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Prison for bar drug dealer
AMAN caught dealing in drugs in a Maidstone bar has been sent to prison for almost four years.
Simon Cursons
(31), of Gordon Road in Margate, was spotted ex- changing money with another per- son by door staff at The Source Bar in Rose Yard in
March last year.Hewas held until po- lice officers arrived andwas found to have on him 11 wraps ofMDMA(ec- stasy) powder and about £100 in cash. Cursons was taken to Maidstone
police station and a further search un- covered another wrap of the drug. The drugs were estimated to be
worth between £240 and £480, and Cursonswas chargedwith possession and intent to supply a ClassAdrug. At MaidstoneCrown Court hewas
jailed for three years and nine months.
Lock food kiosk
THE Environment Agency is to con- vert the redundant toll office at Allington Lock into a kiosk for the sale of hot and cold food and drinks, subject to planning permission from Maidstone Council.
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Aldi and drive-through may replace post office
AN ALDI supermarket, two non- food stores and a drive-through fast food restaurant are planned for the junction of Hermitage Lane and the A20 London Road, near Allington. The site is next to Sainsbury’s su- perstore and the Quarry Wood retail park, which includes Homebase, Hal- fords and Currys PCWorld. A joint application, submitted by HawkstoneVale and Royal British Le- gion Industries, seeks to demolish the old post office at 203 London Road and eight vacant bungalows built in the 1920s for servicemen disabled in World War I as part of the nearby
Burger van idea
CHRISTAL Russell has applied for consent to operate a catering van from the front drive of 3 Lower Fant Road, Fant. She says it would be used to sell
the likes of burgers and teas be- tween 7am and 2pm Monday to
Saturday.Maidstone Councilwill de- termine the planning application.
RBLI Village at Preston Hall. Anumber of other RBLI bungalows
which are still inhabited, and allot- ments, do not form part of the site. Discount food store Aldi would
take the largest unit, with 1,431sqm of floorspace, while two non-food retail units of 1,115sqm and 139sqm are planned. The restaurant would have a ground floor of 288sqm and an upper floor of 228sqm, as well as a drive-through facility. Aldi is the only firm yet to have been named. Access to the development would
be via a new road off Hermitage Lane, leading to parking for 130 vehi-
cles and a rear service yard. Outline permission was granted in
2008 for a single retail unit of 1,500sqm, an access road and parking for 60 cars. However, the applicants say a larger floorspace is needed to make the development viable. An area on the London Road frontage has been earmarked for a public artwork marking the RBLI’s history and links with the site. Key tenantswere said to be in place
subject to planning permission being granted by Tonbridge and Malling Council.Aylesford ParishCouncil has raised no objection to the scheme.
Carwash bid at restaurant
A CAR wash could soon be the new occupant of the car park at an Indian restaurant in Tonbridge Road, Maid- stone.
Enamul Haque has applied for the
new business to be set up outside the Spice Fusion restaurant, whichwould continue to trade from the site as nor- mal.
Mr Haque’s supporting statement
said: “The limitation of the hours means that there will be no significant conflict between the carwash and the restaurant parking, as a principle business of the restaurant is evening trade.” The planning application will be determined by Maidstone Council.
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