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thrower alert A LEEDS resident has called for vil- lagers to be wary of the occu- pants of a white van seen throwing eggs from its window. A dozen eggs were hurled out


of the vehicle on January 11, said mumAnitra Irrera, who was trav- elling directly behindwith daugh- ter Josefine. She said: “He could have


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VIRGIN Media contractors have been ordered to return to Bearsted andmake a better job of repairing roads and pavements ripped open to install its broadband cables. McNicholaswill reinstate the tar-


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mac to an acceptable standard in numerous roads, some of which will need to be closed. It follows a trouble-torn eight


months involving the company, which has been installing broad- band services in Bearsted as part of Virgin Media’s nationwide Project Lightning campaign. Sincework started lastMay, con-


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tractors have been under fire from residents, who have reported phone lines andwater supplies cut, hedgerows damaged and danger- ousworking practices. The county council, which fined


the companymore than £14,000 be- fore Christmas and suspended work temporarily, said contractors have now been told to “correct the previous defective works to the highways”.


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that a number of roadswill have to close and trafficwill be resticted in others during February while the work is carried out. It is under- stood Virgin Media will not be rolling out its service inMaidstone as a direct result of experiences in Bearsted. A villager, who did not wish to


be named, said residents felt like “guinea pigs”, forced to endure disruption and poor standards of work at the hands of VirginMedia


BEARSTED residents need to pre- pare themselves for further disrup- tions over the next threemonths as a result of Virgin Media reinstate- ment works. Villager Geoff Taylor told Downs


Mail: “According to the latest infor- mation on KCC’s online roadworks map, virtually all the previous roads and pavements excavated by Virgin Media/McNicholas last year are to


contractors and felt let down by KCC for failing to set strict condi- tions of work from the outset and in failing to supervise thework suf- ficiently. A Virgin Media spokesman said: “After completing the roll-out...in Bearsted, contrac- tors are nowin the process of com- pleting the necessary work to ensure all roads and pathways are of the highest standard in accor- dancewith the local council. This is normal protocol and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.”


be reinstated.” This will result in the closure of: Roseacre Lane and Plantation


Lane – Feb 8-13 Yeoman Lane – Feb 21-27 Traffic lights will be in place in: The Street – Jan 29-Feb 2 There will also be traffic restric-


tions on: Hog Hill – Feb 16-20 The Landway – Feb 12-16


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