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Westerham news, newest first: padel courts at King George's Field, the Kings Arms 1am licence bid, a 20m phone mast and the Biggin Hill firm's collapse.
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Westerham food hygiene: Market Square caterer rated zero
Karo at 1 Market Square, Westerham was given a food hygiene rating of 0 on 5 August, with all three inspection scores in the worst band on the FSA scale.
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Community
Westerham padel courts: five-court bid, comments by 13 Oct
Padel Up has applied for four covered courts and one open court, with floodlights, on King George's Field. Comments close 13 October, decision by 3 November.
Licensing
Kings Arms Westerham wins 1am licence with new noise curbs
Greene King's varied licence was issued on 8 September: drink to 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, no music in the ground floor bar past 11pm, garden cleared by 11.
Planning
Westerham phone mast vote closes 3pm on 2 October
Westerham residents and businesses can vote on a 20m phone mast at King George's Field until 3pm on 2 October. The district council has already cleared it.
Business
JetMS Completions owed £6.15m, has £64,296 to pay it
The Biggin Hill firm's statement of affairs is public: £6.15m owed against £64,296 to pay it. Seventeen staff, HMRC and local suppliers are in the queue.
Fire and rescue
Westerham barn fire: five engines sent to Chestnut Avenue
Five fire engines and a wildfire vehicle fought a barn fire that spread to grass at Chestnut Avenue, Westerham, on 24 August. No injuries; cause unknown.
Business
Waypoint Aerotec owes £486,584, has £11,443 to pay it
The Biggin Hill firm's statement of affairs is now public. Nine tenths of the debt is owed to its own group, and an HSBC bounce back loan is in the queue.
Business
JETMS Completions liquidation: Biggin Hill firms wound up
JETMS Completions and Waypoint Aerotec were wound up at a Teams meeting on 5 August, and joint liquidators are now in charge of both Biggin Hill firms.
Transport
M25 lorry fire shut motorway near Westerham from 5.15pm
A lorry fire shut the M25 anticlockwise between junctions 5 and 6 from 5.15pm on Monday, with six miles of queues near Clacket Lane services. No one was hurt.
Business
Biggin Hill aircraft firm JetMS heads into liquidation
JETMS Completions and Waypoint Aerotec, both at Biggin Hill, called creditors' meetings for 5 August. Accounts show 49 staff and £2.4m of net liabilities.
Planning
A 20m phone mast for Westerham among 38 planning applications lodged this week
A 20-metre phone mast at Westerham Bowls Club leads the 38 applications validated in the week to 24 July, with homes at Crockenhill and an Otford demolition.