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Battle lines drawn over NewsNews ‘£1m win will help careour forprec ioCharlous play ar ee’as M2Use worksd stam plannedp appeal A MAIDSTONE couple whose baby daugh- A CHILDBIRTH charity is appeal- PLANS to scrap 20 play areas in Maidstone bor- MAJOR works to the M2 at J5 ter suffers from a “life-changing but not life- ing for used stamps this ough were vetoed at the last minute by coun- have been welcomed but 3 threatening” condition have scooped £1 cillors – but the fight is not over yet. willCh rbringistma disruptions. locally. 4 million on the National Lottery. The blanket closures of the sites was Adam and Amy Pryor’s numbers came up rejected by the council, but instead the sites Local Plan adopted just when the family ‘s future started to look will now be reassessed individually. Jason at the Hazlitt BOROUGH councillors have a bit grim as Charlotte, who is eight months, Cllr Dan Daley (pictured left) represents JASON Donovan is to appear at adopted the Local Plan for more needs constant one-to-one care and frequent Allington Ward – where three of the sites the Hazlitt Theatre next year in a hospital visits. specialthan 1 one-off7,000 h oshowmes to earmarked for closure are – and he believes be built. 48-5 Adam said: "I don’t believe in fate but on the council needs to consider lots of factors celebrating his career. this occasion I think I might, the timing of before making their decisions. He predicts a our win really couldn’t have been better. ‘barney’ ahead. “Charlotte needs almost constant one-to- MPRac lashesist is lo farcke rightd up Full story – page 3. one care and has frequent hospital appoint- MAIDSTONEA RACIST wh MPo a bHelenused Grantpolice hasoffi- ments so we had decided that Amy would attackedcers has farbee rightn sent not return to work at the end of the groupback tBritaino jail. First. 1016 month as originally planned.” 3 Snap poll called after ShopPitch closureproblems? THEAS T popularHE Ston designeres progre clothesss in th eshop, FA Cup Zeeand & le Co,ag uine ,Maidstone there are wor- ries about the club’ pitch. cMPoun urgescillor q ministeruits seat has closed. 1120 A COUNCIL by-election has been triggered by the sudden resignation of Ctoonservat reviewive north ward member M localichael Hemsley. plan The poll for the Maidstone Bor- any future polls. to be a disagreement over his oMAIDSTONEugh Council seat will MPtake p Helenlace It Whatelyis also intere hassting b calledecause M onr sta thence o localn a plan governmentning issue. on November 30. Hemsley won his seat in what is Fellow Conservative councillor secretaryIt is not know ofn w statehy Cllr SajidHelms- Javidconsid toered halta L theibera Locall Democ Plan.rat Martin Round said pressures of ley, pictured, who sat on the plan- The Local Plan, which proposes sleavetrong thehold borough. at the mercy of affectingbeing a b theoro abilityugh co ofun residentscillor ma toy ning committee, 17,000 new homes and has been pro- speculative applications.The Tories are keen travelhave c toont andribu fromted to work Mr H orem accesssley’s stepped down but we nounced "sound" by a government On Leedsno Castle,t to let Mrsany a Whatelypparent servicesdepartur ine. and around Maidstone. Obituaries 34 understand it was for Obituaries 34 inspector, is set to be put before the wrote: “Thein specificternal issuedisag isre theeme in-nt "IHe strongly said: “T questionhe flak a whethernd abuse these is so personal reasons. planning committee for approval on clusion in theget planin t ofhe anwa industrialy of the locationsconsidera canble be th deemedese day sustainables. It makes Conservative group ParishParish Councils Councils 3737 September 27. employmentel siteectio atn Woodcutcampaign Farm,. forthe thiscou levelncillo ofr j housing.”ob hard. leader John Perry said: Mrs Whately is concerned the plan a rural locationA nearfello tow junctionTory co 8un of- Mrs“We’ Whatelyre not pa added:id sala “Irie wishs or wefor ITPA HASRISH been coun agreedcillors i nthat Ba ram CCTVing “He resigned for per- – which sets out development policy the M20, andci onllor thesa approachid: “He tow theas couldour ti haveme, solvedit’s a thisvolu locally,ntary r butole camerasaid the ownedy are h byap pthey f oparishr PCSOs to sonal reasons – that is for the next 15 years – will harm at- castle…Developingone of th thise g siteood would, solid we’rewhererunning we wan outt to ofhel time.p our That’s com- councilbe out inon Tovil patroshouldls rath enotr th havean at- all I am prepared to tractions like Leeds Castle and leave have far-reachinglocal c ramificationsouncillors w forho whymuni Iti havees an askedd con theside secretaryrably mo ofre beentend iremovedng counc fromil me eitstin locationgs; a rogue say but we’ll be sad to villages such as Lenham, Harriet- the countrysideput andthe heritageresident assets.”s first, statethan to50 personally% of the intervene."time, we get an intr aWharfder ha Road/Churchd been opera Road.ting from see him go.” sham and Headcorn unable to cope Mrs Whatelynot is worriednecessar theily Localthe awMBC'sful lot Cllrof ab Cliveuse fo English,r it. chair- door-to-door in Loose; a Barming The departure sets Crime Reports 37 with the extra numbers. Plan does notpar includety. sufficient in- man“Th ofat’s the why planning a membe committee,r resigned councillor has resigned. up an intriguing by-election where “He was regarded as one of But the Tory MP for Faversham vestment in roads. warned(recently Mrs). If y Whatelyou sit on her theappeal plannin tog EIGHTEEN laurel bushes were a key seat comes up for grabs while those guys who would listen more and Mid Kent was warned she is She said: “Many thousands of Mrcom Javidmitte wase, y "highou’re risk".damned if you stolen from gardens in Allington; a the issues of Maidstone Borough than he spoke. He did well to win Crime Reports 37 playing a "high risk" game as the houses are being built in this area, doHe and added: damne "Callingd if you indo then’t.” Local bicycle was taken from outside a Council’s massive house-building that seat in a Lib Dem area and was communities and local government without meaningful development of PlanMr will He notmsl necessarilyey decline meand to therecom- propertyDIESEL w ina sUpper sypho Fantned fRoadrom t;w theo plans and traffic congestion have well thought of.” secretary Mr Javid could easily in- roads (or any alternative to car trans- willmen bet b au reductiont referredin D housingowns M num-ail to clutchdump cableer tru conks a tmotorbike a building was site in been set firmly in the foreground of At heart of his departure appears Maidstone Borough Council crease the housing allocation or port) – when congestion is already bers - it could go the other way. cutBa rinm Harting; p Streetower t; oao rearls in ctyreludi nwasg (M"TheBC) .delays caused by calling it in damagednail guns aonn da d peoplerills we carrierre stole inn An MBC spokesman said: “Cllr mean that developers would slip Hastingsfrom a va Roadn in A; lali ncargt owasn; s ibrokenlver birch Michael Hemsley resigned with any number of applications through intotree ins w Unionere cu tStreet downbut in H nothingadlow immediate effect in a letter we re- as we would no longer have the wasClo sstolen;e; whe etwolie bcouncilins we rbinse se twere alight ceived on October 13. We are ap- powers to refuse them as we would- stolenin St P inet Allener’s S Streettreet; a; sunglasses wheel was preciative of his work as a n’t have an emerging Local Plan. andstol ean mobile from a telephone Ford Ka in in C oConsortoling councillor for North ward and the "It would be good if the secretary Close.Close. YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT by-election will be held on Novem- [email protected] of state did reduce the numbers, but thisber 3 rarely0.” happens. It's a bit of a CommentComment 46-4746-47 01622 690290 23 Pudding Lane • Maidstone • Kent highLoca lrisk Pla strategy."n adopted, pages 4-5 webexpand.co.uk 01622 880840 web design •• google promotion ecommerce downsmail.co.uk News Cancer caring A SOCIAL support group for can- Plans for playground cer sufferers and their carers is opening its membership to more people across Maidstone. The group, which meets on the closures now on hold first and third Monday of the month at Linton Road Congrega- A DECISION on which play areas tional Church, describes itself as in residential areas will be closed ‘open to everyone affected by can- has been deferred – and one coun- cer’. Meetings run from 12.30pm cillor is ready for a “big barney” to until 3pm, with those attending in- save one in his ward. vited to bring their lunch. Plans for a blanket closure of 20 The group’s Andrew Parfitt said: sites across the town were vetoed by “Maidstone Christian Cancer Sup- Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) port Group is helping to bring last month, with each one of them faith, hope and love to those living now set to be individually assessed with cancer and welcomes mem- before any decision is made. bers of any church, or none.” The list of potential closures had For details call 01622 761322 or been drawn up alongside those email [email protected] deemed not strategically important as they are within 12 minutes walk Stamps count of another. THE Kicks Count charity, which Three of the play areas fall in the aims to reduce neonatal and still- Allington ward, and Cllr Dan Daley, so you can’t complain about that one “It has useful play equipment for birth deaths, has launched an ap- pictured, who represents that area, too much.” Cllr Daley believes that children up to the age of six or seven, peal this Christmas for used admits some tough decisions have to the site on Keswick Drive is one that and it’s an important facility. It stamps. be made. He said:”We have to be the council must keep open – and he would be a tragedy to lose it.” Campaigners hope to gather up pragmatic about this. It’s difficult to is ready to fight to keep the facility. The other site in Allington is on Ju- 25kg of postage. Kicks Count cam- keep on working on some of these “Keswick Drive’s play area is es- niper Close, while three sites in paigns to educate mums-to-be and sites when they have been sup- sential in my opinion,” he added. “It Shepway are also at risk, along with medical professionals on the im- planted by others. The one on River- is at the top of a hill, and I certainly several in villages south of the town head Close in Allington, for wouldn’t want to push a buggy up centre. A MBC spokesman said the portance of monitoring and recog- example, is very small and it’s close that hill – or down it - to be honest. Council would again be looking at nising any reduction in a baby's to the play area at Giddyhorn Lane, “We had a big barney about this the play areas they maintain – some movements. Contact Kicks Count which has just had a big refurbish- site five years ago, and I’m ready for 73 across the Borough – before mak- Facebook Group https://www.face- ment and a lot of money spent on it, the barney again. ing decisions on the way forward. book.com/groups/CTKRecycling- Maidstone/ COUNTY COBBLER

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Maidstone December 2017 3 News| Local Plan downsmail.co.uk downsmail.co.uk Local Plan |News Green light for new homes Bearsted THE Maidstone Local Plan, which will see tens borough councillor THERE’S SNOW PLACE of thousands of new homes in the borough, has Denis Spooner, LIKE HOME been adopted by a large majority at a special pictured at meeting. Woodcut Farm , Maidstone Borough Council's was taken and counted. There were housing strategy for 17,660 houses is smiles and jokes from the borough’s likely now to be supplemented by senior officers who have fought hard around 7,000 extra homes under to have the plan adopted. new methodology imposed by the The scheme goes ahead despite an Farm site back Secretary of State for Communities, intervention by MPs Helen Whately Sajid Javid. and Helen Grant to Mr Javid to “call Birling Avenue, Bearsted Although the extra houses are in” the Local Plan and review it. 3 bed - £1300pcm under consultation, it is unlikely that Mrs Whately had expressed re- on the agenda Maidstone will escape. peated concerns about the effect that Cllr David Burton, chairman of the Woodcut Farm industrial devel- A FRESH bid has been made to that MBC has taken, what seems to strategic planning at MBC, con- opment near the M20 J8 will have on tion schemes such as the Leeds-Lan- create an industrial estate on farm- many local residents, almost a per- firmed that the borough will now attractions such as Leeds Castle and gley relief road. What do you think land off the M20 at Maidstone. verse delight in designating the have to absorb nearly all the extra the impact housing numbers and He said the Local Plan was first Roxhill Developments argues area as suitable for commercial de- houses above the original total. traffic will put on local communities. discussed 12 years ago when he was of the Local Plan? this time that its proposal for velopment through the Local Plan. He was asked Maidstone council's planning 12 years old. OUR online coverage of the Local Woodcut Farm – off J8 – satisfies Anyone with an ounce of common by the chairman chiefs hope to mitigate against a Cllr Boughton added: “The idea Plan’s adoption prompted a wel- fully the use of the site identified in sense and who knows the area is of Yalding huge increase in traffic volumes by we had no chance to have a consul- Alkham Road, ter of social media Maidstone Council’s Local Plan. very aware that this designation is Parish Council, road impovements and persuading tation about this is, I’m afraid, ab- Vinters Park reaction. Its outline application for up to far from correct or accurate.” G e r a l d i n e residents to take buses, ride bicycles solute nonsense. It is time to make 2 bed - £795pcm This is a flavour of 23 B-class commercial units on 19 Natural England and the Brown (pic- or walk. the most of this opportunity to pro- comment left on our hectares of open, arable land, is the Bearsted and Thurnham Society are tured), if “our The popularity of the Local Plan – vide certainty to taxpayers in the Facebook page. latest chapter for the green field also vocal opponents of the scheme borough will be which has been in discussion for 12 borough. The time for debate is over. site, once proposed as the Kent In- and the “significant impact” it will expected to take years – will be put to the test when The government inspector found Marion Bush So sad, this area is ternational Gateway (KIG). have on the AONB. about 7,000 the next tranche of borough elections our plan to be sound and the argu- unrecognisable, the villages are Roxhill has reduced the floor- The Bearsted and Thurnham So- more homes (for 18 seats) takes place next May. ment over specific sites has been merging into one big ugly concrete space of the industrial estate to ciety adds: “The proposals are than the 17,660 in the Local Plan”. While one council insider said the won and lost years ago." jungle. I'm assuming that the id- 45,295sqm – down from the wholly speculative and there is no Cllr Burton said it would, should Tories are staring at an electoral Cllr Martin Round, the Tory mem- iots who give this continued devel- 46,623sqm proposed in 2015 – low- indication of demand for such the Department for Communities open goal, another asked: “Do we ber for Headcorn who voted for the opment the go-ahead don't ered roof heights to a maximum usage that requires development to Hockers Lane, Bearsted and Local Government's methodol- want it? We could let the Lib Dems Local Plan, said afterwards: “It is actually live round here. If they 12m and says it will provide a no- move ahead quickly and in that 4/5 bed - £1700pcm ogy go through. carry it through the difficult next what it is and now we have to get on had to wait for doctors’ appoint- development band between it and particular location. He said that a lot of “time, energy phases and