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CALLS for the installation of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tip- ping on a country road have been made by the local borough coun- cillor.


Burberry Lane, near Kingswood,


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has been targeted by waste dumpers for years, but in recent months, the problem has become more acute withwaste often strewn across the middle of the road. Cllr Gill Fort, pictured right, said:


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“Every month we are having toi- lets, sinks and construction waste dumped in the village, specifically in Burberry Lane. We are now thinking of installing cameras on private land to oversee the problem area.” A recent event in Burberry Lane


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dumped and torched. The church car park has also seen illegal dump- ing.


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STAPLEHURST vineyard Hush Heath will send its sparkling wine to Canada after landing a deal with one of the world’s largest alcohol buyers. Hush Heath’s Balfour 1503 Clas-


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But it is also a problem in many rural areas, including Langley,


Headcorn and Chart Sutton. Last year, Maidstone Borough Council cleared 911 cases of fly-tipping and more than 163 have been recorded since April this year. The ap- proaching darker evenings will prompt a rise in illegal tipping.


Vineyard ‘bubbling’ over deal


trading relationship as the UK leaves the EU. Mrs May said: “It’s great to see


that English sparkling wine has been making a name for itself, not just in the UK but further afield too. “The news today that Hush


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Illegal fly-tipping is costing local authorities hun- dreds of thou- sands of pounds, says Cllr Gill Fort


Across Kent, local authorities are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds clearing up rubbish. According to one report £323,000


was spent dealing with almost 14,000 incidents in 2016-17. This is a sharp increase on the previous 12 months when just over 10,000 in- stances cost £244,000. Cllr Fort welcomed a joint initia-


tive by the Environment Agency and the Driver and Vehicle Stan- dards Agency to clamp down on unlicensed waste carriers. But she believes the high cost to small firms of disposing of construction waste at a transfer station is costing coun- cils dearly. Cllr Fort made her re- marks as one of the borough’s closest transfer stations at North Farm, TunbridgeWells, announced it will be closed for 10weeks.


Heath Estate will be supplying to Canadian consumers is hugely wel- come and they will be flying the flag for the high-quality of wine being produced in Britain.” Hush Heath owner Richard Bal-


four-Lynn said: “Hush Heath is a family-owned winery…and we are very excited to see our wines avail- able in the Canadian market."


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