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The role will involve:
• Handling inbound and making outbound calls • Developing business from existing clients • Obtaining and growing new business • Working to achieve revenue targets.
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HGV DRIVER, FOR A SKIP COMPANY IN ASHFORD
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PARENTS are urging action to get better school bus services from Kings Hill and West Malling.
stallholders
andbusinesses camefrom across thecountrybuthad theusualbiglocalpresence. AmongthosewereJo
Shan,ofStaplehurst,and KenShelton,ofAylesford, bothpictured,who representedtheMidKent
FuchsiaGroup.Kensaid: “It hasbeenawonderful show.” Morepictures, see page16
Bridgingthegapto businessprosperity
TRADERSandhomeowners inSnodlandareheadingforabonanzawitha newroadbridgeacross theRiverMedwayset toopenwithinweeks,bring- ingnewprosperitytothe town.
That isthepredictionof localbusi-
nesspeopleandcouncillorswhosay the route linking the A228 on the outskirts of the town and new homes on the opposite bank will mean an increase in business and houseprices. The £19 million road bridge,
which is due to open in September, has been built by developer Tren- port, as the key to Peters Village, a 1,000 home newcommunity on the eastbanknearWouldham. WithSnodlandalreadyfeelingthe
benefit of a high-speed rail link, which started a year ago, business
people are looking forward to a tradeboomwhentraffic starts flow- ingacross thebridge. Among themis hairdresserAlex Mackintosh (pic- tured left) who opened his salon Alexander’sinthe town’s High Street
seven
months ago be- causeof the antic- ipated influx of
shoppers andcommuters. He said: “I wasmanaging a bar- ber’s in Tonbridge but Iwanted to
startmy own business. The bridge was one of themain reasons I chose Snodland to open a barber’s. It’s an expandingandupandcomingarea. There are lots of newhouses going up all around the area, and once theyfinishthebridge, I thinkalotof peoplewillcomeover fromthatside of the river because it will be very convenient for them. It will really put Snodlandonthemap.” After recentlymoving toWould-
ham with wife, Katie, Alex is also lookingforwardtothebridgeopen- ing to shortenhisdailywork commute.
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AFORMERMetropolitanPoliceof- ficer is the new vicar at East Malling,TestonandWateringbury. RevNickWilliams,whoismarried with two sons,will start in hisnew post in October and live in the vicarage inEastMalling.
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NEW building proposals for Malling are being drawn up as Ton- bridge and Malling Council works on its emerging Local Plan. See the four-page supplement by Malling Action Partnership, which supports people, businesses and events in the 11 parishes in the Malling area.
Phone boxes saved
VILLAGERS have come up with ways of retaining their red phone boxes. 4
An early Christmas
CHILD choristors in Mereworth are recording a CD of fes- tive songs in October.
Playground anger
KINGS Hill residents say they were misled about a planned new play area. 6
Petition against gym
AN outdoor gym in Leybourne has been dismissed as a waste of money. 12
Joe’s dash for cash
THE last pub in Ditton looks set for a new lease of life as an office block. 28
Obituaries Comment
32 34
Crime Reports 43
ROOF lead and copper were stolen from a house in Aylesford.