let them take the dam- with it." ments, battle their way over the Bearsted, with landscaping across “Given that the Local Plan will be and effort” had gone into discussing age.” Councillors who voted against the Linton crossroads and slowly lose 60% of the site. subject to review with results pub- the “negative part of the process” The ruling Liberal Democrats have Local Plan were Conservatives (who their will to live whilst sitting in Opponents say the suggestion re- lished in 2021, there is every argu- when more detailed discussions been under pressure from the Gov- were allowed a free vote): Louise queues on the Loose Road /Sutton mains inappropriate for the rural ment for a decision to be deferred should have taken place about how ernment to take a large chunk of the Brice, Mike Cuming, John Perry, Road they might actually think, area; close to an Area of Outstand- until the review has been com- the borough's infrastructure will housing needs in Kent and would Shellina Prendergast, Denis hmmm...probably enough people ing Natural Beauty (AONB), and pleted – especially in the light of cope. have faced losing planning control if Spooner, Paulina Stockell and Nick now. tourism top spot, Leeds Castle. the emerging Tonbridge and Forty councillors voted in favour they had defied the orders. But they de Wiggondene. UKIP's Gordon Brigitte Jell I don’t expect for Resident John Barrow, from Yeo- Malling Local Plan.” Boughton Lane, Loose of the Local Plan, nine against and were accused by Conservative Matt Newton and Eddie Powell also re- one minute the road infrastructure man Lane, says: “Developers have The Woodcut Farm scheme has 4 bed - £1650pcm there was one abstention. Boughton of ”u-turning” on calls to belled and Lib Dem Brian Mortimer will be improved, new schools built, been applying for this site since been consistently opposed by Members gave themselves a divert developer contributions (Sec- abstained. more doctors surgeries etc – the 2013, in the hope of wearing down Bearsted’s borough councillor round of applause when the vote tion 106 money) into traffic mitiga- Relief road rally, pages 24-25 south east is at breaking point. MBC, irrespective of merit.” Denis Spooner. Paul Stewart How many of His concern about the isolation of MP Helen Whately has asked them will take an: unreliable bus, the site from services and public communities secretary Sajid Javid Local Plan: Council’s official statement an unsafe bike or an unrealistic transport and the impact on con- to “call in” the Local Plan over con- stroll to bloody work? Let's all get MAIDSTONE Borough Coun- plan is right for Maidstone and portunistic applications. gestion and pollution is shared by cerns for rural villages on her patch a grip – real life is not a councillor’s cil has formally adopted its I would like to thank everyone “Most importantly, it contains others. Kathryn Kersey, of Green- and on Woodcut Farm, which view of modern Kent. It's a mess Local Plan following a full who has contributed to this key the opportunity for improve- sand Road, adds: “It is very curious could blight Leeds Castle. Furfield Chase, Maidstone and getting worse. council meeting on Wednesday, document. By adopting the ment and revision of policies 2 bed - £875pcm They hope to 25 October. plan, we are ensuring that any and allocations through the re- Mike Willington persuade these new occupiers to Local Plan was ‘sound’ - inspector The decision means the bor- developments planned for the view process for a plan post use public transport, walk or cycle! ough now has an agreed frame- borough will create new com- 2021. This includes giving con- THE Local Plan was the focus of an development in economic develop- Are these grown-up, elected adults work for development until munities that provide sufficient sideration for a Leeds-Langley examination by independent plan- ment areas in the countryside and with more than two brain cells? 2031 and the policies within the homes for our growing popula- relief road and other alternative ning inspector Robert Mellor and he for development involving the ex- Cotswold Gardens, Early morning plan will be used to make deci- tion needs, that we can support options plus looking at the need David Owen reported back to Maidstone Bor- pansion of existing rural busi- Downswood buses are already full and end up sions on planning applications. new job creation whilst also en- for further sustainable transport ough Council over the summer. nesses.” 2 bed - £750pcm sitting in the very same traffic The plan will be subject to re- suring we protect our landscape measures aimed at encouraging A letter from MBC’s strategic Resident and long-time critic of jams as everyone else. When will view in order that it still re- and wildlife areas.” modal shift to reduce conges- planning department stated the re- the council, Keith Young, said: “Valu- the madness end? Cotswold Gardens, mains relevant for the changing The chairman of the Strategic tion and air pollution on our port had concluded that, subject to able lessons must be learned from Unfortu- Downswood needs of Maidstone and its resi- Planning, Sustainability and roads. Michele Weedon main modifications, the Local Plan the sad mistakes they have nately, money talks and normal 2 bed - £750pcm dents. Transportation Committee, Cllr “It is now vital that we all was sound. ploughed on with, right up to the working people have no real say in In a statement, leader Cllr David Burton, commented: “I work together to get the next re- On Woodcut Farm, Mr Mellor final version.” This is just a selection of what we have to offer, to what matters to their daily lives; Fran Wilson said: “I’m pleased believe our Local Plan gives the vision set to address as many of stated: “Modifying the policy for the County Cllr Gary Cooke said: “It’s see more visit www.ferrisandco.net most of the new homes built are the Local Plan has been best chance of certainty up until the concerns that have been ex- strategic employment site at Wood- a missed opportunity in the sense Call us today on 01622 737800 or email us unaffordable for first-time buyers... adopted. We have worked tire- at least 2021 and will give our pressed as possible whilst en- cut Farm to reduce its impact on the that it doesn’t have at its heart an we really need more homes for the le€[email protected] to book for your viewing lessly with key stakeholders planning committee the best set joying the overall protection of landscape and on heritage assets integrated transport strategy for a elderly, but no one seems to care. and the public to ensure our of tools to refuse unwanted op- a current Local Plan.” whilst safeguarding office provision. relief road (for south Maidstone) at Modifying policy for employment the soonest opportunity.”

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66 MaidstoneMalling October December 2017 2017 MaidstoneMaidstone Weald December October 2017 7 News downsmail.co.uk Addownsvertisementmail.co.uk feature Advertisementdowns Featuremail.co.uk Warning over NEVER TOO OLD FOR A MORTGAGE! Church plans changes Sarah finds many of the people she speaks to are cut-price gear worried about their finances at a time in life when POLICE have warned people to be they really want to be enjoying themselves. Often wary of being offered items of a lack of information, or confusing advertising walking and outdoor clothing causes them concern and they are just not sure which may have been stolen. to meet modern times what options are really available to them. This is Items worth thousands of Sadly, due to schemes available in the past the term where Sarah can bridge the gap. pounds are believed to have been AS THE Church of England con- “Equity Release” has got itself a bad name. stolen in an early morning raid on fesses it “genuinely faces an un- Sarah says, “I’ve been in the finance industry for an out-of-town store in Maidstone. certain future” – with tumbling Local adviser Sarah Ferrell speaks with many people over 20 years and I consider I have come across Kent Police are investigating the attendances – a new vision is who, through no fault of their own, are carrying debt most scenarios and would reassure anyone who is burglary at Cotswold Outdoor being born. into retirement or need to raise new finance and this can concerned about their finances that they are store in Newnham Court Shopping The five-year emergency plan, to make the “Golden Years” potentially worrying. unlikely to be alone. Sometimes an initial chat is Village. stem the worrying and ongoing Equity Release can, for many people, offer an ideal Like all financial transactions there all that is needed to put people’s mind at rest and Officers received a report that at trend, is being devised for the 250 solution…..so why does everybody think it is such a bad are advantages and disadvantages as soon as people know they have options this in around 1am on Thursday, October parishes in the Canterbury Diocese. thing? which means that Equity Release itself can often lighten the burden” 26, burglars broke into the store And the long-awaited and much may not be suitable for everyone. and stole branded clothing includ- Sarah says, “The finance industry has had to adapt as Sarah takes time to work out which solution may debated “Changed Lives - Chang- Equity release schemes involve ing North Face and Berghaus ing Lives” document, which is ex- the need for lending in retirement has grown at a be most suitable for each individual and will visit borrowing against your home, and items. It is believed the items were pected to be launched in the staggering rate. The schemes of the past bear no a client at home at a time to suit them. may work out more expensive in the loaded into a 4x4 vehicle. coming weeks, is understood to resemblance to those available today however many long term than downsizing to a Think carefully before securing other debts Anyone with information or of- place at its heart the young and people’s thinking and understanding of the schemes smaller property. Depending on the against your home. fered branded outdoor clothing is those living “on the edge of soci- available is still stuck in the 1970's!” asked to call Kent Police on 01622 ety”. scheme chosen releasing equity may 604100 quoting reference 26-0068 Speaking ahead of the launch, Many of Sarah’s clients need to repay a mortgage, reduce the value of your estate and Call Sarah on or Kent Crimestoppers, anony- Maidstone Archdeacon Stephen Archdeacon finance some unexpected outlay or just make their therefore the amount of inheritance mously, on 0800 555 111. Taylor said: “The Church faces Stephen Taylor, retirement more comfortable. Others want to help their you will leave. “I take great care and M: 07789007447 some serious challenges; Chal- with faithful children with a deposit for a house, buy a new car, go on time to fully discuss all aspects of the Drink-driver is lenges rooted in a rapidly changing companion holiday or make improvements to their home. options available so that my clients T: 01622 631372 society, which has a different atti- springer spaniel Regardless of the reason for needing finance, there are are fully aware of what may be E:[email protected] spared jail term tude towards faith, church, spiritu- Harvey at his plenty of safe and affordable solutions available and the suitable and equally what they want ality and truth. One consequence of A MAIDSTONE man was given a side, will be tak- choice of options is greater than ever. to avoid!” Sarah comments. www.sarahferrell-equityrelease.co.uk those changes is that the number of ing to the road suspended jail term after being Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. people who call themselves Chris- to promote the caught driving nearly four times tians, and particularly the number Church’s vision over the drink-drive limit. of people who are part of a church MORTGAGES EQUITY RELEASE RE-MORTGAGE BUY-TO-LET FIRST TIME BUYERS Ionut Sava, of Heath Road, was community, is falling - and in some for the future stopped by police on September 17 places quite fast. spoke to particular needs and we are expected to be included in the near his home, and gave a breath “We want to demonstrate that the will be looking to do more, particu- guidance. To raise awareness of the test of 133 microgrammes of alco- Church understands communities larly to show that the Christian new vision, Ven. Stephen Taylor hol in 100 millilitres of breath. The aren’t static and it can respond.” faith is attractive to younger peo- will be taking to the road on Friday, legal limit is 35. Examples of this have been ple. I’m confident that God wants November 17 with his springer Maidstone Magistrates sentenced shown in recent months by us to flourish – and for that to hap- spaniel Harvey. Starting in Maid- the 43-year-old to 84 days in prison, Celebrate Christmas this year at churches in the North Downs pen, of course, we need to trust stone, at St Paul’s, at 6am, he will suspended for 12 months. Benefice and Ashford which have God, but we also need to do some call at 12 churches for five minutes Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel Sava was also banned from driv- appointed missioners to engage stuff!” of prayer, stopping at Boxley ing for 32 months, must pay a £115 with new populations moving into Investment in four new hubs to church at 6.36am, Detling at surcharge and £85 in costs and the vast number of new homes in introduce secondary school chil- 7.22am, Turnham at 7.52am and carry out 200 hours of unpaid work the area. dren to faith and nine new Ignite Hollingbourne at 9.22am. He will within the next 12 months. Archdeacon Taylor said: “This is churches, providing a route to God return on November 18 to join a just one way we are looking to for street sleepers, alcoholics and diocesan day of prayer at St Mary Man hit by car make our church offering more be- those living on the edge of society of Charity in Faversham. A MAN was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car in Maidstone. Police who attended the scene, Museum wins awards for over-65s initiative shortly after 7.20pm on October 24, A RESEARCH project which helped older residents into UCL (University College London) and Canterbury Christ said the he was hit while walking Maidstone Museum has won a pair of awards. Church University, and aimed to look at the impact in the car park in Holland Road. The programme is also helping to bring those who visiting museums had on the over-65 demographic. After treatment by paramedics may find themsleves on their own at home into the There were 10 weekly sessions for older residents in the man was taken to a London facility. the borough. hospital for treatment to what were The Museums on Prescription project was run by The learning and collections teams worked to create described as “serious injuries”. a programme, with sessions beginning with a talk to stimulate conversation, followed by object handling Fears for safety and finished with a craft activity. POLICE were called to the banks of The researchers were looking to research and the River Medway to help a man evaluate the benefits of such sessions, while the after concerns for his welfare. museums aimed to expand their audiences and Officers and crew members from understanding of this age category, which is in line South East Coast Ambulance Serv- with well-being initiatives and the Museums Change ice spoke to the man at the water’s Lives agenda. edge near an address in College And the programme has now won top prize in the Road at about 6pm on October 30 arts and health category from the Royal Society for after receiving calls expressing con- Public Health, and was highly commended by Public cern about his welfare. Health England. A police spokesman said the man Maidstone Museum is now holding monthly ‘Café was handed to health care profes- Culture’ sessions for the over-65s. The free drop-in sionals for medical attention at a sessions are held on the last Friday of every month. local hospital .

