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Public Notice GOODS VEHICLE OPERATOR’S LICENCE


Matthew Baker trading as TreeCycle Tree Care of 4 New Villas, Forge Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone Kent ME15 0HH is applying for a licence to use Wyngarth Farm, Lower Road, West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0PF as an operating centre for 1 goods vehicles and 0 trailers.


Owners or occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre(s) who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner at Hillcrest House, 365 Harehills Lane, Leeds LS96NF, stating their reasons, within 21 days of this notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice. A Guide to Making Representations is available from the Traffic Commissioner’s office.


Legal Notice ALAN SHUTTLEWORTH (deceased)


This notice is being posted by the executors of Mr Alan Shuttleworth (deceased) late of 20, Mayfair Avenue, Maidstone, Kent and also of 2, Crittenden Cottages, Gailants Lane, Maidstone, Kent, and latterly of 84, Knight Crescent, Middleton in Manchester.


Alan Shuttleworth was a former member and Troop Leader of the 25th Lanarkshire (6th Motherwell) Boy Scouts and of ‘T Troop’ Loose Swiss Scout Group.


PURSUANT to the Trustee Act 1925 section 27 NOTICE IS GIVEN to all creditors and others having any claims against or claiming to be beneficially interested in the estate of ALAN SHUTTLEWORTH.


ALAN SHUTTLEWORTH died on the 10th February 2014 and his will was proved in the District Registry of the High Court by the executors named within it.


All creditors and others having any claims against or claiming to be beneficially interested on the estate of ALAN SHUTTLEWORTH are required to send particulars of their claim in writing to the undersigned solicitors, Stephensons Solicitors LLP, whose address is 1st Floor, Sefton House, Northgate Close, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6PQ (Reference AJG/S73475.3). All correspondence should be marked for the attention of Mr A Gregory and should be sent to those solicitors within a three month period after the date of this advertisement. If no further claims against the estate are intimated within the specified period of 3 months from the date of the advertisement the Executors will proceed to distribute the assets of the deceased among the persons entitled to them having regard only to the claims of which they have notice and shall not be liable for the assets of the deceased or any part of them so distributed to any person or persons of whose claims or d emands they have not had notice of.”


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THE Kent County Show en- joyed fine weather and bumper crowds at the show- grounds in Detling. More than 80,000


visitors,over 3,000 up on last year, attended one of the county’s biggest events. Competitors, stallholders


and businesses came from across the country but had the usual big local presence. Among thosewere Jo


Shan, of Staplehurst,and Ken Shelton,of Aylesford, both pictured,who represented theMid Kent Fuchsia Group. Ken said: “It has been awonderful show.”  More pictures, see page 16


Bridging thegap to business prosperity


TRADERSand homeowners in Snodland are heading for a bonanzawith a new road bridge across theRiverMedway set to openwithinweeks, bring- ingnew prosperity to the town. That is the prediction of local busi-


ness people andcouncillorswho say the route linking the A228 on the outskirts of the town and new homes on the opposite bank will mean an increase in business and house prices. The £19 million road bridge,


which is due to open in September, has been built by developer Tren- port, as the key to Peters Village, a 1,000 home new community on the east bank nearWouldham. With Snodlandalready feeling the


benefit of a high-speed rail link, which started a year ago, business


people are looking forward to a trade boomwhen traffic starts flow- ing across the bridge. Among them is hairdresser Alex Mackintosh (pic- tured left) who opened his salon Alexander’s in the town’s High Street


seven


months ago be- cause of the antic- ipated influx of


shoppers and commuters. He said: “I was managing a bar- ber’s in Tonbridge but I wanted to


start my own business. The bridge was one of themain reasons I chose Snodland to open a barber’s. It’s an expanding and up and coming area. There are lots of new houses going up all around the area, and once they finish the bridge, I think a lot of peoplewill come over fromthat side of the river because it will be very convenient for them. It will really put Snodland on themap.” After recently moving toWould-


ham with wife, Katie, Alex is also looking forward to the bridge open- ing to shorten his dailywork commute.


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Inside this edition: NEW building proposals


for


Malling are being drawn up as Ton- bridge and Malling Council works on its emerging Local Plan. See the four-page supplement by Malling Action Partnership, which supports people, businesses and events in the 11 parishes in the Malling area.


July 2016 No. 231 News


Better buses call


PARENTS are urging action to get better school bus services from Kings Hill and West Malling.


Phone boxes saved


VILLAGERS have come up with ways of retaining their red phone boxes. 4


An early Christmas


CHILD choristors in Mereworth are recording a CD of fes- tive songs in October.


Playground anger


KINGS Hill residents say they were misled about a planned new play area. 6


Petition against gym


AN outdoor gym in Leybourne has been dismissed as a waste of money. 12


Joe’s dash for cash


THE last pub in Ditton looks set for a new lease of life as an office block.


Obituaries Comment


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34 Crime Reports 43


ROOF lead and copper were stolen from a house in Aylesford.


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