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POLICE are seeking witnesses to an assault in Maidstone which left a man with face and leg injuries after he refused to buy drugs. It was reported that two men punched and kicked a man inWeek Street between 5.30am and 6am on Tuesday, June 27. The victim said he was offered


drugs by the suspects – described as in their late teens or early 20s – and when he refused, hewas attacked. The victim required treatment at hospital for his injuries. Police were called and enquiries


led to the arrest of an 18-year-old man from Maidstone, on suspicion of assault. He was later released, pending further investigation. Anyone with information should


call Kent Police on 01622 604100, quoting reference 27-0146, or Kent Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.


Picture proud


GRAFTY Green Village Hall Com- mittee is on the lookout for photo- graphs to illustrate next year’s village calendar. A theme of past happenings


within the village such as social events, outings and extreme weather, has been suggested. Chair- manRichard Pilborough said people could send in any pictures of which they were especially proud. Email pilborough@grafty.plus.com


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Sisters credit their staff for top restaurant award


THE Curious Eatery at Boughton Monchelsea has been named Kent’s best restaurant. The venture, run by sisters Lesley (pictured left) and Nicole Parry (right), is one of nearly half-a-dozen businesses locally to win praise and votes in the Muddy StilettoAwards 2017. The Curious Eatery walked away


with the title after an article on our Daily Downs Mailwebsite helped it to secure a 33.8% share of the votes. The sisters, who grew up in


Botswana, received a good luck mes- sage fromVirgin boss Richard Bran- son when they opened their restaurant. Lesley said:“We’ve both travelled


a lot and wanted to bring these in- fluences to the table – like an edible travel brochure. We just wanted to offer something fresh, fun and quirky, but not ostentatious, and it seems to be working.” The sisters also attribute their suc-


cess to holding onto their loyal staff who “feature in every single review on TripAdvisor, which is fantastic”. They have also launched a “secret supper club”.


Toasting its success as best wine merchant is MurcattoWines in Sta- plehurst, with amassive 40.5% of the votes. The winner in the best glamping categorywent to the site at Kits Coty inAylesford, while the best boutique stay was awarded to the Who’d a Thought It? at Grafty Green, near Maidstone. Kent Life Heritage Farm Park at Sandling, near Maidstone, just


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missed out on the accolades, coming a very impressive second, in the fight for Best FamilyAttraction, after Bedgebury National Pinetum&For- est at Goudhurst. Theawards are run by theMuddy Stilettos blog, which calls on indi- viduals to vote for businesses that have won personal approval from the Muddy team. This year up to 100,000 people per day took part in the voting.


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