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THE Kent County Show en- joyed fine weather and bumper crowdsat theshow- grounds inDetling. Morethan80,000
visitors,over3,000upon last year,attendedoneof thecounty’sbiggestevents. Competitors, stallholders
andbusinesses camefrom across thecountrybuthad theusualbiglocalpresence. AmongthosewereJo
Shan,ofStaplehurst,and KenShelton,ofAylesford, bothpictured,who representedtheMidKent
FuchsiaGroup.Kensaid: “It hasbeenawonderful show.” Morepictures, see page16
On the pumpkin trail at
Emmetts Garden
Jackson Kent’s hockey superstar
Ashley
On the pumpkin trail at
Emmetts Garden
Bridgingthegapto businessprosperity
nesspeopleandcouncillorswhosay the route linking the A228 on the outskirts of the town and new homes on the opposite bank will mean an increase in business and houseprices. The £19 million road bridge,
which is due to open in September, has been built by developer Tren- port, as the key to Peters Village, a 1,000 home newcommunity on the eastbanknearWouldham. WithSnodlandalreadyfeelingthe
benefit of a high-speed rail link, which started a year ago, business
Emmetts Garden
TRADERSandhomeowners inSnodlandareheadingforabonanzawitha newroadbridgeacross theRiverMedwayset toopenwithinweeks,bring- ingnewprosperitytothe town. That isthepredictionof localbusi-
On the pumpkin trail at
people are looking forward to a tradeboomwhentraffic starts flow- ingacross thebridge. Among themis hairdresserAlex Mackintosh (pic- tured left) who opened his salon Alexander’sinthe town’s High Street
seven
months ago be- causeof the antic- ipated influx of
shoppers andcommuters. He said: “I wasmanaging a bar- ber’s in Tonbridge but I wanted to
On the pumpkin trail at
Emmetts Garden
01622 690290 YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT
maidstone@martinco.com 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent
startmy own business. The bridge was one of themain reasons I chose Snodland to open a barber’s. It’s an expandingandupandcomingarea. There are lots of newhouses going up all around the area, and once theyfinishthebridge, I thinkalotof peoplewillcomeover fromthatside of the river because it will be very convenient for them. It will really put Snodlandonthemap.” After recentlymoving toWould-
ham with wife, Katie, Alex is also lookingforwardtothebridgeopen- ing to shortenhisdailywork commute.
8 Police to pulpit
AFORMERMetropolitanPoliceof- ficer is the new vicar at East Malling,TestonandWateringbury. RevNickWilliams,who ismarried with two sons,will start in his new post in October and live in thevicarage inEastMalling.
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NEW building proposals for Malling are being drawn up as Ton- bridge and Malling Council works on its emerging Local Plan. See the four-page supplement by Malling Action Partnership, which supports people, businesses and events in the 11 parishes in the Malling area.
July 2016 No. 231 News
Better buses call
PARENTS are urging action to get better school bus services from Kings Hill and West Malling.
3 Phone boxes saved
Autumn 2015 FREE 5
VILLAGERS have come up with ways of retaining their red phone boxes. 4
An early Christmas
CHILD choristors in Mereworth are recording a CD of fes- tive songs in October.
Playground anger
KINGS Hill residents say they were misled about a planned new play area. 6
Petition against gym
AN outdoor gym in Leybourne has been dismissed as a waste of money. 12
Joe’s dash for cash
THE last pub in Ditton looks set for a new lease of life as an office block. 28
Obituaries Comment
Crime Reports 43
ROOF lead and copper were stolen from a house in Aylesford.
Ashley Jackson
32 34
Kent’s hockey superstar
Jackson Kent’s hockey superstar
Ashley
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CHRISTMAS Four editions delivered to over 88,000 homes every month Malling Edition
downsmail.co.uk
Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper
FREE Maidstone Town | Maidstone East | Maidstone South | Malling
THE Kent County Show en- joyed fine weather and bumper crowdsat theshow- grounds inDetling. Morethan80,000
visitors,over3,000upon last year,attendedoneof thecounty’sbiggestevents. Competitors, stallholders
andbusinesses camefrom across thecountrybuthad theusualbiglocalpresence. AmongthosewereJo
Shan,ofStaplehurst,and KenShelton,ofAylesford, bothpictured,who representedtheMidKent
FuchsiaGroup.Kensaid: “It hasbeenawonderful show.” Morepictures, see page16
Four editions delivered to over 88,000 homes every month
Bridgingthegapto businessprosperity
downsmail.co.uk
Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper
Maidstone Town | Maidstone East | Maidstone South | Malling That isthepredictionof localbusi-
THE Kent County Show en- joyed fine weather and bumper crowdsat theshow- grounds inDetling. Morethan80,000
visitors,over3,000upon last year,attendedoneof thecounty’sbiggestevents. Competitors, stallholders
andbusinesses camefrom across thecountrybuthad theusualbiglocalpresence. AmongthosewereJo
Shan,ofStaplehurst,and KenShelton,ofAylesford, bothpictured,who representedtheMidKent
FuchsiaGroup.Kensaid: “It hasbeenawonderful show.” Morepictures, see page16
nesspeopleandcouncillorswhosay the route linking the A228 on the outskirts of the town and new homes on the opposite bank will mean an increase in business and houseprices. The £19 million road bridge,
which is due to open in September, has been built by developer Tren- port, as the key to Peters Village, a 1,000 home newcommunity on the eastbanknearWouldham. WithSnodlandalreadyfeelingthe
benefit of a high-speed rail link, which started a year ago, business
TRADERSandhomeowners inSnodlandareheadingforabonanzawitha newroadbridgeacross theRiverMedwayset toopenwithinweeks,bring- ingnewprosperitytothe town.