8 Maidstone December 2017 Maidstone December 2017 9 News downsmail.co.uk downsmail.co.uk News Jobs created if store expands Stones set sights on Garden couplein MORE jobs could be created if a store forced to relocate after an arson attack in the town manages to open a second store. Premiership big boys a fond farewell Owners of The Works discount bookshop say they are in talks to MAIDSTONE UNITED could be will be played on the weekend of move back into their previous just 90 minutes from facing a Pre- December 2/3. Ticket details and the Week Street premises, and have mier League big-boy in the FA Cup. confirmed date will be available via hopes of keeping on its temporary The National League side caused www.maidstoneunited.co.uk. home in The Mall. an FA Cup upset in the first round But for now, Saunders is able to re- A spokesman said: “We are in ne- proper of the competition when they flect on a job well done for his side gotiations with the landlord, so we beat Football League side Chel- against League Two Cheltenham, are unable to give any further de- tenham Town 4-2. where Sam Delano-Yorke scored tails. Ideally, like to keep both In the second round, they will twice before being sent off, with Joe stores. However, we cannot con- travel to stadium:mk, the the 30,500- Pigott and Zavon Hines also on tar- firm at this point.” seater home of Milton Keynes Dons. get. The arson attack in June 2015 left The prize – as well as £27,000 for “To go there and win 4-2 was very three stores out of action. Hotter the club’s coffers – is a spot in the pleasing,” he added. “We were very shoes failed after reopening, while third round, where the likes of Man- good on the day and we fully de- OUTGOING owners Rob and benefit from fresh ideas and fresh Thomson travel agents were forced chester United, Chelsea, Liverpool servedto win. Amanda Brookman insist it will owners. to move out for more than two and Tottenham Hotspur enter the “It was a free hit at a league side. be business as usual as they pre- “We’re very pleased with what years while their building was re- competition. We had a good run and beat Steve- pare to move on from the Potted we’ve built up here over the years, paired. At The Works, progress has To get through, the Stones will nage when were in the Ryman Garden in Bearsted. we’ve got lots of cracking cus- Stones’ manager Jay Saunders been slow, with the roof and win- need to cause another upset, but League, but this time I was quite The couple were at the helm of tomers.” dows still to be fitted and an open- manager Jay Saunders insists there Picture: Maidstone United confident, we’ve got a lot of players the plant centre, situated on the The pair, who live near Faver- ing date set. is no pressure on his side against a down on form and if we go there who have played in the League, we A20, for almost 17 years. sham, who celebrated their silver Police said they are still keen to team two leagues above them. and perform to the levels we did were looking forward to it. But on November 1, there were wedding anniversary this year talk to anyone with information “I’d have preferred to be at home (against Cheltenham Town) we’d “In the previous round against En- new owners in place. having met while studying at Had- about the Week Street fire, follow- because I think we’d have been on have a chance. field, all the pressure was on us, but Coolings Nurseries Ltd, who al- low College. ing the collapse of its prosecution TV,” he said. “We’re not going to “We’ll take a few fans up there, we went to Cheltenham and we ready have a garden centre in They have no immediate plans case. Anyone with fresh informa- win the FA Cup, so from my point of and try and enjoy it and hopefully looked like there was no pressure on Knockholt near Sevenoaks, have other than to spend time with fam- tion is asked to call 01622 604100 view it’s good to get the club some cause another upset.” us. We put in a really good perform- bought the site, but nothing – in- ily and a holiday. quoting reference YY/011341/15, or publicity, and it brings in revenue. Saunders expects around 1,000 ance.” cluding the staff – will change. Mr Brookman (51), pictured Kent Crimestoppers, anonymously, “On the flip side, it’s a big sta- Stones fans to attend the clash Could Stones be facing a pitch bat- Mrs Brookman said: “The staff above, said: “Inevitably after 17 on 0800 555111. dium, they’re a club who are up and against the League One Dons, which tle? Page 20 will all be the same, it will still be years here, it will be strange not to the same faces for the customers, be coming here for work every just Rob and I won’t be here. day. I will still buy my plants here “I think the staff are excited and I hope I can get a discount!” about the new owners, but cer- He has worked in the plant busi- tainly initially the customers won’t ness for 33 years, and went to agri- notice any difference. There is cultural college with Gary planning permission for some de- Carvosso, managing director of velopment here, a bigger shop and Coolings. a tea room, but for that to happen The new owners are “proper we either had to commit to another plant people”, Mrs Brookman said, five years or move on, so we’ve de- and added: “We wanted it to go to cided to move on. It’s the right good hands and we wanted Cool- time for us to go. The centre will ings, to be perfectly honest.” Author and key characters sign up to meet readers AUTHOR Kathy Elkins and key characters from her book will meet the public at a signing ses- sion at Maidstone Mu- seum on Saturday, Grow With Your Community December 9. As well as being able Volunteering is an excellent way to give back to your community, gain new to buy a copy of The History Sphere, there skills and become a part of an inspiring experience. Whether it’ will be an opportunity to get it signed and to clients at the day care centres, jumping behind the wheel of our minibuses or grab a gift from the “pocket of necessities”, made famous by the book. Kathy will be there By sharing just a few hours a week, you could make all the difference with her granddaugh- ter Olivia – the heroine of the story – and her dog, Archie, who together to a lonely or isolated person in your community. repair the earth’s history by beating Warlock Brogan’s evil efforts to change the passage of time at pivotal world events. Olivia, Archie and www.ageuk.org.uk/maidstone Kathy are pictured here. The book has taken Kathy, from Chart Sutton, five years to research Call us on... 01622 753618 Or pop in to... 7 Mill Street , Maidstone, ME15 6XW and write. She will be signing books at the museum from 10.30am- Or email… [email protected] 3pm as part of a mini Christmas market, along with Archie and Olivia. Registered Charity Number 1062723 10 Maidstone December 2017 Maidstone December 2017 11 News downsmail.co.uk downsmail.co.uk News Rent collector admits fraud Death drink-driver sent A LETTING agent who stole money from tenants to fuel a gam- bling addiction has been jailed. Lee Grace (42) stole about £45,000 to prison for five years from customers in Kings Hill over the course of 15 months. A DRUNK who killed a man Christopher while driving the wrong way on Grace, formerly of Clyde Road, Clement, the M20 motorway has been sent Croydon, was sentenced to 20 below, was months when he appeared at Maid- to prison for five years. jailed for stone Crown Court in October. Christopher Clement (37) was He began his role as a lettings twice the legal alcohol limit follow- three years manager in the area in late 2014, ing a head-on collision on March 4 after M20 employed to collect rental fees from this year. madness customers and large cash deposits He was behind the wheel of a on properties. Toyota Corolla, when shortly after But instead of paying the funds 3.00am the car was reported to Councillors John Barned, Matt Burton, Gary Cooke and Marion Ring to his bosses and landlords, he have been seen heading in the used the money to gamble both on- wrong direction on the London line and in betting shops. bound carriageway. d a n g e r o u s "After the collision, witnesses Grace disguised his criminal ac- It later hit a VW Touareg, which driving and told us he wasn’t aware he had tivity until the fraud was uncovered had been travelling in the correct pleaded guilty been driving the wrong way on the ‘Help us to save in February 2016 after a landlord direction at a location between at Maidstone motorway. raised concerns that he had not re- junctions three and four. Crown Court. “Clement’s reckless actions have ceived any rent. It was then discov- Mohammed Chowdhury, who He was sen- resulted in the death of a young ered that as many as 44 tenants were was a passenger travelling with tenced to five man who had his whole life in front likely to have been affected. Clement, died at the scene. years and four of him. I hope today's outcome pro- Heather House’ Grace admitted fraud and an- Blood tests show Clement had months in prison. He was also dis- vides some comfort to his family. A MUCH-loved community cen- found. Then, out of nowhere, the other charge of transferring crimi- 169mg of alcohol per 100ml of qualified from driving for five “I hope this sentence also serves tre at Park Wood in Maidstone is officer visited the site and said uni- nal property contrary to the blood – the legal limit is 80 mil- years and eight months and will as a warning to anyone who is to be shut by the borough council. laterally that he was going to shut it Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. ligrams. Traces of cannabis were have to take an extended retest to under the influence of alcohol and Heather House in Bicknor Road, down. Surely it is worth to pay the DC Craig Malthouse said: “Grace also detected in his blood and al- drive again. is considering getting behind the which is a favourite venue for the money to fix the faulty boiler and didn’t stumble into criminality by though levels were below the legal PC Chris Oliver-Jones of Kent Po- wheel. It simply isn’t worth the Heather House Short Mat Bowls other repairs to keep it alive while a chance. He is a repeat offender and limit he admitted to consuming the lice’s Serious Collision Investiga- risk. Mistakes like this cost lives. I’d Club, will close its doors forever on plan to replace it is solidified. took this job knowing it would drug prior to driving. tion Unit, said: “Christopher like to reassure the public that we November 30, despite a fight to "I am disappointed, naturally, give him the opportunity to steal Clement, of Orpington, was Clement should never have been will do everything within our keep it open. but I remain hopeful that we can and defraud.” charged with causing death by behind the wheel of a car. power to bring offenders to justice." Buyinngg, ssellelling Maidstone Borough Councillor persuade the council to reverse the Matt Burton has been fighting to decision." keep the facility on until a replace- A spokesman for Maidstone Bor- ment can be found. ough Council said: “Following dis- But a council officer - who esti- cussions with ward councillors and oror both? mated immediate repairs to be users of Heather House the final around £20,000 - decided it was no decision concerning the future of longer fit for purpose and ordered the community centre will be taken Whitehead Monckton solicitors can help that no further bookings beyond at the next Communities, Housing October should be made. and Environment Committee on you complete all the legal steps, whether Cllr Burton and county council- the November 14.” you’you’rre buying or selselling a prpropertyoperty. lor Gary Cooke remain hopeful Committee chairman councillor they can persuade Maidstone Bor- John Barned said: “Whilst we ap- We take pride in offeringf a no-nonsense approach to ough Council to reverse the deci- preciate that Heather House is an sion. important community resource, the what can sometimes be a frustrating process, helping He said: "Over the past few cost of immediate and long-term months, I have been in discussions repairs to the fabric of the building ensure your transaction is completed as quickly and about a replacement for Heather are vast. smoothly as possible. House which is well-used and very “Given the pressures on council popular in an area not exactly com- budgets it is not a financial com- Recognised by the Law Society Conveyancing Quality ing down with community facili- mitment that we should undertake ties. Gary and myself wanted to without looking into all options Accreditation Scheme, a requirement for some explore the cost of maintaining the first and deciding the best way for- mortgage lenders to use the same solicitors. facility while a replacement was ward.” Contact us today Has ‘cat killer’ struck again? CanterCanterburbury 010122701222727 64643253250 A SICKENING attack on a family pet has raised concerns that the muti- lation of a cat in Maidstone could be the work of a repeat offender. MaidstoneMaidstone 00162216221622 69800698000 In August and September of last year, two animals were killed in the same way in the Sutton Road and Grove Green areas of the town. Their Tentee rden 0158001580 76572765722 tails had been cut off. 