News Conkie guilty


A 54 year oldman fromMaidstone has been ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work after being found guilty of assaulting two peo- ple. Graham Conkie was sentenced


last month by Maidstone magis- trates where he denied two counts of assault, butwas convicted of the offences bymagistrates.On June 8, 2017, Conkie, of Maidstone, as- saulted two people in the county town. Magistrates ordered Conkie to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and pay £50 in compensation.


Death at flats


A MAN died at a block of flats in Maidstone less than a week before Christmas. Emergency service crewswere called toMillerHeights just after 5pmonDecember 19. The deathwas not suspicious.


Flood closure


SAINSBURY'S in the centre of Maidstone was shut for a short time after heavy rain caused flood- ing in-store. Water started coming through


the ceiling, causing large wet patches over the Romney Place store's shop floor after the down- pours on January 5.


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Cinderella’s success is a boost for local theatre


ANOTHER successful pantomine run at the Hazlitt Theatre has ce- mented the county town's desire for an "intimate, traditional" show, says its boss. MartinCleverley admits the ticket


sales were down slightly on last year but plans are already under- way to stageAladdin later this year. It is thought that a rival panto on


inMaidstonemay have contributed to a dip in audience figures. MrCleverley, generalmanager of


the Hazlitt Theatre, said: "This year we welcomed 18,231 audience members to see and enjoy Cin- derella. "This equates to a 77%capacity for


our pantomime run throughoutDe- cember, which meant a dip on pre- vious years' figures. However, we are proud to have received superb feedback for a quality performance and encouraged by local audiences who still want to enjoy an intimate, traditional panto in their local the- atre at Christmas. “We are looking forward to de-


lighting audiencewithAladdin this year." The panto starred TVchef and na-


tional treasure Rustie Lee and for- mer Eastender Stefan Booth. The castwere joined backstage by a host of glittering stars during it month- long run, including TV astrologer and authorRussellGrant and singer Pixie Lott. Aspokesman for the theatre said:


“Itwould be a lie to say that having another panto in the town didn’t af-


fect us because it did, slightly. “I guesswe just had to just had to


up our game and do the absolute bestwe could. “There is no doubt whatever that


it was a hugely well-received show and that people loved it.” The Hazlitt is dependent on the


annual pantomime to subsidise the running of the venue.


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