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people are looking forward to a tradeboomwhentraffic starts flow- ingacross thebridge. Among themis hairdresserAlex Mackintosh (pic- tured left) who opened his salon Alexander’sinthe town’s High Street
Phone boxes saved seven
shoppers andcommuters. He said: “I wasmanaging a bar- ber’s in Tonbridge but I wanted to
VILLAGERS have come up with ways of retaining their red phone boxes. 4
months ago be- causeof the antic- ipated influx of
An early Christmas Playground anger
Bridgingthegapto businessprosperity
nesspeopleandcouncillorswhosay the route linking the A228 on the outskirts of the town and new homes on the opposite bank will mean an increase in business and houseprices. The £19 million road bridge,
which is due to open in September, has been built by developer Tren- port, as the key to Peters Village, a 1,000 home newcommunity on the eastbanknearWouldham. WithSnodlandalreadyfeelingthe
benefit of a high-speed rail link, which started a year ago, business
people are looking forward to a tradeboomwhentraffic starts flow- ingacross thebridge. Among themis hairdresserAlex Mackintosh (pic- tured left) who opened his salon Alexander’sinthe town’s High Street
seven
months ago be- causeof the antic- ipated influx of
shoppers andcommuters. He said: “I wasmanaging a bar- ber’s in Tonbridge but I wanted to
01622 690290 YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT
maidstone@martinco.com 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent
CHILD choristors in Mereworth are recording a CD of fes- tive songs in October.
July 2016 No. 231 News
Better buses call
PARENTS are urging action to get better school bus services from Kings Hill and West Malling.
3
startmy own business. The bridge was one of themain reasons I chose Snodland to open a barber’s. It’s an expandingandupandcomingarea. There are lots of newhouses going up all around the area, and once theyfinishthebridge, I thinkalotof peoplewillcomeover fromthatside of the river because it will be very convenient for them. It will really put Snodlandonthemap.” After recentlymoving toWould-
ham with wife, Katie, Alex is also lookingforwardtothebridgeopen- ing to shortenhisdailywork commute.
8 Police to pulpit
KINGS Hill residents say they were misled about a planned new play area. 6
Kent’s Most Awarded Optician Joe’s dash for cash
Petition against gym
Book Now 01732 617557
www.optometrists.co.uk
AN outdoor gym in Leybourne has been dismissed as a waste of money. 12
TRADERSandhomeowners inSnodlandareheadingforabonanzawitha newroadbridgeacross theRiverMedwayset toopenwithinweeks,bring- ingnewprosperitytothe town. That isthepredictionof localbusi-
startmy own business. The bridge was one of themain reasons I chose Snodland to open a barber’s. It’s an expandingandupandcomingarea. There are lots of newhouses going up all around the area, and once theyfinishthebridge, I thinkalotof peoplewillcomeover fromthatside of the river because it will be very convenient for them. It will really put Snodlandonthemap.” After recentlymoving toWould-
ham with wife, Katie, Alex is also lookingforwardtothebridgeopen- ing to shortenhisdailywork commute.