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12 Maidstone December 2017 Maidstone December 2017 13 We Will Remember Them downsmail.co.uk Remembering past, building the future REMEMBRANCE Sunday is a poignant day for many EXCELLENCE IN EYE CARE people, both across the county and nationally. in Maidstone But for Vinod Buthathoki, it calls: “I was leading my ten man At Eye 2 Eye Opticians, we provide eye examinations to the means even more. And it is not just group knee-deep through a canal highest standards. We offer a full range of services including because of his own experience of when I stepped on an IED. There eye health photos, specialist cornea scans, full OCT eye scans, war, but because of those who have was a massive bang and I was in- been lost in battle. stantly in a lot of pain from my leg and specialist dry eye clinics. All at affordable prices and Gurkha soldier Vinod (32) was area. I knew immediately I had to carried out by experienced specialist optometrists. seriously injured on patrol in get help. I called out for assistance. Afghanistan in 2010, but when he “My friend cleared the area and has his poppy on in Maidstone this took me to the helicopter landing • Suppliers of • Specialist Dry year, his thoughts will be not of site, and I was just waiting there. Nikon Lenses eye clinic himself, but of others. “Later on, my sergeant told me it • NHS Emergency • Independent family “People sacrificed their lives,” he took 28 minutes for the helicopter Gurkha Vinod referral and walk owned business says. “They are not getting the to arrive. I was feeling very sleepy, in clinics available chance to explore the world or probably due to the dehydration Buthathoki in • Experienced friendly staff enjoy their lives. and losing a lot of blood. training and • Free Parking • Disabled access “It’s a huge sacrifice they’ve “We are told we need to be (below) with his made, and their sacrifice is defi- awake. If I’d been unconscious then wife Samita and nitely helping people to live freely, they would not have known what children at their makes their regiment proud – and was going on with me. home in Maid- the whole country proud.” “At the time of the incident, I stone Find us at: Vinod took part in two tours of knew I was going to lose my leg, Afghanistan. It was two months but at the time I didn’t realise that I “I knew then I was saved. ing. His aim is the next Paralympics Unit 8, Mid-Kent Shopping Centre into the second of those deploy- was going to lose both. Luckily, I “I was taken to Camp Bastion. in Tokyo in 2020. Castle Road, Allington, Maidstone Kent ME16 0PU ments when he was injured by an was wearing glasses which saved My company sergeant came to see And he admits the Paralympic improvised explosive device (IED) my eyes. me and spoke to me, but I can’t re- sport movement has given him E:[email protected] 01622 672563 in Helmand Province. As a result of “The Chinook landed to pick me member any of that because I was much joy. He said: “Paralympic www.eye2eyeonline.co.uk his injuries, he lost both his legs up, and I was treated there by a on a high dose of morphine by sport is so inspirational. above the knee and two fingers on doctor. They took all of my gear off then. I can’t remember anything “I used to love cycling and sitting his right hand. to assess the damage and gave me after falling asleep in the helicopter. volleyball. Then the games were He remembers the incident, on blood, and then the doctor told me Lots of people came to visit me in announced, so I gave more to the May 26, 2010, very clearly. He re- I could sleep. the hospital too, but I can’t remem- sport than I used to. I started cy- CHRISTMAS AT THE SALVATION ARMY ber that either.” cling more and playing more vol- He was flown back to the UK two leyball, and in 2014 I took part in This Christmas please join us for the following services, to celebrate the joy days later, where his then pregnant Invictus Games. For the last year or of the season. For tickets (where applicable) or additional information wife was waiting for him. so, I’ve been into shooting. I’ve And he admits it was a massive been to Bisley quite a lot and finally please contact the Community Office on 01622 681808. strain on her – not I found target that she ever shooting with showed it to him They took all of an air rifle in Tuesday 5th December Carols by Candlelight at 8pm Sunday 10th December Gift Service while he was in the Aylesbury with A thought-provoking evening of worship led by our Songster Brigade with a Children’s nativity at 10.15am early stages of his ‘my gear off to the GB squad. (choir), reflecting on the birth of Jesus. Refreshments will be provided This lively family service will focus on the gift of Christmas. As part of recovery. And now I’m on our worship we invite you to bring new, unwrapped toys to be given “Everybody was assess the damage the training pro- after this event. out to Maidstone children whose families are struggling financially, as supporting me, but gramme and I’m

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lot from the begin- and then the doctor team.” 6.30pm come to this service dressed as a Shepherd, Wise Man, Inn keeper, ning of my injury. Initially based An evening not to be missed, where our Young People’s Band & Angel or an animal from the Christmas story. It was a big shock told me I coul‘ d in Folkestone, he Singing Company (Children’s choir) will lead an evening of Christmas for her,” he adds. sleep. I knew then I prefers the Music and readings to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Followed by Sunday 17th December Family Carol Service at 6pm “She did every- county town as refreshments. This family Carol Service will be an opportunity to celebrate the good thing that you can was saved. there is a thriv- news of Jesus’ birth and will include a nativity play. The evening will be expect from a part- ing serving and ner. She never former Gurkha Friday 8th December Community Carol supported by our own Band and Songsters (choir). showed her pain to me until later presence and its proximity to Lon- Concert at 7:30pm on. She was supporting me and I don. A celebration of the joy of Christmas with guests: Tuesday 19th December Military Cadets Carol Service at 7:30pm thought everything was OK, but it The former soldier has been in - Paddock Wood Choral Society and An evening where the young people from the local Military Cadet wasn’t. the UK since 2005 and Maidstone – - children from South Borough Primary school drama club, StarBurst, Corps are invited to celebrate Christmas together with their leaders, “Now she’s doing very well. where he has lived since November plus our own Salvation Army Band. Tickets will need to be bought for parents and members of our Corps Family. Our Young People’s Band She’s got some GCSEs and she’s 2013 – certainly feels like home to will be leading the evening. Refreshments will be served afterwards. committed to community work. him, his wife Samita and their two this service as we are raising money to support The Heart of Kent Now she wants to get a proper bal- daughters, Ashlyn (7) and Charlyn Hospice, Maidstone. Tickets will cost £5 (under 15's free) and can ance with looking after the kids (3). be purchased from our Community Office (address below) or by Our usual Sunday services are and may go back to education.” “There are seven injured Gurkha phone on 01622 681808. held at 10.15am & 6pm throughout Since his injuries, Vinod has soldiers who have settled here in he year and you are guaranteed a found a love of sport. He competed Maidstone. Six of us are very close warm welcome! in the 2014 Invictus Games in Lon- and we do things quite a lot. We don in both cycling and sitting vol- support one another.” leyball, and now has a new target – literally – as he has taken up shoot- Report by Jon Phipps 74-80 UNION STREET MAIDSTONE ME14 IED

14 Maidstone December 2017 Maidstone December 2017 15 News downsmail.co.uk downsmail.co.uk Advertisement Feature Racist Sweeney is Shop in new direction back in prison cell POLICE officials have welcomed a of Kent Police Federation, said: “No- jail term given to a man who as- one in society should have to toler- saulted and racially abused officers ate racist abuse and that includes just hours after being released from police officers. prison. “The officers who dealt with this John Sweeney (33) was let out of incident simply turned up to do the jail on September 1, but by 8pm that job that society asks of them and evening he was in Week Street in the they are abused and assaulted as a town, armed with a large knife and result and that is simply unaccept- Everybody should set up Lasting Powers of Attorney! in a dispute with another man, who able, it is an assault on society itself. he was telling to “get out of this “I am pleased to see the sentence We know this sounds ridiculous but that is what the government has been saying since they introduced them country”. from the court reflects the serious- in 2007. The thing is that if you wait until you have a stroke or start to show signs of dementia, it might be too He followed the man down the ness of the incident and that it recog- High Street – attempting to pass the nises the harm and distress it would late: you need to ‘have capacity’ in order to set them up. knife to an acquaintance – and when have caused all of those involved. It police arrived, he began shouting sends the message that this behav- The O ce of the Public Guardian is even trying to make it easier for you to set them up yourself through their more racist abuse at one of the offi- iour will not be tolerated”. FOLLOWERS of fashion and fans of great coffee will be right at home in cers. Kent Police and Crime Commis- Harpers, according to its new owners. web site, www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney/make-lasting-power. Of course not everyone has access to the After his arrest, he continued his sioner Matthew Scott said the case The Maidstone gift shop and café has had numerous owners in recent internet and a lot of people are nervous about legal documents – rightly so as it is very easy to get it wrong. aggressive behaviour, injuring one highlights the dangers of policing. years, but possibly none with such colourful careers as Claudine and Nick police officer and trying to headbutt He said: “People who assault our Bedford, who took over two weeks’ ago. another, all the while shouting racist officers on the street should expect The husband-and-wife team moved out of London to make their home This is where Camrass Wills comes to the rescue. We can do everything for you and at a very reasonable price. language. After initially denying tough sentences. near Mote Park and “fell in love with Maidstone”, as did their two sons. charges of possessing a knife in a “This case highlights the dangers Claudine (43) said: “Having visited Harpers on many occasions, it was a For a free guide to lasting powers of attorney, phone us or go to the web site. public place, two counts of racially officers can face while out working, favourite spot for our family. When it came up for sale, we jumped at the aggravated harassment and assault- and they should not expect to be the chance to be part of this Maidstone institution.” ing a police officer, he pleaded guilty victims of assaults while on duty. It’s a new chapter for their sons, who attend Palace Wood and when he appeared at Maidstone “I believe that assaulting officers Maidstone Grammar schools and play rugby for the Aylesford Bulls, but it is Crown Court, and was sentenced to should carry an automatic custodial their intrepid parents who are behind this latest entrepreneurial endeavour two years and eight months in sentence, and I am glad to see this of- in the county town. prison. Chris Carter is the chairman fender is back behind bars.”

