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Work aims to cut traffic jams
A £1.8M scheme to improve the flow of traffic along Willington Street is set to get underway later this year. As the primary route linking vil-
lages south of Maidstone with the A20 and M20, Kent County Coun- cilwants to make improvements to the road, starting with the junctions at both ends. Both junctions are significant “pinch points” on the A20 and A274 corridors, with the traffic sig- nals causing delays at peak times. Ashford Road has an average
two-way daily flow of between 13,800 and 21,800 vehicles per hour, to the east and west of the Willington Street junction. At peak times, it can carry up to
1,850 vehicles an hour. Sutton Road has a two-way aver-
age daily flow of 19,000 and peak flows of 1,680 vehicles per hour, according to KCC. A significant number of vehicles
useWillington Street to avoid con- gestion in the town centre. “At present these signalised junc-
tions at each end of Willington Street are heavily congested under
peak traffic conditions,” says a re- port to KCC’s cabinet committee for environment and transport. The committee agreed to the widening of the A274 near the junctions with Willington Street andWallis Avenue and to create a left-turn lane intoWillington Street from Ashford Road. The Willington Street Junction Improvements Scheme forms the first part of the Maidstone Inte- grated Transport Package, which has been provisionally allocated £8.9m from the local growth fund via the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP), for spend be- tween now and 2019/20. SELEP has now recommended
the approval of £1.3m local growth fund to the project in 2016/17 and, subject to Government approval, the funds will be released to KCC. This, together with local devel-
oper Section 106 contributions of £500,000, would enable the scheme to proceed. No land needs to be acquired to
make the improvements and resi- dents will be informed when work is to start, via a mailshot.
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Roz Yates, Bill Murray, Claire Ryan and oncologist Dr Russell Burcombe
Clinic tribute to cancer patient ANEWclinic providing acupuncture for people with breast cancer has been officially opened at Kent Oncology Centre. The Susan Murray Ear Acupuncture Clinic has been set up with support from the Murray family from Headcorn. Susan Murray, a former patient at the Kent Oncology Centre, at Maidstone Hospital, died in June 2015, and her husband Bill and children were keen to do something positive in her memory. With the help of Macmillan nurse clinician Claire Ryan and acute oncology nurse Roz Yates the clinicwas set up, primarily for people living with secondary breast cancer. It was opened by Mr Murray and saw its first patients in March. The complementary therapy aims to promote relaxation, encour-
agewell-being and assist in the management of menopausal symp- toms – a common symptom of breast cancer treatment.
Restaurant offers cash for kit
SPORTS clubs and teams will find out if they have won £1,000 of new kit to celebrate the first anniversary ofASKin Maidstone.Applicants have been busy rallying their fans for a public vote to find the winner. Entry formswere available at the restaurant in Earl Street, whichwanted applications from junior and youth sports clubs and teams (up to U16). The public will be able to vote for their favourite from a shortlist of three, via the ASK Italian Facebook page or through a token system at the restaurant. Voting will close on Sunday, April 24. The winner will be announced at the restaurant onWednesday, April 27.
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