8 Police to pulpit
01622 690290 YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT
maidstone@martinco.com 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent
AFORMERMetropolitanPoliceof- ficer is the new vicar at East Malling,TestonandWateringbury. RevNickWilliams,who ismarried with two sons,will start in his new post in October and live in thevicarage inEastMalling.
5 Kent’s Most Awarded Optician
Book Now 01732 617557
www.optometrists.co.uk
Four editions delivered to over 88,000 homes every month Malling Edition
downsmail.co.uk
Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper
FREE Maidstone Town | Maidstone East | Maidstone South | Malling Autumn 2015 FREE
THE Kent County Show en- joyed fine weather and bumper crowdsat theshow- grounds inDetling. Morethan80,000
visitors,over3,000upon last year,attendedoneof thecounty’sbiggestevents. Competitors, stallholders
andbusinesses camefrom across thecountrybuthad theusualbiglocalpresence. AmongthosewereJo
On the pumpkin trail at
Emmetts Garden
Jackson Kent’s hockey superstar
Ashley
Shan,ofStaplehurst,and KenShelton,ofAylesford, bothpictured,who representedtheMidKent
FuchsiaGroup.Kensaid: “It hasbeenawonderful show.” Morepictures, see page16
Bridgingthegapto businessprosperity
TRADERSandhomeowners inSnodlandareheadingforabonanzawitha newroadbridgeacross theRiverMedwayset toopenwithinweeks,bring- ingnewprosperitytothe town. That isthepredictionof localbusi-
nesspeopleandcouncillorswhosay the route linking the A228 on the outskirts of the town and new homes on the opposite bank will mean an increase in business and houseprices. The £19 million road bridge,
which is due to open in September, has been built by developer Tren- port, as the key to Peters Village, a 1,000 home newcommunity on the eastbanknearWouldham. WithSnodlandalreadyfeelingthe
benefit of a high-speed rail link, which started a year ago, business
people are looking forward to a tradeboomwhentraffic starts flow- ingacross thebridge. Among themis hairdresserAlex Mackintosh (pic- tured left) who opened his salon Alexander’sinthe town’s High Street
seven
months ago be- causeof the antic- ipated influx of
shoppers andcommuters. He said: “I wasmanaging a bar- ber’s in Tonbridge but I wanted to
startmy own business. The bridge was one of themain reasons I chose Snodland to open a barber’s. It’s an expandingandupandcomingarea. There are lots of newhouses going up all around the area, and once theyfinishthebridge, I thinkalotof peoplewillcomeover fromthatside of the river because it will be very convenient for them. It will really put Snodlandonthemap.” After recentlymoving toWould-
ham with wife, Katie, Alex is also lookingforwardtothebridgeopen- ing to shortenhisdailywork commute.
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Better buses call
PARENTS are urging action to get better school bus services from Kings Hill and West Malling.
3 Phone boxes saved
VILLAGERS have come up with ways of retaining their red phone boxes. 4
An early Christmas
CHILD choristors in Mereworth are recording a CD of fes- tive songs in October.
Playground anger
KINGS Hill residents say they were misled about a planned new play area. 6
Petition against gym
AN outdoor gym in Leybourne has been dismissed as a waste of money. 12
Joe’s dash for cash
THE last pub in Ditton looks set for a new lease of life as an office block.
Obituaries Comment
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34 Crime Reports 43
ROOF lead and copper were stolen from a house in Aylesford.
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Emmetts Garden
Jackson Kent’s hockey superstar
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NEW building proposals for Malling are being drawn up as Ton- bridge and Malling Council works on its emerging Local Plan. See the four-page supplement by Malling Action Partnership, which supports people, businesses and events in the 11 parishes in the Malling area.
THE last pub in Ditton looks set for a new lease of life as an office block. 28
Obituaries Comment
32 34
Crime Reports 43
ROOF lead and copper were stolen from a house in Aylesford.
AFORMERMetropolitanPoliceof- ficer is the new vicar at East Malling,TestonandWateringbury. RevNickWilliams,who ismarried with two sons,will start in his new post in October and live in thevicarage inEastMalling.