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18 Maidstone December 2017 Maidstone December 2017 19 News downsmail.co.uk Caught out by Team’s pitch for success speed camera AN AVERAGE of more than 180 drivers were caught speeding in could be double-edged Kent every day during September. Kent Police's road safety depart- MAIDSTONE United could be used daily, with some 1,000 young- ment have tweeted out a graphic facing a tough decision come the sters playing on it every week. showing the scale of road offences in end of the season, should their The surface greatly differs from the county. The figures show that present form continue. the much-maligned plastic pitches 5,411 speeding offences were regis- The Stones have made a fine start that Football League clubs QPR, tered across the county. to the season and are in contention Luton Town, Oldham Athletic and There were also 74 people caught for a place in the National League Preston North End used in the driving while using their phones, 75 play-offs, where the prize is a spot 1980s, with a truer bounce and seatbelt offences, and 290 vehicles in the Football League. minimal risk of friction injuries. were seized for having no insurance. But, as things stand, promotion Similar surfaces have been used in Twenty-three people were ar- to League Two would mean tearing World Cup qualifiers and for the rested for drug-driving, and 157 for up their 3G pitch and replace it Women’s World Cup. drink-driving. Tragically, seven peo- with grass – or face not only miss- When they voted on the issue in ple died on the county's roads in ing out on their promotion, but also 2014, the 72 Football League clubs September, with 54 serious injuries. a demotion to the level below. Maidstone United’s all-weather were tied, but the model of the The Stones have been one of the pitch allows the club to generate Stones is being showcased to those driving forces behind the 3G pitch much-needed funds clubs ahead of another vote which Driver banned movement in the non-league game, is expected to be in June. A MAN has been banned from having laid one when the Gal- pitch. Most clubs at this level aren’t By then, the Stones could well be driving for three years after admit- lagher Stadium opened in 2012. financially sustainable and don’t planning for life in the Football ting drink-driving in Maidstone. They have risen up the leagues generate enough income, so have to League – but could have already Stanislav Karpov (31) of Haydon since then, and the surface became rely on injections of cash to buy and faced the decision over whether Close, was stopped by police on June permitted in the top flight of non- pay their players. they have to rip the pitch up, as per 7 in Waterloo Street. He gave a league football in 2016, just months “But we didn’t want that; we an agreement they signed with the breath test of 95 microgrammes of before the Stones were promoted to wanted to build a real business and National League. alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath – that level. generate our own money. It’s tough Mr Ash added to FourFourTwo the legal limit is 35 microgrammes. Shareholder Oliver Ash told foot- but so far we’ve been able to do it.” magazine: “All the money we make On October 19, magistrates ball magazine FourFourTwo: “I As well as ensuring that the from hiring it out would evaporate banned him from driving for 36 think it’s safe to say we wouldn’t Stones never have games called off and it would completely destroy months. He must also carry out 40 exist without this pitch. The whole due to waterlogging the club are the connection made with the local hours of unpaid work, pay a victim business model is built around the also able to rent out the pitch. It is community.” surcharge of £85 and £250 in costs.

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Panel chairman Geoff Miles with (from left) county Eco village plan to pay the way councillors Paul Cooper and Gary TENS of millions of pounds could homes. Broomfield Park Eco Vil- on November 2 and claimed that road and in a safe, traffic-free envi- Cooke, MPs Helen be realised towards the cost of a lage would be based where the there are “developers ready, will- ronment”. Whately and relief road from the development Kingswood Christmas Trees busi- ing and able” to finance a large pro- The Eco Build Partnership UK Helen Grant and of land near Kingswood, its own- ness is sited, off Gravelly Bottom portion of the estimated £75m cost brochure for the scheme says there Cllr Fran Wilson ers have claimed. Road. of a relief road. is existing planning permission for Farmer Rob Schroeder and busi- “When it’s finished, no one will The new by-pass road would in- a biomass heat and power station nessman Keith Cook (pictured know it’s even here, it will be pretty volve the widening of Burberry on the site where chestnut chip- right and left), who between them invisible,” said Mr Cook, who Lane with access to the eco village pings from local coppicing work own more than 120 acres of agri- owns a small portion of the land from a roundabout halfway along can be turned into energy. cultural land, have put forward a available. its length on the Langley side of Mr Schroeder said: “There is a scheme for an “eco village” of 900 He spoke at the public meeting Park Barn Road where the road significant amount of coppicing turns sharply to the right. work going on here all year round From there the link would cross and you can put wood chips into the B2163, proceed behind Langley that.” village and emerge near the Potting The businessmen said the devel- Shed on an enlarged Horseshoes opment aims to be a “cradle to Lane. grave” scheme. ‘No means to Although Leeds Mr Cook added: Hundreds pack venue Castle’s manage- “You could move fund a route’ ment have backed There are “develop- here as a first time CLLR Gary Cooke (pictured), a relief road, it buyer and leave in who organised the meeting, said seems unlikely a ers ready, willing a box because of that there “has to be an equal con- link on its side of and able” to the different types sideration between the need for for relief road debate Leeds village will on units we will new housing and the interests of be viewed as finance a large have here.” existing communities and resi- MAIDSTONE'S MPs have vowed to force the leadership of Maidstone favourably as if it Mr Schroeder dents”. cut through the proportion of the said that the com- He added: “Moreover, the duty Borough Council and Kent County Council into talks to bring a “collab- opposite end. estimated £75m munities secretary to co-operate between differing Plans by Eco Sajid Javid should local authorities that goes both orative” approach to solving the long-running issue of a Leeds-Langley Build Partnership cost of a relief road “call in” the issue sideways as well as up and down, relief road. UK would provide of a south Maid- more often than not is overlooked retirement homes, stone relief road at the expense of existing local Helen Grant (Maidstone and the Council work closely, cohesively policed. Langley Parish Council rural housing and about 50 busi- for urgent review. communities who are then left to Weald) and Helen Whately (Faver- and carefully together. If they can- chairman Cheryl Taylor-Maggio is ness units. He added: “This has been going sham and Mid Kent) told a packed not work together, it’s not in the best worried a relief road will simply at- live with the consequences of Broomfield Park, which would on for decades. Nobody will put public meeting on November 2 that interests of anyone.” tract even more housing and cut off those decisions." be surrounded by agricultural land their oar in the water over this. The a resolution can only be found if the The meeting heard contributor Langley Heath. He said KCC cannot offer any and existing ancient woodland, traffic around here is horrendous tensions between the two authori- after contributor from the floor She added: “Like it or loathe it, the routes for a link at this time nor aims to provide its own local pri- and it is getting worse all the time. ties can be eased. about the issues facing south Maid- Local Plan is based on modal shift.” any mechanism to fund the relief mary school and village green. “The MPs Helen Whately and The MPs will personally broker a stone and, in particular, the rural Cllr Taylor – to jeers – said the bor- road. But he added: “What Kent The owners also claim that it can Helen Grant should go to Mr Javid private summit between KCC villages. ough council must champion elec- County Council has been doing provide a cycle and jogging track, and see if the issue of a relief road leader Paul Carter, MBC leader Fran Many were incredulous that more tric vehicles. and I hope will continue to do… is walking and pet-exercising “all off- can be called in.” Wilson, MBC chief executive Alison than 17,000 homes are to be built in Tory group leader at the borough to fund the preparatory work. Broome and one other to thrash out the borough with no serious infra- council, Cllr John Perry, said: “The “These are investigative works their differences for how funding structure to mitigate against the an- two most dreaded words in the that need to be done to develop Farming in the blood of rural stalwart might be unlocked to pay for a by- ticipated increase in traffic on English language are ‘modal shift’ ROB Schroeder (70) has lived in the area all his life and is the fifth gen- the potential routes that can be pass to ease traffic problems across already clogged-up roads. but I am afraid to say that it is not eration of farmers to tend the land locally. His family has run the brought forward for consultation, south and south-east Maidstone. There was scorn for MBC mem- going to solve anything.” Kingswood Christmas Trees business since 1955, after they moved together with a business case that Mrs Grant told almost 400 people bers who opted recently to spend Otham councillor Gordon New- away from rearing turkeys and pigs. would detail each potential route at the gathering, at the Mer- ton said his village is now “to- He is married to Jenny and has two children and five grandchildren. coupled with associated benefits cure Maidstone Hotel: "We will tally wrecked” by that each route would provide rel- sit them in a room and we will Otham’s Gordon development and added: ative to cost. not come out until we have “Whether you are MBC or “In short, the business case will made some progress – and Newton: “You need KCC, you need to get your act FOR what was billed as a “non-po- of the Local Plan per se – the hous- need to make the case for whether that's a promise." together...because I am fed up litical” public meeting so that local It all hangs on ‘modal-shift’ ing quotas were central govern- a relief road can be justified. So Those attending the meeting, with it.” people could air their feelings ment impositions, after all – but this is where we are no matter which had as its panel county to get your act to- Cllr Wilson said she too about the ever-worsening traffic is- because of “modal shift”. how much I or you wish it wasn’t councillors Paul Cooper and supported the idea of a relief sues in the southern parishes of Comment by Simon Finlay This is MBC’s natty, local gov- so. No matter how much I or you Gary Cooke, the MPs and Cllr gether...because I am road and cared passionately Maidstone, it didn’t take long for Local Plan and its 17,000-plus writing history, the Lib Dems of not ernment way of saying that we are might wish the adopted Local Plan Fran Wilson, were left in little about the issue of traffic but the politicians to revert to type. not to worry about the extra cars had included mitigation provision homes which was adopted recently listening. What could have been an doubt of the distance between fed up with it.” said unlocking section 106 The little love lost between Maid- – albeit grudgingly by many of the evening of positivity and hope for because there will be public trans- for a relief road, or even wished Tory-run highways authority money was “a lot tighter” stone Borough Council and Kent port provision and encouragement that we had actually acted upon Tories. the future turned into a Tory/Lib KCC and the Liberal Democ- than it used to be. County Council was never more ev- The road-building, highways au- Dem ding dong. The natives be- to cycle or walk. this 20 years ago. We are where we rat-majority MBC, which is in developer contributions (section 106 Bearsted Conservative borough ident. On paper, modal shift can look are.” thority, Kent County Council, is run came understandably restless and charge of planning. money) on persuading people to councillor Val Springett, a relief Of course, there are always ten- by the Conservatives by a hand- irritated, however polite they re- almost plausible. The MPs' pledge was music to walk, take buses or cycle in its road supporter, warned a link could sions between county bodies and some margin. Some KCC members mained throughout proceedings. The trouble is that local people – their ears of Jenny Sutton, founder “modal shift” idea rather than pour be a “two-edged sword” bringing the local district authorities, even believe the Local Plan should have For many leaving the hall, there who see what they see on the of the relief road pressure group the cash into a relief road project. with it unwanted development. She when they are controlled by the had at its heart an integrated was a feeling of modest uplift, if roads every day – can’t believe it. Leeds Parish Council chairman WILLact, who joked afterwards: "I blamed the Lib Dems at the town same political party. transport strategy. In plain English, only that the MPs Helen Whately They won’t believe it. like the idea of those two MPs in a John Govett said that a contribution hall for scuppering section 106 Throw in tribal rivalry, and there that means roads. Roads to carry and Helen Grant might bang some Both MBC and KCC claim they room with these people – if they of £2,500 on 18,000 homes could re- money being directed towards a by- is often one depressing outcome – the 30,000 plus cars expected as a heads together in an effort to get are now working together more want, I'll stand guard outside." alise £45m of the estimated £70m pass. the people lose out. result of the Local Plan. the squabbling factions to agree closely and that there is co-opera- Earlier, Mrs Grant told the hall: cost of a relief road. She urged the MPs to put pres- For the uninitiated, Maidstone Much of the two hours at the on something, anything. tion. But, as was demonstrated in “Helen (Whately) and I can support, He said that articulated lorries ig- sure on communities secretary Sajid Borough Council is the planning au- hotel formerly known as The Great If the Lib Dems lose control of sound and vision on November 2, but these are not decisions for MPs. nore his village’s lorry ban and the Javid by getting him into “a little thority which is run by the Liberal Danes was spent raking over the the council in the next year’s bor- the people have no reason to be- I would urge that Maidstone Bor- 20mph speed limit outside the corner and have a word” about Democrats. It put together the past. The Tories were accused of re- ough elections, it won’t be because lieve that, either. ough Council and Kent County school is broken because neither is funding.

