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seven


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seven


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PARENTS are urging action to get better school bus services from Kings Hill and West Malling.


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VILLAGERS have come up with ways of retaining their red phone boxes. 4


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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


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and businesses came from across the country but had the usual big local presence. Among thosewere Jo


Shan, of Staplehurst, and Ken Shelton, ofAylesford, both pictured,who represented theMid Kent FuchsiaGroup. Ken said: “It has been awonderful show.”  More pictures, see page 16


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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.


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THE Kent County Show en- joyed fine weather and bumper crowdsat the show- grounds inDetling. More than80,000


visitors, over3,000up on last year, attended one of the county’s biggest events. Competitors, stallholders


and businesses came from across the country but had the usual big local presence. Among thosewere Jo


Shan, of Staplehurst, and Ken Shelton, ofAylesford, both pictured,who represented theMidKent FuchsiaGroup.Ken said: “It has been awonderful show.”  More pictures, see page 16


Bridging the gapto businessprosperity


TRADERSandhomeowners inSnodlandareheadingfor abonanzawitha newroadbridge across theRiverMedwayset to openwithinweeks,bring- ing newprosperity to the town.


That is thepredictionof 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 house prices. 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 east bank nearWouldham. WithSnodlandalreadyfeelingthe


benefit of a high-speed rail link, which started a year ago, business


people are looking forward to a trade boomwhentraffic starts flow- ing across the bridge. Among them is hairdresser Alex Mackintosh (pic- tured left) who opened his salon Alexander’s inthe town’s High Street


seven


months ago be- cause of the antic- ipated influx of


shoppers andcommuters. He said: “I was managing a bar- ber’s in Tonbridge but I wanted to


start my 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 thinka lotof peoplewill comeover fromthat side of the river because it will be very convenient for them. It will really put Snodlandon themap.” After recentlymoving toWould-


ham with wife, Katie, Alex is also looking forwardto the bridge open- ing to shorten his dailywork commute.


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AN outdoor gym in Leybourne has been dismissed as a waste of money. 12


THE last pub in Ditton looks set for a new lease of life as an office block.


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That is thepredictionof 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 house prices. The £19 million road bridge,


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ROOF lead and copper were stolen from a house in Aylesford.


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 east bank nearWouldham. WithSnodlandalreadyfeelingthe


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THE Kent County Show en- joyed fine weather and bumper crowdsat the show- grounds inDetling. More than80,000


months ago be- cause of the antic- ipated influx of


visitors, over3,000up on last year, attended one of the county’s biggest events. Competitors, stallholders


and businesses came from across the country but had the usual big local presence. Among thosewere Jo


Inside this edition:


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.


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THE Kent County Show en- joyed fine weather and bumper crowdsat the show- grounds inDetling. More than80,000


visitors, over3,000up on last year, attended one of the county’s biggest events. Competitors, stallholders


and businesses came from across the country but had the usual big local presence. Among thosewere Jo


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ham with wife, Katie, Alex is also looking forwardto the bridge open- ing to shorten his dailywork commute.


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AFORMERMetropolitanPolice of- ficer is the new vicar at East Malling,Teston andWateringbury. RevNickWilliams,who ismarried with two sons,will start in his new post in October and live in the vicarage inEastMalling.


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PARENTS are urging action to get better school bus services from Kings Hill and West Malling.


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VILLAGERS have come up with ways of retaining their red phone boxes. 4


An early Christmas


Bridging the gapto businessprosperity


That is thepredictionof 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 house prices. The £19 million road bridge,


TRADERSandhomeowners inSnodlandareheadingfor abonanzawitha newroadbridge across theRiverMedwayset to openwithinweeks,bring- ing newprosperity to the town.


That is thepredictionof 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 house prices. 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 east bank nearWouldham. WithSnodlandalreadyfeelingthe


benefit of a high-speed rail link, which started a year ago, business


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 east bank nearWouldham. WithSnodlandalreadyfeelingthe


people are looking forward to a trade boomwhentraffic starts flow- ing across the bridge. Among them is hairdresser Alex Mackintosh (pic- tured left) who opened his salon Alexander’s inthe town’s High Street


seven


benefit of a high-speed rail link, which started a year ago, business


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months ago be- cause of the antic- ipated influx of


shoppers andcommuters. He said: “I was managing a bar- ber’s in Tonbridge but I wanted to


TRADERSandhomeowners inSnodlandareheadingfor abonanzawitha newroadbridge across theRiverMedwayset to openwithinweeks,bring- ing newprosperity to the town.


CHILD choristors in Mereworth are recording a CD of fes- tive songs in October.


Playground anger


people are looking forward to a trade boomwhentraffic starts flow- ing across the bridge. Among them is hairdresser Alex Mackintosh (pic- tured left) who opened his salon Alexander’s inthe town’s High Street


start my 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 thinka lotof peoplewill comeover fromthat side of the river because it will be very convenient for them. It will really put Snodlandon themap.” After recentlymoving toWould-


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ROOF lead and copper were stolen from a house in Aylesford.


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ham with wife, Katie, Alex is also looking forwardto the bridge open- ing to shorten his dailywork commute.


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Petition against gym


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