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Historic village pub could be saved by new owner


A BUYER has been found for one of Yalding’s oldest pubs. There were fears that locals


might lose the 15th-century George after the retirement of 80-year old publican Joe Morris. The last pint was pulled at the


pub in October last year and the freehold was put up for sale – for the first time in 44 years – with a guide price of £795,000. Had it remained unsold, Joe planned to turn the property into flats and continue to live there. His contingency planning application – to convert the pub into three flats – has been lodged with Maidstone


vised guide price of £575,000, and that solicitors had been instructed. The new owner has been seen in


the village and has said he will be re-opening the pub shortly as a tra- ditional English village pub and restaurant. However, if the plan- ning application is successful, the new incumbent will still have the option of going ahead with the conversion. Built in 1546 as a watering hole


Council. However, national li- censed property agents Guy Sim- monds confirmed that the pubwas sold, subject to contract, with a re-


for locals, travellers and their ani- mals, The George was enlarged in the late 1700s. The main property still has eight bedrooms.


Get dressed for village’s VE day celebration


THE posh frocks and best china will be coming out when the ladies of Yalding put on their seamed stockings and finery for a VE DayWelcome Home party. To mark the 70th anniversary of


VE Day, the village has decided to put on a party. The High Street will be closed


from 1pm to 10pm on May 3, to makeway for music and dancing. The party itself will get under


way at 5pm, going on until 9pm with a choice of food available. To encourage adults and chil-


dren to come dressed in 1940s style, there will be prizes for the best-dressed children and grown-


ups’ fancy dress. The party is open to all resi-


dents of Yalding and Ladding- ford, aswell as their families and friends. Similar events have been held


in the past for the Queen’s Dia- mond Jubilee and royal wed- dings.


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Gypsy site plan BROOMFIELD and Kingswood Parish Council has objected to a planning application to expand a gypsy site in Sutton Valence. Teony Ackleton wants to put a mobile home, touring caravan and utility building in Orchard Farm Nursery, Chartway Street. A com- ment from the parish council said: “Continued expansion of this site is creating a merging between neigh- bouring traveller sites in Cross Drive; the site is becoming over- sized. “The parish already has three considerable sized traveller sites, as well as several smaller sites. The parish is at risk of being over- whelmed.” Maidstone Council will decide.


Craft market An antiques and craft market will be held at St Mary’s Church, West Street, Hunton from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, April 25. Homemade refreshments will be served all day.


Tree at risk AN ornamental cherry tree could be felled at Chapel Cottage, 4 High Street, Headcorn. A conservation area application


says the tree is diseased. Maidstone Council will decide.


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Many services have been ignored for years. Traffic,flooding and basic infrastructure improvements have been promised and ignored by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat (The Coalition) for years.


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