Nursery offers MP promoted to sports minister
‘good’ service THENursery atMaidstone’s old St Peter’s Church provides a “good” environment and facili- ties for youngsters to learn, ac- cording to an Ofsted report. The former church in Buck-
land Road, opened as a nursery in September 2002. The inspector, who gave the nursery a grade 2 rating (good), remarked on the excellent facil- ities and quality of carers. “Staff are well qualified and
use their knowledge of the in- dividual children to plan stim- ulating, exciting opportunities. “Children use speech well,
with staff supporting all chil- dren in developing their com- munication skills.” It noted that youngsters were encouraged to take part in daily outdoor activities using a good range of resources. The Ofsted inspector sug- gested a review of the nursery’s daily routine could improve its overall grade. It said: “On some occasions
staff do not allow the routine of the day to be flexible, resulting in children wasting time.” It also said more labels in the rooms, especially the pre- school room, would help chil- dren link words with meanings. The report concluded by praising the nursery for its rela- tionship with parents.
MAIDSTONE MP Helen Grant has succeeded Hugh Robertson as sports minister in David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle. Shewill also retain her portfo-
lio as parliamentary under-sec- retary for both justice and equalities. A former judo champion, she
said on twitter that she was “ab- solutely delighted”, adding: “I cannot wait to get started and certainly am hoping for a great result for England against Mon- enegro on Friday!” The appointment marks an-
other milestone in her rapid progress since being elected
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said: “We had five children we were trying to feed and a house we were trying to keep and we had nomoney. I was trying to get my business going and did not want to apply for Jobseeker’s al- lowance, so we needed money coming in. “Of course I regret it. I don’t
like what has happened, but we didwhatwehad to do.Wedid- n’t go out of our way to rip peo- ple off.We just thoughtwewere claiming for what we were enti- tled to.” Jacobs says his comments on social networking sites such as
three years ago in the Maidstone and theWeald seat left vacant by the retirement of former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe. MidKentand Faversham MP Mr Robertson has spent nearly 10 years as ei- ther minister or shadow minister for sport, during which he helped to oversee the London 2012 Olympics and Para- lympics. He has been rewarded with a move to the Foreign Of- fice as aminister of state.
Twitter, where he has more than 800 followers, reflect his past, not the present. One of them says he is “transforming the world of learningwith a life-long commitment to the personal growth of others”. One of Jacobs’ Facebook pages features quotes designed to be positive and inspiring. These in- clude: “Be careful the friends you choose, for you will become like them”. Jacobs was involvedwith BBC
Two show The Men Who Made Us Thin, whichwas aired in Au- gust. The four-part series fea- tured presenter Jacques Peretti
Sport was a key part of Mrs
Grant’s upbringing in Cumbria. She was an under-16 judo cham- pion for the north of England and southern Scotland and rep- resented the county at hockey, tennis, cross-country and athlet- ics. A keen runner, she com- pleted the LondonMarathon just 11 days before her victory at the last General Election. As sports minister, her chal- lenges will include promoting equality at all levels of sport, fighting her corner over addi- tional funding for school sport, and overseeing the delivery of Olympics legacy promises.
Life coach guilty of fraud offence
taking part in a boot camp in Maidstone. Everest pleaded guilty atMed-
way Magistrates’ Court to four counts of fraud through dishon- estly claiming benefit and was given a suspended 120-day prison term and ordered to pay £85 costs plus a victim sur- charge. Jacobs pleaded guilty to aiding
and abetting Everest to defraud Medway Council with a view to obtaining housing benefit for himself. He was given 200 hours community service over two years and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
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