24 Maidstone December 2017 Maidstone December 2017 25 News downsmail.co.uk downsmail.co.uk Health News News | Health downsmail.co.uk TMortalityhree held rateon Ambulance THE mortality rate in Maidstone GP cluster plan warning sandu Tunbridgespici Wellson hospitalsof is Castle is keeping up New policy on drugs calls failure causing concerns, and care plan- A WARNING has been given that (6) plus Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells ciencies. THE local ambulance service, still ning and capacity issues are being slave offences patients of local GP practices which and Sevenoaks. The CCG will also prioritise and in “special measures”, has investigated. recorded a “significant deteriora- THREE people have been arrested do not join the new GP cluster sys- The CCG plans to support prac- consider investment in new prem- However, the GP-led NHS West temt mayo not received thea samet rangee ticesw to ‘co-operate,it collaborateh h and isesi wherest thereo is a need.ry tion” in attending most urgent iKentn the CCGMaid heardstone a thererea on hadsus beenpicio an will help to cut costs calls with an eight-minute target of forcing three men into modern ofLE servicesEDS Cas astle thosehas p wholans do.to shout its combine’Sir David Ste toel integrate out-of- The CCG says nothing has been month-by-month improvement in It comes from Dr Bob Bowes, long- hospital care and deliver services at defined yet on seven-day 8am-8pm – from 60.75% to 55.28% (July). slavery. history more clearly as it steps to- (below) is fo- the summer. The introduction of standing chairman of the budget- scale. Practice mergers could also be working for practices and there is GPS in Maidstone and West Kent bites/stings, conjunctivitis, contact seven-dayAssessme workingnt is on hadgoin improvedg on the wards its 900th birthday. cusing on plans are to reduce prescribing medicines dermatitis, sore throat, headache, in- holdingThe ca GP-ledstle’s ch NHSief ex Westecutive Kent, Sir supported. The aim is that practices plenty of scope for collaboration in Improved tthehre situatione Lithuan forian weekendmales, w deaths.ho were Clinical Commissioning Group willfor L maintaineeds Cas- their identities and re- delivering extended hours. The which can be bought easily over the digestion/heartburn, cold sores, seAnt newto wo mortalityrk in chick reviewen facto systemries, to David Steel, says: “We recognise that tle’s 900th counter at pharmacies and super- teething, nappy rash, mouth ulcers, (CCG).we have not been as good as we lationships with their patients. focus is on consistency for patients diagnoses dintroducesetermine if “ath dutyey are ofpo candourtential vi toc- So far 75% of about 60 practices in bClusters,irthday ce withle- more GPs available, and the key area is Saturday morn- markets. In some cases, this will be haemorrhoids, ear wax, warts, ver- should in revealing the history of the SOME 60% of all cancers in the trelatives”.ims of traf Investigationficking or mo intoder deathsn slav- Maidstone and West Kent are in- willbrat offerions extended hours (including ing access. Seven-day service is seen cheaper for patients than NHS pre- rucaes, soft tissue injury, viral upper castle, so we are beginning a huge west Kent area were diagnosed at eisry now. mandated for the hospital volved in cluster discussions. The some weekend work), wider serv- as a ‘natural direction of travel’ but scription charges. respiratory tract infections, scabies, programme to improve the presen- Stage 1 or 2 last year, a 4% im- trust.The arrests were carried out by plan is for seven clusters covering ices, teams of nurses and allied the best way to deliver for local peo- This policy only covers short ring worm, mild acne and minor tation of the castle”. provement and above the na- the Gangmasters and Labour central Maidstone (7 practices), East health professionals, co-ordinated ple and professionals has still to be courses of treatment – not regular, burns/scalds. As well as improvements to Battel The CCG has agreed some clinical tional average. Abuse Authority (GLAA), assisted Maidstone (11), Weald (15), Malling care and back office and estate effi- decided. long-term prescriptions. Care home GPs Hall – to “ensure our commitment to exclusions are permitted at the dis- by Kent Police. Five warrants were The GP-led NHS West Kent Clini- ALL GP practices in Maidstone and maintaining ancient Kent heritage cal Commissioning Group(CCG), cretion of the prescriber and these executed on November 2 and two endures” - the estate is also hoping Breaking West Kent will be eligible to deliver Birth concerns facing increasing budget pressures, include pregnancy, breastfeeding men, aged 55 and 54, and a 55-year- Prescriptionsto renovate Thorpe Hall and deco- under review wider services for residents in care GPS are unlikely to prescribe med- about 20% of GP time. These ail- says it spends about £1.7m a year on and age. Accessibility issues will also ohomesld wom andan thewer CCGe arre hassted approved. rate a number of other rooms as it WEST Kent CCG says it has iden- even? icines which can be bought from ments include diarrhoea, constipa- tified an increase in the number of these medicines. be considered including disabilities, enhancedThey rem paymentsain in cu tosto coverdy an costs.d are looks to continually refresh its offer David’s “en- feel very positive towards the estate. THEchief finance officer has in- pharmacies, supermarkets and tion, athlete’s foot, fever, cold sores, serious incidents reported by Maid- A local survey revealed that 85% housebound patients, care home res- beTheing servicesquestion willed include:in conn aec geri-tion for the 800,000 who visit the castle during fears”. Some are critical and we do every- formed the CCG it will only other retailers. Savings will be redi- teething, nappy rash, mouth ulcers, stone and Tunbridge Wells hospi- of patients receiving these prescrip- idents etc. watricith assessmentalleged mod onern admission;slavery an ad each year. He said: thing we can to try to put them right There is also a west Kent “safety break even at the end of the fi- rected to other NHS services.The haemorrhoids, oral and vaginal tals’ maternity department. tions would buy them from a phar- uweeklynlicens GPed “homegangm round”;aster of andfenc en-es. Other work will include upgrad- “These are but a and remain immensely proud of the net” in Pharmacy First which offers nancial year though “a contin- GP-led budget-holding West Kent thrush, head lice, insect bites and The department is now being in- macy if their GP asked them – but hanced reviews after hospital at- ing estate paths and further im- few of the major works that are nec- part that Leeds Castle plays in not just expert advice but also free ued focus on cost containment Other agencies assisting on the op- CCG has approved the principle of stings, conjunctivitis, contact der- vestigated in depth. 15% said it would be a problem. tendance or admission. provements to the Woodland Walk essary to ensure that we are doing Kent.” medication for certain illnesses to and cost reduction”. eration included the Salvation creating a restricted list of over-the- matitis, sore throat, , indigestion In June, the hospital trust re- The CCG has now approved a re- gardens, ahead of the castle’s mile- our best to fulfil our charitable com- The castle recently caused contro- people who do not normally pay for Army, Maidstone Borough Coun- counter medicines that should not and heartburn, ear wax, warts and ported an increase in Caesarean stricted list of medicines and a pub- stone anniversary in 2019. mitments.” versy by converting to photo ID sea- prescriptions. cCCGil, the Wom nowen’s Instit goodute and the be routinely prescribed. 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2630 MaidstoneMaidstone DecemberWeald October 2017 2017 Maidstone December 2017 27 News downsmail.co.uk downsmail.co.uk News Witness appeal Trial date set after woman Call for tougher stance Lengthy prison terms for PC on sex knocked down a’acks charge POLICE are appealing for wit- A POLICE officer has appeared in nesses after a woman in her 90s on town centre crime for traveller a
ackers court charged with a series of sex was knocked over by a cyclist – TWO Maidstone men who carried were both charged with causing attacks against women at Leeds who then swore at her and rode off. A GREATER police presence and unprovoked attack. Cllr Powell, are starting to carry weapons be- tougher sentences for weapon car- pictured, the borough councillor cause they think they need them for out a violent assault in the town grievous bodily harm with intent. Castle, near Maidstone. The incident occurred between on two caravan dwellers – beating They each entered guilty pleas Thirty-eight-year-old police con- 7am and 7.30am on Monday, Octo- rying is the only way to curb the for Shepway, added: “The level of their own protection.” apparent rise in violent crime in crime in the area appears to getting Superintendent Amanda Tillot- them with items including a gas and on Thursday, October 26 were stable Adam Provan faces six ber 23 on Gabriels Hill in the town. canister – have been given prison given prison sentences at Maidstone charges of rape, using the tourist at- The man was riding his bike in the the county town. worse. There have been some very son said: “Maidstone does not have Ukip councillor Eddie Powell unpleasant instances of violent a gang culture and the town re- terms totalling more than 10 years. Crown Court; Evans, a term of five traction to target his young victims – direction of Lower Stone Street Maidstone Crown Court heard years and seven months and Farmer, one aged 16. when he was involved in the colli- (pictured) – who has crime, possibly gang-re- mains a safe place to live and work. two grandsons in their lated, in Maidstone. “However, we are not compla- Warren Evans and Jason Farmer – four years and nine months. Appearing at the Crown Court on sion with the woman. both aged 26 – attacked the two men Police Constable Chris Ellingham Wednesday, October 25, Provan She was knocked to the ground, mid-teens – is worried “It is becoming in- cent and are taking a robust stance that gang culture and creasingly common for against violent crime to ensure it in a sustained and unprovoked at- The court heard the victims made said: “These assaults were entirely stood accused of raping the 16-year- suffering cuts and bruising to her tack on April 28. their way into Maidstone town cen- unprovoked. old twice in 2010 and a 20-year-old elbow. When she spoke to the cy- weapon-carrying is be- yound people to carry stays that way. coming normalised. weapons for self-de- “We will not tolerate this type of Their victims were asleep in a car- tre to await an ambulance, but ran “One of the victims was beaten so four times in 2016. clist about the manner of his cy- avan, parked near Albion Place. At into their attackers again, when severely, he suffered a suspected Two of the rapes are said to have cling, it is reported verbally abused A spate of violence fence. That only leads, in offence on our streets and will and a feared escalation my view, to trouble. bring those responsible to justice. around 2.30am, Evans and Farmer Evans gloated “look at what we have fractured skull. The sentences occurred in the toilets at Leeds Cas- her before rifding off. forced their way inside and without done”. passed by the courts are a reflection tle, while the third assault allegedly Anyone who saw the incident or of open drug dealing on “The sort of thing we “We also aim to prevent young the streets of the county have seen recently is people being drawn into crime, and warning repeatedly punched them. Police used CCTV to track the of- of the savage and gratuitous vio- took place in the castle grounds. has any information is asked to The pair then took turns to beat one fenders, who were arrested in King lence which Evans and Farmer sub- Provan, who is attached to the contact Kent Police on 01622 town by London what you might expect work closely with partners, schools teenagers – some juve- to see in London but is and youth groups to educate them of their victims with a gas stove and Street. Evans (left), from Mote Road, jected their victims to and both men East Area Command Unit in Bark- 604100, quoting reference 23-1084, niles – is also causing beginning to be seen as about the considerable risk they gas canister, demanding his mobile Maidstone and Farmer (right), of will now spend a considerable ing, was also accused at Snaresbrook or Kent Crimestoppers anony- him concern. While Kent Police de- almost fashionable. may be putting themselves in.” phone before leaving. James Whatman Way in Maidstone, amount of time behind bars.” Crown Court of indecently assault- mously on 0800 555 111. nies there is any issue with gangs “We need a visible police pres- Kent Police and Crime Commis- ing a 15-year-old girl in 2002. or gang culture in Maidstone, the ence at all times so that the streets sioner Matthew Scott feels that He denies all the charges. Boys failed to Kent Police and Crime Commis- feel a bit safer. There is no real de- there is not a gang problem in the New museum exhibit focuses on Black History A spokesman for the Metropolitan sioner Matthew Scott disagrees and terrent until we increase the num- town per se, but there are concerns HELEN GRANT hailed Maidstone Museum as a Nation people of America and Hawaii. Police refused to comment further, follow order confirmed there are concerns. ber of police on the streets and about gang members. “wonderful resource” after visiting a special exhi- The museum also hosted a special event for the adding PC Provan has been sus- Maidstone was stunned when bring in harsher sentences for those He said: “There are postcode- bition to mark Black History Month. local Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) pended from duty. TWO teenagers have been charged A trial – expected to last 10 days - following a disturbance in Maid- Wayne Chester was allegedly mur- who commit acts of violence.” style gangs operating in Maidstone The Maidstone and the Weald MP visited the in- community where attendees heard first-hand from dered by a 16-year-old boy in an in- There are growing fears – al- and we do have gang members stitution to view the Identity – Through The Lens curators, with Maidstone Police among the atten- has been listed for