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forGoodGnus QUICK-fire wit and gentle satire are promised by musical hu- mourists The Good Gnus inMaid- stone on Friday,March 16. All Saints’ Church in Mill Street
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300 jobs set for store if M&S plans approved
PLANS to create a new Marks & Spencer store at Eclipse Park, near J7 of theM20, have been unvieled to the public. The scheme – being brought to
they promise an Peter
Skellern and Noel Coward, in the ‘’manner of Flanders & Swann’’. Tickets on 01622 842988 or
891889 are £12, which includes wine and nibbles.
Postie charge A MAN has been charged after a postmanwas robbed. OluwakemiAdesaogun, ofAnte-
lope Road,Woolwich,was arrested onMonday, January 8, almost four months after the incident in Head- corn in September 21 when a post- man was robbed in Smarden Road and a quantity of letterswas stolen. Adesaogun, who is 41, has been
charged with robbery and posses- sion of articles for use in fraud. He was remanded to a later date.
life by Gallagher Properties – would, if approved by Maidstone Borough Council, create 300 full and part-time positions when the store opens. A public exhibition was held at
the Hilton Maidstone Hotel on February 22. TheMarks&Spencer (M&S) pro-
posals follow a decision by Wait- rose not to proceed with its plans following the granting of planning permission byMaidstone Borough Council inMay 2017. M&S requires a new store that is
the same footprint as the permitted foodstore, with a 300 space car park, including accessible and par- ent and child spaces. The store will have striking de-
sign, incorporating high quality materials, and provide approxi- mately 5,760m2
(62,000ft2 ) of sales area. Final decisions on the split
Artist’s im- pressions of the proposed Marks & Spencer store at Eclipse Park
have yet to be decided, but current thinking is that the store would offer: Food hall – 1,050m2
(11,300ft2 ) )
General merchandising (fashion and household) – 4,413m2
(47,500ft2 )
Hospitality (cafe) – 297m2 (3,200ft2
Nick Yandle, of Gallagher Prop-
erties, said: “The combination of a Marks & Spencer and NEXT at Eclipse Parkwould improveMaid- stone’s retail offer as the county town to both local residents and people fromacross a wider area of Kent. “This investment by Marks &
Spencer would also reinforce the area around J7 and its importance
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