September 4.


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Hadlow College forestry studentWill Bispham (20) and left, student Faith Sidders in the college’s show garden. Below, Joseph’s Amazing Camels in the main arena


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