April 23 at Wood stone. Green Crown Court. Kent Police were called to Cum- cident at McDonald’s restaurant on though few people are prepared to from London visiting the town. exhibit, which offered a selection of rare and un- dees as they look to increase BAME recruitment in September 30. speak out publicly – about worsen- “We are putting resources into seen pictures from the 1850s, including the First their force. Provan will next appear for a pre- berland Avenue in Shepway at trial review on March 23. around 8.20pm on October 31 and a Cllr Powell was speaking after ing violent crime, especially those fighting this. number of people were instructed four men suffered facial injuries – linked to teenage gangs. “I wouldn’t say there is a gang by officers to leave the area in ac- caused by a knife or bladed One retailer said: “Most of us are problem in Maidstone, but there is cordance with the terms of a dis- weapon – at the hands of two men savvy enough to know the differ- a problem with gang members in persal order. in Hart Street in Maidstone in the ence between the organised drug the town.” Subsequently, Blessed Banda early hours of October 21. gangs plying their trade on the Are you concerned about a child (18), of Pickering Street, was ar- On October 10, a man was al- streets of Maidstone and a bunch of becoming involved with gangs? rested and charged with two legedly assaulted by strangers in youths with baseball caps on the Advice can be found at counts of obstructing a constable the town centre in an apparently wrong way round. The young lads www.kent.police.uk/advice/gangs. and failing to comply with the di- rection to leave the area. He was bailed to appear before Maidstone Armed robber is jailed Knives seized Magistrates Court on December 1. Brand New A 16-year-old boy from Maid- A WOMAN off-licence worker in address in Gresham Road, Cox- stone was also arrested and Coxheath was left terrified by a heath. in drugs raid charged with failing to comply knife-wielding, cocaine-addicted After being arrested Lee quickly with the direction to leave the area. armed robber, a court heard. confessed. He told officers: “I’ve on property Straight Stairlifts He was bailed to appear before S t e p h e n just done an armed robbery. I’m POLICE have seized knives and Medway Magistrates Court, sitting Lee (33) stole going to admit it.” what is thought to be heroin as a youth court, on November 14. alcohol and During police interview, Lee ad- and cocaine from a property in £245 in cash mitted he intended to cause fear to Maidstone. during a raid the cashier in order to get her to Three men were arrested on Tractor’s theft at a store in comply with his demands. He Reconditioned suspicion of supplying a con- is investigated Heath Road added he was addicted to cocaine trolled drug following the raid on July 2. He and had been using the Class A on the house in College Road THREE men were arrested in con- was jailed for drug prior to entering the store. shortly after 12.15pm on Tues- nection with the alleged theft of a three years. Appearing before Maidstone Stairlifts day, October 31. tractor from a farm outbuilding He entered Crown Court, Lee pleaded guilty to A 19-year-old man, from Il- near Sutton Valence. the shop robbery and possessing a knife in a ford, in Essex, and a 37-year-old, Kent Police were called to Head- under the in- public place. On October 24, he was of no fixed address, were ar- Tel No: 01622 756128 corn Road at around 9pm on Sun- fluence of class A drugs at around sentenced to three years in prison. rested at the house. A 51-year- Next day day, October 29, after a report that 8pm, chose some beer but sud- Detective Constable Wes Marston old, from Maidstone, was the vehicle had been taken. denly produced a knife and said: “Lee subjected the cashier to a subsequently arrested in an out- Mobile: 07905 182363 installation A police statement said: “After a handed an empty carrier bag to the terrifying ordeal. She was left fear- building near the property. search, the three men from Maid- cashier. ing for her life after he brandished Officers removed a quantity of www.stairliftstoday.co.uk stone, aged 18, 19 and 23 years, Lee ordered her to fill it with a large kitchen knife and forced her drugs, seven knives, a baseball were stopped in East Sutton Road money, as he waved the six-inch to empty the till. bat and a pipe wrench from the and arrested on suspicion of bur- blade between the till and the bag. “The courts have now passed a premises. [email protected] glary. The missing tractor was He then fled the scene. significant sentence and I hope at The men remain in police cus- found in a field nearby.” Police recognised Lee from the very least it will provide the tody while investigations con- 49 West Park Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7AF The men were subsequently re- CCTV footage and within an hour victim with the reassurance that tinue. 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Manchester United and also followed the Gill was a home- over the years.” Fast Lynda leaves her husband, children and fortunes of Maidstone United. He was maker while Martin D.T D D.T elivery granddaughter Johanessa. actively involved in sport himself including worked as an engineer playing bowls locally and table tennis and businessman. She Brand New forKCC”. was mother to Simon, Julie and Nick, SKIPSKIP HIREHIRE Straight Stairlifts Roy Botley “He was a commi�ed Christian and a though Simon tragically died just a few regular worshipper at the Baptist Church on weeks old. Son Nick said: “My mum was Reconditioned ROY Allen Botley (91) lived locally his Over 20 Years Experience Knightrider Street and a Gideon. loving and supportive, providing the T whole life apart from war service in the Skip Hire 3, 4, 6 Stairlifts “Peter was generous, popular, loving and backbone for her family and providing us Prices from £110+VAT & 12 Yard Bins army. 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Barming Loose a r i s h IN THE gossipy world of cross-Channel transport, it sometimes pays to look at most of this work. Policing changes Members agreed they Tree checks The oak trees by Cedar Drive Rogue trader The community warden to be sceptical about the motive behind the message, but disturbing were happy for PCSOs to be on patrol would need to be assessed once the leaves reported that a rogue traders had been in

possibilities are emerging about the M20 corridor post-Brexit. rather than a�ending parish meetings. had fallen. Roadside trees at the Parish the village. Kent Police are investigating C Hiring spaces Cllr Gooch had updated the Field car park may need cu�ing back. Cold caller A neighbouring village has had o u n c i l s SIMON FINLAY reports... . documents for both the parish hall and Bell Farm Previous suggestions for street a cold caller offering to do painting work. pavilion. Prior authorisation must be names on the Bell Farm development had Residents are advised not to employ them sought if additional electrical appliances been submi�ed but due to the excessive use and obtain two or three wri�en quotations are to be used. of the name Heath and Orchards as well as for any work. Barge boards Four companies had been existing roads sounding similar, members Borough Council Cllr Sue Grigg updated approached but only two had quoted. It were asked to resubmit names for the four on the latest news from Maidstone Borough was agreed to accept Mr P Clarke’s quote. streets. They suggested Oaken Reach, Hop Council. Updates were provided on the Road crossing KCC have indicated that the Garden Close, Bermelie Grove and Street Forstal Lane development, the ocal plan, crossing on Tonbridge Road could be and Carpenters Close. The Slade and noise at Rockin Robin and upgraded to a signalled one. The council Resignation The resignation of Cllr the Chequers welcomed news it was being looked into. Catherine James was formally noted. Water work The council agreed to chase Telephone box The Community Heartbeat Purple4Polio Members were in favour of Southern Water for a summary of works Trust advised they had requested BT to crocus being planted at the bo�om of Cedar over the past five years as requested. remove the phone box in North Street. Drive. The purple crocus is a symbol of the Parking KCC would be contacted Toilet works A quote of £674 was accepted Rotary’s campaign to eradicate polio. following residents’ emails about parking. Brexit: chaos looms for M20 for the supply and replacement of the Parish website The clerk showed members Highways Group The North Loose toilets at the pavilion, due to a faulty the format for the free Hugo Fox website. Residents Association want to set up a THE chief executive of the Port of Port observers scoff at the idea of cistern. A gap between the new units and The opinion of Laura Dyer at KALC of this South Maidstone Highways Group to Dover, bunged up with a heavy redirecting huge volumes of freight the existing flooring would be made good provider would be sought, and if positive, tackle issues in the area. The council agreed cold, is not in any mood to mince to Thanet only to trundle the whole In three decades of at extra cost. this would be changed over. to explore the proposals. his words. way to Dover on single-track, coun- Benches The parish council had decided to Borough council It was reported that there Logo design The decision was taken to Speaking at his offices overlook- try roads. Operation Stack, the replace some of the benches with plastic was to be a consultation on the name keep the current logo. ing the Western Docks, Tim Wag- “Absolutely bonkers idea,” is one ones, but Nigel Gibson’s revised quote for change of the ward from Barming to Defibrillator Eric Hotson had agreed to use gott says research shows the M20 reaction. best brains in the restaining work was accepted. Barming and Teston. Cllrs Gooch and the fund for a defibrillator. As the £1,250 faces severe tailbacks if a solution But, presently, the only site seri- Westminster and Football club Barming Youth Football Club Manser met with the public rights of way budget would not cover all expenses,it was to freight movements across the ously on the radar is land set aside had held their annual meeting, a�ended by officer at the towpath to discuss agreed to defer purchase, speak to Channel is not found before Brexit for a £250m lorry park on the M20 Whitehall have neither Cllr Gooch. The club are keen to install a outstanding issues. The officer agreed to Boughton Monchelsea about the costs and becomes a reality in 2019. outside Folkestone, which is now second half-size container in the corner of contact the angling club regarding cars write to Paulina Stockell to see if the funds Mr Waggott is clearly concerned the subject of a judicial review and found the will nor the the car park. As BYFC’s fee includes an parked on the towpath and the possibility can be raised elsewhere. that the prospect of Operation it is doubtful if it could be running way to solve this element of free usage not afforded to other of posts being installed. The information Website The council agreed to include fete Stack in place on an almost perma- by Brexit’s 2019 deadline. groups, Cllr Manser felt that in the absence boards were to be moved to the other side details, the filling of the planter and li�er nent footing rests on whether a Besides which, it is meant to be a politically toxic issue. of a clear policy and in the interests of of the path and the stolen bench replaced. picking dates on the website. transitional border and customs freight holding area when cross- consistency, this should be reassessed. Cllr Other reports Cllr Wilson had been Loose Views The publication of the next arrangement can be found before Channel operations are suspended Brexit has changed Gooch agreed to contact the club chairman approached about the possibility of a bin issue was discussed. A quote had been departure from the EU. or perhaps used as overnight park- everything. about their amount of usage of the facility being installed at the mobile home park; received from Antrix for preparation, Analysts commissioned by the ing to stop foreign lorries illegally for further discussion. Cllr Willson also asked if there were details printing and delivery , but two more quotes port have found that if each truck’s using the county’s roadsides for Fun football Cllr Gooch had been on the change of hours of the Bull Inn; mess were requested before a final decision. Port of Dover boss Tim Waggott two-minute average processing free – not a 24-hour, non-stop cus- to solve this politically toxic issue. approached by Rev Will North about on the pavements following recent gas Social media The clerk was to a�end a time doubles to deal with extra pa- It could spell major trouble ahead toms clearance facility. Brexit has changed everything. se�ing up a ‘football for fun’ group for tots. works; vans parking overnight in the social media course to see if this would be perwork and checks, the conse- for rural communities around The feeling in political circles is Mr Elphicke is now in no mood As they would not be using the pavilion, Barnjet lay-by – possibly to be slept in. of benefit to the council. quences could bring unimaginable Maidstone’s A20 route such as that once it is built, its primary pur- for shilly-shallying in London. they were welcome to use the public space. Joint Parishes It was agreed that Cllr Documentation One of the options put difficulties. Lenham, Leeds, Harrietsham, pose may be allowed to become “The Treasury and the Depart- Pavilion maintenance Weeding and Manser should join the joint parishes group forward for the design of the council's Mr Waggott tells Downs Mail: “It Hollingbourne and Bearsted. more opaque. However, any devi- ment for Transport should stop tidying, cleaning, a damaged slate, following concerns over housing, air documentation would be used on business could lead to 17-mile queues on Those communities – already suf- ation from the original proposal dithering and get on with it,” he condensation and painting all required quality and traffic. cards before a final decision was made. each side of the Channel. That’s fering large and growing volumes could be open to further challenge tells Downs Mail. what we’ve found. of vehicles daily – would soon be and delays. To prove the point, the former tax TWO gold signet rings were stolen when C r i m