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afterhousefire FIRE chiefs have warned of the danger posed by burning candles after a house inMaidstone caught light. The incident happened onApril
27 inOld School Lanewhen a resi- dent smelled smokewhile shewas cooking dinner. The householder realised it was
not burning food and checked the rest of the house. She found a fire in a bedroom,where a candle had set fire to a chest of drawers itwas sitting on. Fortunately, the bedroom door
was shut, confining the fire to one room. A spokesman for Kent Fire and
Rescue said: “Two fire engines at- tended and crewswearing breath- ing apparatus used a hose reel jet to put the fire out on Saturday, April 27. “Ahigh pressure fanwasusedto
clear the building of smoke. There were no reported injuries.” LeanneMcMahon, KFRS Group
Manager for Community Safety said: "Lots of people enjoy lighting candles at home, but it's so impor- tant they're usedwith caution.”
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M&S sets date for its Eclipse retail outlet
MARKS & Spencer has signed a lease with Gallagher Properties on its new store off the M20, at Eclipse Park,Maidstone. Aspokesman for the retailer said
“delays at the developer’s end” hadpushedback anearlier forecast that the store could open in Octo- ber, but now it was hoped that workwould start on site. The store will sell clothes and
homeware, have a food hall, and a café.And, at 7,808sqm(84,044sqft) it will be larger than the one at nearbyHempstead Valley. The new opening date of next
summer will bring the project more in line with previously an- nounced plans to close its Week Street storewhen the lease expires in 2022. At the time, a spokesman said: “The intention is that our leasehold store will close either at the end of the lease or, ideally, to allow staff to transfer to the new store at Eclipse Park.”
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The storewill need up to 300 full
and part-time staff. Originally, Waitrose was ex-
pectedtomove onto the site,which is owned and being developed by Gallagher’s, in spite of having plans approved by MBC in May 2017. Gallagher hopes the M&S storewill attract further interest in the site,which also has permission formore offices and a hotel. Gallagher Group chairman Pat
Gallagher says the store – the largest being openedby the retailer
in 2020 – serves as a vote of confi- dence in the town. The store is de- signed to attract shoppers from a wide catchment area. The glass-fronted store will in-
clude Kentish ragstone, supplied by the Gallagher quarry in Her- mitage Lane. Itwill be one of just two includ-
ing clothing and homeware de- partments, out of 36 planned by M&S as the retailer reshapes its store estate. The other newoutlets will focus onM&S food.
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