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TICKETS for the traditional panto at the Hazlitt Theatre are selling faster than ever this year, saymanagement. Of the 60 shows to be staged be-


tween now and December 31, 10 are already sold out and 23 are close to selling out. This year’s production of Al-


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,


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:


addin,which stars former EastEn- der and stand-up comic Richard Blackwood, is shifting tickets faster than this time last year, said spokesmanMichelleWoodland. The 350-seat Hazlitt faced com-


“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


petition in Maidstone in 2017 and securing Richard, who plays the Genie of theLamp,was “essential” to retainingdominance in themar- ket. The pantomime, which also stars Alessandro Lubrano (Al- addin), Erina Lewis (Slave of the Ring), Elizabeth Bright (Princess Jasmine) and Kivan Dene (Abanazar), provides the bulk of the Hazlitt’s revenue to stay open and run its many community ac-


saw a caravan burned out while a car remains on a footpath nearby,


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


more than a year after itwas


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


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


tivities. It is the only town centre performance space and its Earl Street location is in the heart of Maidstone’s burgeoning “twilight economy” of restaurants and bars. Mrs Woodland said: “We’re


News CCTV call to stop fly-tipping Postofficeraid


–witnessplea POLICE are calling for witnesses following a post office raid near Maidstone and the recovery of the getaway car in theWeald.


knowthat thepeople inMaidstone love a good, honest, traditional British family panto. “Wehadabitofcompetitionlastyear


but it only affected sales slightly. This year, with Richard Blackwood and a strongsupportingcast,wecancompete against the other big productions in Kent. “It’snosecretthatatheatrethesizeof


theHazlitt needs the revenues to sur- vive andtobe able tocarryonwithall the community stuff that we’re well- knownfor.” Hazlittmanagement decided to in-


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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.


about 5.45pm on November 13 that two men wearing balaclavas enteredWateringbury post office on the Tonbridge Road. It is alleged one of themthreat-


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nault Megane, with the letters CMK in the registration. It was later found burned out in Barn Hill, Hunton. Anybodywho noticed anybody


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-


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