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SPRING will see new beginnings in Maidstone as part of the bor- ough’s bid to help the homeless off the streets. Maidstone Council has bought
the former NHS Trust property Magnolia House in Springwood Close, with a grant from the Gov- ernement’s Homes and Communi- ties Agency for £210,000. From February, the property
will house up to six homeless fam- ilies, who will pay 80% of normal market rents. Last year, the council bought
Luxury day trip
Continued from front page ultimate, memorable treat for that special occasion.” Tickets for the railway journey in September are now on sale, priced £299 each. To reserve a place on the 220-seat train, call Richard Neville on 01622 790195 or email
richard.neville@
hokh.co.uk.A£50 deposit will secure a place, with the balance due by Friday, June 5. The train will leave Maidstone
East for the four-hour round trip, with four-course lunch, at midday on September 26.
Aylesbury House for £600,000. The former bed and breakfast property in London Road now offers 12 rooms for single people or cou- ples. The council is one of three local authorities in Kent to be awarded £250,000 to help homeless people to turn their lives around. It joined forces with councils in Canterbury and Tunbridge Wells to bid for the Government money to help those in the most serious need.
About 100 rough sleepers will be
indentified across the three areas, and work will be carried out to make sure that they have a per- sonally-designed “pathway” to move from being street homeless to accessing and maintaining the most suitable accommodation for their needs. The funding will make sure that
they have access to housing ad- vice, dentistry and GP services, mental health provision, help with drug and alcohol issues, food, washing facilities, translation serv- ices and a safe base.
Flats plan for arcade
TEN flats could be established above the Royal Star Arcade in Maidstone. A planning application seeks to turn vacant office and retail premises on the second and third floors into residential use. Ground floor and first floor retail and mall area accommodation would remain in retail use. Maidstone Council will decide Rapsole’s listed building application.
ease traffic flow WORK costing £5.7m to ease con- gestion in the centre of Maidstone is set to begin in the first half of 2016 after approval of the scheme by county councillors. Cllr David Brazier, KCC’s cabi-
net member for highways,warned the work could cause delays. Two traffic-light controlled
lanes will be built east of the Med- way so that Chatham-bound mo- torists can avoid the river bridge, which should cut journey times by 10%. The scheme, which does not re-
quire planning permission or the purchase of any land, is being funded by a £4.6m grant from the Government, with £1.1m from KCC. It is set for completion some time in 2017. The work is expected to ease congestion on the existing A229 gyratory system and address an estimated 46% rise in traffic by 2026, according to Maidstone Council’s draft local plan. However, some concerns have
been expressed about the new road arrangement’s provisions for pedestrians and cyclists.
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