News | Elections Key players stand down at election
THE political parties have been setting out their stalls ahead of the Maidstone Council elections. Up for grabs on Thursday, May 5
will be one post for each of the 19 wards contested this time around – a third of the seats on the council. Several long-standing councillors
are not running for re-election. Among them is Bearsted’s Cllr Richard Ash, elected in 1992. The retired schoolteacher is a former mayor and has been a member of the Maidstone/Beauvais Twinning Association and the Mid Kent Downs Steering Group, as well as the Quality Bus Partnership and voluntary group
Involve.The Con-
THE Downs Mail went to press before nominations closed, so this list of candi- datesmay be incomplete. To see the full list of candidates, go to Maidstone Bor- ough Council’s website at
www.maid-
stone.gov.uk Allington: Diana Lewins (Lib Dem); Barry Ginley (Con); Marianna Poliszczuk (Lab); Guy Tanner (Green). Barming: Patrick Coates (Lab); Fay Gooch (Ind)*; Lizzie Hare (Lib Dem); Ben Knowles (Green); Robert Pettit (Ukip); Sam Lain Rose (Con). Bearsted: Jim Grogan (Lab); Ciaran Oliver (Green); Michael Revell (Con); Geoff Samme (Lib Dem). Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sut- ton: Jean Harvey (Lab); Caroline Jessel
servative group has selected Mike Revell, a retired optometrist from Essex, now living in Bearsted, to contest the seat. Cllr Ian Chittenden, a borough councillor in South ward for the past 10 years, is stepping down for health reasons, although he plans to continue as county councillor for the North East Division. He said the biggest challenge had
been problems relating to housing development applications in the south of Maidstone and the inher- ent increase in traffic congestion.
LIST OF BOROUGH COUNCIL CANDIDATES
(Green); Mark McGiffon (Ukip); Steve Munford (Ind)*; Cheryl Taylor Maggio (Con); JanWebb (Lib Dem). Boxley: Wendy Hinder (Con)*; Hannah Patton (Green); Mike Thompson (Lib Dem); Jacqui Wardle (Ukip); Lauren Wright (Lab). Bridge: Alan Bartlett (Con); Donna Greenan (Green); Georgia Harvey (Lib Dem); Bruce Heald (Lab). Coxheath & Hunton: Ken Baker (Lab); Emily Fermor (Lib Dem); Ron Leagas (Con); Mike Summergill (Green). East: Richard Coates (Lab); Martin Cox (Lib Dem)*; Ben Darlington (Green); Steve Shepherd (East). Fant: Keith Adkinson (Lab); Rosaline Janko (LibDem); IanMcDonald (Green);
Stephen Paine (Con)*. Headcorn: Sarah Barwick (Lab);Georgia Dallas (Lib Dem); Derek Eagle (Green); Nick Goddard (Ukip); Shellina Prender- gast (Con). Heath: Alan Chell (Con); Marlyn Randall (Lab); Bryan Vizzard (Lib Dem)*; Geoff Wilkinson (Green). High Street: Denise Joy (Lib Dem)*; Joe Mamo (Con); Dan Wilkinson (Lab); Gareth Phillips (Green). Marden & Yalding: Rachel Hill (Lib Dem); Tim Licence (Lab); Steve McLoughlin (Con)*; Jim Shalice (Green). North Downs: Patrick Garten (Con); Bar- bara Neill (Green); John Watson (Lib Dem); Daniel Williams (Ukip). North: Maureen Cleator (Lab); Michelle
Hastie (Lib Dem); Jeff Tree (Con). ParkWood: John Barned (Ukip); Belinda Bassett (Green); Matthew Burton (Con); Andrew Cockersole (Lib Dem); Daniel Moriarty (Ind)*; Marsha Todd (Lab). Shepway North: Chris Garland (Con)*; Dinesh Khadka (Lib Dem); Geoff Harvey (Labour); Steve Muggeridge (Green); MichaelWardle (Ukip). Shepway South: Milden Choongo (Lib Dem); Robert Hinder (Con); Stuart Jef- fery (Green); Theresa Lyons (Lab); Eddie Powell (Ukip). South: Steve Cheeseman (Green); Paul Cooper (Con); Wendy Hollands (Lab); Paul Wilby (Lib Dem).
*denotes sitting councillor Public Notice Licensing Act 2003 Notice of application for a Premises Licence
Notice is hereby given that Ramblin’ Man Fair c/o Spirit of Rock Limited has applied to Maidstone Borough Council on 6/4/16 for the grant of a premises licence to use the premises at Mote Park, Maidstone in respect of the hours/ the provision of regulated entertainment/ the provision of late night refreshment/ for the sale by retail of alcohol.
Namely on
22/7/2016 between 12:00 – 01:00 in Glamping for the provision of regulated entertainment, late night refreshment and sale by retail of alcohol.
23/07/2016 between 11:00 – 23:00 in the Main Arena for provision of regulated entertainment and retail of alcohol. 22:00 – 01:00 in Glamping for the provision of regulated entertainment, late night refreshment and sale by retail of alcohol.
24/07/2016 between 11:00 – 22:30 in the Main Arena for provision of regulated entertainment and retail of alcohol. 22:00 – 01:00 in Glamping for the provision of regulated entertainment, late night refreshment and sale by retail of alcohol.
Any person who wishes to make a representation in relation to this application must give notice in writing of his/her representation by 5/5/16 stating the grounds for making said representation to: Maidstone Borough Council Licensing Office, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ. The Register of Record of Application can be viewed by members of the public during office hours at Maidstone Borough Council Licensing Office, or accessed online by visiting
http://pa.sevenoaks.gov.uk/online-licensing/ Representation shall be made in writing.
It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application for a premises licence. The maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for the offence is £5,000.
26 Maidstone South April 2016
He said: “Success in opposing ad- ditional housing in both Tovil and Boughton Lane has been especially pleasing.” Conservative Cllr Daphne
Parvin has served North Downs for 32 years, during which time she was mayor and represented the council on the Brenchley Charity, the Cutbush and Corrall Charities, the Mid Kent Downs Steering Group and the Upper Medway In- ternal Drainage Board. Lib Dem Cllr Jenni Paterson has served on the council for 21 years
and been vice-chair of the Cobtree Manor Estate Charity Committee. Labour Group leader Cllr Mal-
colm McKay, who made his first foray into politics in 2012 as ward councillor for Shepway South, has decided four years is enough. The former electrical wholesale man- ager (62) said: “There are things I nowwant to do. But I have enjoyed my time as a councillor. While pol- itics will always be a mix of frus- tration and rewards, I do feel I have represented the ward well and done my best.”
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