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NEW building proposals for Malling are being drawn up as Ton- bridge and Malling Council works on its emerging Local Plan. See the four-page supplement by Malling Action Partnership, which supports people, businesses and events in the 11 parishes in the Malling area.
July 2016 No. 231 News
Better buses call
PARENTS are urging action to get better school bus services from Kings Hill and West Malling.
3 Phone boxes saved
VILLAGERS have come up with ways of retaining their red phone boxes. 4
An early Christmas
CHILD choristors in Mereworth are recording a CD of fes- tive songs in October.
Playground anger
KINGS Hill residents say they were misled about a planned new play area. 6
Petition against gym
AN outdoor gym in Leybourne has been dismissed as a waste of money. 12
Joe’s dash for cash
THE last pub in Ditton looks set for a new lease of life as an office block. 28
Obituaries Comment
32 34
Crime Reports 43
ROOF lead and copper were stolen from a house in Aylesford.
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Ashley
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THE Kent County Show en- joyed fine weather and bumper crowdsat theshow- grounds inDetling. Morethan80,000
visitors,over3,000upon last year,attendedoneof thecounty’sbiggestevents. Competitors, stallholders
andbusinesses camefrom across thecountrybuthad theusualbiglocalpresence. AmongthosewereJo
Shan,ofStaplehurst,and KenShelton,ofAylesford, bothpictured,who representedtheMidKent
FuchsiaGroup.Kensaid: “It hasbeenawonderful show.” Morepictures, see page16
Bridgingthegapto businessprosperity
TRADERSandhomeowners inSnodlandareheadingforabonanzawitha newroadbridgeacross theRiverMedwayset toopenwithinweeks,bring- ingnewprosperitytothe town. That isthepredictionof localbusi-
nesspeopleandcouncillorswhosay the route linking the A228 on the outskirts of the town and new homes on the opposite bank will mean an increase in business and houseprices. The £19 million road bridge,
which is due to open in September, has been built by developer Tren- port, as the key to Peters Village, a 1,000 home newcommunity on the eastbanknearWouldham. WithSnodlandalreadyfeelingthe
benefit of a high-speed rail link, which started a year ago, business
people are looking forward to a tradeboomwhentraffic starts flow- ingacross thebridge. Among themis hairdresserAlex Mackintosh (pic- tured left) who opened his salon Alexander’sinthe town’s High Street
seven
months ago be- causeof the antic- ipated influx of
shoppers andcommuters. He said: “I wasmanaging a bar- ber’s in Tonbridge but I wanted to
startmy own business. The bridge was one of themain reasons I chose Snodland to open a barber’s. It’s an expandingandupandcomingarea. There are lots of newhouses going up all around the area, and once theyfinishthebridge, I thinkalotof peoplewillcomeover fromthatside of the river because it will be very convenient for them. It will really put Snodlandonthemap.” After recentlymoving toWould-
ham with wife, Katie, Alex is also lookingforwardtothebridgeopen- ing to shortenhisdailywork commute.
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01622 690290 YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT
maidstone@martinco.com 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent
AFORMERMetropolitanPoliceof- ficer is the new vicar at East Malling,TestonandWateringbury. RevNickWilliams,who ismarried with two sons,will start in his new post in October and live in thevicarage inEastMalling.
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www.optometrists.co.uk
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Better buses call
PARENTS are urging action to get better school bus services from Kings Hill and West Malling.
3 Phone boxes saved
VILLAGERS have come up with ways of retaining their red phone boxes. 4
An early Christmas
CHILD choristors in Mereworth are recording a CD of fes- tive songs in October.
Playground anger
KINGS Hill residents say they were misled about a planned new play area. 6
Petition against gym
AN outdoor gym in Leybourne has been dismissed as a waste of money. 12
Joe’s dash for cash
THE last pub in Ditton looks set for a new lease of life as an office block. 28
Obituaries Comment
32 34
Crime Reports 43
ROOF lead and copper were stolen from a house in Aylesford.
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