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Work onwater main delayed
PROGRESS in the town centre to upgrade an old water main has been slower than expected. South East Water, which began digging upWeek Street on January 5, admits the discovery of large, un- derground concrete blocks and old utility services has caused delays. In the first twoweeks of the proj-
ect, Chris Love, the authority’s de- livery manager, said just 50 metres of pipe had been installed. He added: “Despite having checked historic utility records for the area and digging exploratory holes,we can never be 100% sure of what awaits us. In shopping areas such as thiswe do expect some sur- prises and plan for that, but on this occasion the surprises are causing us a few more early problems than anticipated.” He said there was some concern
that work in Earl Street – the sec- ond phase of the project – might not be completed on time, but
added: “Our contractor is working as hard and as safely as possibly to try and keep to schedule and re- cover any lost time.” Mr Love said businesses inWeek
Street and Earl Street would be kept informed of progress on the £155,000 project to replace 400 me- tres of pipe, which was scheduled for completion on April 3. Meanwhile, South East Water’s contractorswere progressing work to fit a new main to 83 properties in Stockbury, along the busy A249 be- tween Hayes Lane and Steps Hill Road. Drivers face lane closures and
speed restrictions until February 16 while the £240,000 project is com- pleted. The closure of Steps Hill Road for
a week from February 16 will be the final phase of the work, which had to be abandoned in January and again in September last year after causing traffic chaos.
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A MAIDSTONE newsagent has raised £20,000 to fund eight life- saving missions by the air ambu- lance.
Deepak Myanger (57), who owns the News Rack and Grove Green Post Office, has been running half marathons for the charity for 10 years.
Deepak, a 2010 Pride of Maid- stone winner, said: “It’s my cus- tomers and my wife Usha who deserve all the credit for this, I just do the running.
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Deepak and Usha Myanger of Grove Green Post Office, who have raised
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ambulance Running total for charity
“My wife won’t let anyone leave the shop without making a dona- tion and that is why the amount is so high. I’m humbled to have helped raise so much.” Deepak has completed 25 half
marathons in Maidstone, Head- corn and Paddock Wood,as well as Prague, Budapest, Madrid, Dublin, Brussels, Switzerland and Cannes. The father of one plans to carry on running for the air ambulance, which celebrates its 25th anniver- sary this year.
Homes plan behind village pub
FIFTEEN homes could be built behind the car park of The Windmill pub in Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne. The 1.5-hectare field is south-west of the village hall and car park. Maidstone Council has included the pro- posal as an addition to the housing sites in the draft local plan.
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