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A MAIDSTONE man has been charged in connection with three counts of burglary after a number of incidents in the town centre. Charles Traverso (42), of Cross Street, has been charged with bur- glaries


at restaurants in Week Before Traverso was


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Burglary case Bus timetable changes for start of roadworks


Street on June 1 andAshford Road ROADWORKS charged


be vigilant amid the town centre incidents, which were all reported in the early hours of themorning.


with the offences, Kent Police had nounced timetable changes cover- issued warnings for proprietors to


being introduced by Nu Venture. The


bus company has


ing the town centre andAllington, aswell as certain villages.


The route taken by its 79A and 79C buses will be


Plays&picnics that are PLAYS and Picnics returns to a


Maidstone village thisweekend. LeedsAmateurDramatic Society (LADS), which draws many of its members from the county town, performs in the Old Vicarage in Lower Street, Leeds on June 22 and 23.


There will be performances of TheAdventurers’ Club by Damian Woods and Gentlemen Caller by PamMackenzie. Entrance is by vol- untary donation (usually £5), and details are available from @LAD- Samdram.


withdrawn because of roadworks expected to take


temporarily five


months. They will be replaced by Nu-Venture buses N and S from June 18.


Bus N will serve the north of the A20 from Maidstone town centre, via London Road, Hildenborough Crescent, Newbury Avenue, Tin- tern Road and GraceAvenue, back to London Road then Maidstone town centre.


from Maidstone town centre, via Drive and Poplar Grove back to Poplar Grove, London Road and the town centre.


London


Bus Swill serve south of theA20, Road,


Palace Wood and Howard Drive, terminating in the Maxwell Drive area, where extensive roadworks


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Route 6Awill be re-numbered to 506 from June 18, with an addi- tional journey at 14.48 onMondays


on May 27, as well as a shop in have led to alternative services Week Street onMay 26.


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Also from June 18, the new 56X will run betweenKingsHill, via the M20,


to


schools on the London Road. Nu-Venture’s


and from Maidstone boss


Norman


Kemp (pictured) said: “In general terms, current service levels are being retained. This is more ‘mov- ing the furniture’


to ensure the


best-possible reliability for our pas- sengers.”


However, Nu-Venture will per- manentlywithdrawitsNumber 65 Sutton Valence service, due to a lack of use by local schools, ac- cording to the company.


are planned. Buses then return via Howard


Its 28 service is also to be re- extended at Marden to serve Al- bion Road/Plain Road, with a re- vised timetable.


Alternative routes for Nu-Ven- ture’s 22, 25 and 26 routes will be introduced from July 3 because of the closure of Hunton Hill.


Arriva also has announced big changes fromJuly 8.


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