e “The secret will be how we keep swamped by unwanted traffic with The spectre of the impending lawyer chaired a meeting of MPs a house in Howard Drive, Allington, was the traffic moving. How can we de- no alternative routes. chaos on Kent’s roads appears to be and haulage representatives at West- broken into. Watch liver what our Chancellor called the heightening local political anxieties. minster on October 17, where former Neighbourhood Hollingbourne parish councillor Diesel was syphoned from two dumper r most ‘free and frictionless’ trade we John Cobbett has publicly voiced Eleven MPs – including Helen Border Force director general Tony trucks and a vehicle ba�ery was stolen Working to reduce crime. Call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 or local police e p o r t s possibly can?” concerns for many months about Grant, Helen Whately and Tom Tu- Smith CBE, Eurotunnel public affairs following a break-in at a building site on The Freight Transport Associa- the future and urges Kent County gendhat – have written a joint letter director John Keefe, Road Haulage North Street, Barming. Power tools including nail guns and A garage at a residential property in tion, a respected trade lobby group, Council to come up with a “contin- to Mr Grayling to complain Association chief executive Richard The front tyre on a Land Rover drills were taken from a Citroen van Clifford Way was broken into, and a paints an even gloomier picture. If gency or the county could grind to progress is too slow on an M20 Burnett and shipping trackers Discovery parked on a drive in The parked in Stadler Close, Allington. black and green B-Twin Decathlon four minutes clearance time takes a standstill”. lorry park. Kuehne & Nagel’s international for- Green, Boughton Monchelsea, was cut. A wheel was stolen from a Ford Ka mountain bike stolen. queues to Ashford, six would mean Mr Waggott adds: “We have to One insider told Downs Mail: warding director Mark Johnson A breaker machine and a whacker parked in Cooling Close. A hedge trimmer, two lawn mowers, a Maidstone. find a solution to maintain the tran- “They have to be seen to be saying were on the expert panel. plate were stolen from a residential A Ford Focus convertible parked in chainsaw, a leaf blower, a strimmer, a Eight would see freight backed sition times at the present level of something because they know Mr Burnett complained access to property in Bower Street which was Recreation Close was keyed and had its drill and other tools were stolen from a up into Essex. two minutes. How do we avoid it there is, potentially, trouble up governmental help and advice has undergoing building work. tyres deflated. shed in Cliff Hill, Boughton Monchelsea. been limited while a more circum- being four minutes or more – that’s ahead. The lorry park isn’t the issue Several trees were set alight in garden A black 55 plate Piaggio Vespa motor A Peugeot 206 was keyed while parked spect Mr Keefe warned that “in- the question.” anymore, it’s Brexit.” in Buckland Hill. scooter was stolen from a driveway in in the car park at Kingfisher Meadow. creased (freight) volumes are This will inevitably involve But Charlie Elphicke, Dover’s Wheelie bins close to a building were Holland Road. A Renault Twingo was stolen from Transport secretary “working with our European coming regardless” and that Brexit MP, remains resolutely clamped to set on fire in St Peter’s Street. A wing mirror was ripped off a Nissan Farleigh Lane. friends” to achieve the best out- the same message: “Deal or no could be “a lever to help get some Chris Grayling has A window of a property in Peacock Micra parked in Wheeler Street. On the Two silver birch trees were cut down in come, he says. deal, we will make an immense of the technology we need to move Mews was smashed. same evening, a Ford Fiesta parked in the a garden of a house of Hadlow Close. Moving a speedy technology- success of Brexit.” things forward to make sure traffic floated the possibility A vehicle parked in Victoria Street was same street had its wing mirrors broken based clearance system away from However, Mr Elphicke recog- flows smoothly as traffic grows.” stolen. off and smashed on the ground. of the Manston Airport the border – i.e. not the space-con- nises that the M20 lorry park re- Mr Johnson, however, sent the A parking meter in a car park in A shed at a residential property in strained Port of Dover with white mains the best – possibly the only – message to Whitehall: “Tell us what site as a clearing Brewer Street was damaged and cash cliffs on one side and sea on the option left to Kent’s MPs to cling we’ve got to do and we’ll get ready.” Heath Road, Boughton Monchelsea, was house...“Absolutely other – will cause even more prob- onto, despite its apparent unsuit- But, more starkly, asked if he stolen. broken into. A hedge trimmer, chainsaw lems. ability. thought the roads to Dover, such as A Toyota Yaris had a window smashed and drill were stolen. On the same bonkers idea,” is one Transport secretary Chris After all, in three decades of Op- the M20 and A2, would be able to while parked in Buckland Hill. evening, a chainsaw was stolen from reaction. Grayling has floated the possibility eration Stack, the best brains in cope in the event of a late failure in Garden tools and power tools were another shed on the same road. of the Manston Airport site as a Westminster and Whitehall have Brexit negotiations, Mr Johnson stolen when a shed in a garden in A Ford Focus parked in Recreation clearing house. neither found the will nor the way said: “Absolutely not.” Grecian Street was broken into. Close was keyed.

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o m e n bandages and blankets – and not a social dedicated bus lanes that allow fast track I READ with interest Dennis Fowle’s article worker or counsellor in sight. journeys. concerning Brexit. It is vital that we get We are now confronted by the difficult There is li�le point in enforcing a strict Electoral world gone mad some sort of trade deal with Europe – it is problem of care of the elderly. In days gone ‘clean streets’ policy within a half mile of in everyone’s best interests. I certainly by, the family cared for their aged. Now, the town centre whie rubbish is regularly t t M Y home in East Farleigh is about times a week. It should be a great wouldn’t relish the prospect of talking the government has relieved us of that dumped in every direction elsewhere. We two miles from Maidstone town centre success. trade deals with US Presidnet Donald responsibility and consigns them to profit- might reflect that our ‘dirty’ outer-town and I am astounded with the proposal MailMarks I hope it a�racts the type of stalls so Trump, a man who makes Jean Claude driven residential “care” – where love is and its surrounding tributaries fit with a that our parliamentary constituency DENNIS FOWLE President popular in most French and other Juncker look like a gullible pushover. sometimes in short supply. sleazy demeanour. should be changed from Maidstone and European towns. They bring atmosphere Other nations such as Australia, Canada Michael Nash, Maidstone Richard Maryan, Maidstone The Weald to Kent Mid and Ticehurst. [email protected] and character to town centres and are so and New Zealand would also rally to our Has the world really gone that mad? popular with residents and visitors. cause, but given the distances that are The residents of the existing Maidstone We have a much greater allegiance with They largely concentrate on fresh and involved, the costs would almost certainly Cost of traffic delays Solution to a ‘hairy’ drive and The Weald have much in common colourful food – fish, meat, cheeses, be passed on to consumers. the Malling area which could now be I WAS at least 45 minutes late for my I NOMINATE West Park Road for the and this benefits us and our MP when we breads, vegetables and fruit as well as But what really bugs me is that I have hived off from Tonbridge but included in hospital appointment on October 17. ‘most dangerous in Maidstone’ title. need help or ba�les are to be fought. ready-to-eat hot and cold snacks and long-standing friends in two EU countries – Chatham constituency. Malling – from Having been caught up in bad traffic in Driving north from Park Way/West Park But what have we in common with drinks. It is a pleasure to visit them. France and Malta – and last year I was West Malling eastwards – looks so much Hermitage Lane, I rang ahead to advise Road junction is the first of 10 triangular Ticehurst, Etchingham, Tenterden, If this Maidstone market becomes well privileged to spend three months in the to Maidstone. them of this situation and got the distinct shaped obstructions protruding six feet Biddenden, Benenden, Cranbrook, established it will a�ract more visitors to former and six weeks in the la�er. How ridiculous that if you look across impression from the operator this was a into the road. Drivers must evade nine Brenchley, Horsmonden, Fri�enden, the River Medway at Allington you view the town centre, hopefully adding to If, when we leave, I have to go through Sissinghurst, Hawkhurst, Sandhurst and trade for shops, stores and restaurants. common and even worsening occurrence. more on alternate sides. The width of Aylesford – and that falls in Tonbridge the tedious process if applying for The impacts are apparently a daily event coaches, lorries etc force other vehicles to Paddock Wood? They all look in different and Malling district. The Coldharbour The markets need to be launched with visas/travel permits in order to repeat the directions. What a nightmare for us and something of a bang – perhaps a li�le causing great stress and distress to staff stop or have a wing mirror smashed or roundabout and west of Hermitage Lane experiences that I previously enjoyed using and patients alike. The disruptive effects worse. And this is even more hairy after any MP. are in that same district – and many of family entertainment and maybe some a passport only, that for me would I support a reduction in the number of jazz sessions. on appointments are both costly to the dark. Maidstone’s serious problems stem from exemplify the retrogressive stance this NHS and to patients whose lives may Further on, you must dodge two slabs of MPs from 650 to 600 and a�empts to this. Tonbridge council is piling much of country has undertaken in the name of equalise the number of voters to around River walk depend on urgent treatment. concrete six inches high and 12 feet in its required house building programme progress. Under the Freedom of Information Act, I diameter called “roundabouts”. At the 75,000. For the record, I support even and other development right on our THE river walk along the new L Skeels, Maidstone more strongly a massive reduction both in footpath from Barming to Aylesford is a have asked the hospital trust for figures pedestrian crossing nearby, grammar doorstep. That’s a boundary change we in and statistics relating to the impacts school boys think it is okay to step in front the number of peers in and powers of the Maidstone should all be pressing for – delight. We took advantage of the free House of Lords – say to a maximum of parking at East Farleigh rail station for the observed by staff members and HR of and halt moving traffic. both from a parliamentary and district Recipe for life is missing department, and whether it records Conclusions? Remove all 10 obstructions. 200 with few powers beyond acting as a viewpoint. two-mile walk to town. Much has I WAS sad to read of declining church changes in appointment cancellations and Redesign two “roundabouts” into one safeguarding longstop making A much more sensible parliamentary happened in recent years along this congregations, but I am afraid it was rearrangements that may relate to the large one. Make the crossing pedestrian recommendations to the House of set up would be to create the seats of stretch on our beautiful river – well worth inevitable. Now 86, and I have seen impacts of the frequent stationary traffic controlled. Commons. Maidstone East and Maidstone West catching up. dramatic changes in our society and in conditions we face on Hermitage Lane? Don Bates , Maidstone But the proposed Kent Mid and (which would include much of Malling). individuals. Keith Young, by email Ticehurst (what a strange title) has the I shall be passing on my comments to the Hospice support In my younger days, the church was at feel of a few tired civil servants tossing Boundaries Commission. Others will be ENCOURAGING to see such a big some left-overs into a hat before catching helpful. and enthusiastic Mote Hall audience the centre of our communities. I remember Delivering on local plan a late train home. It includes rural areas supporting the Heart of Kent Hospice at the hymns and atmosphere of reflection Demographics are changing ON OCTOBER 25, councillors voted from the council districts of Rother, Town market the excellent charity performance of The and contemplation – the Ten YOUR headline that Maidstone looks so through Maidstone's new local plan. The Tunbridge Wells,, Ashford and Maidstone  AM pleased the council has agreed Mikado. In such difficult financial times Commandments, the teachings of Christ in sleazy offers a glimpse into the changing challenge now is to ensure this delivers for and even crosses the Kent boundary into Jubilee Square in front of the Town Hall is the hospice needs Maidstone’s support – the New Testament. They gave stability to demographics of the town. everyone in the town and across the East Sussex. to feature a market, perhaps a couple of as much as we need our hospice. my life that remains to this day. They You highlighted Waitrose has pulled the borough, and we provide the appropriate offered a strength to face adversity and a plug on investing in the town; there is a infrastructure. recipe for a happy life. business reason for this. The retailer is A Conservative- led Maidstone Borough We’re grinding to a halt li�le to politicians who make these Confidence could soon falter Today, the world spirituality is no longer anticipating a fall in income from food that Council developed this plan, but since the decisions that affect people’s quality of life. in our lexicon. A Hindu pundit was once I AM writing to make a plea on behalf of I HAVE never been an uncritical admirer of will not cover the cost of a new building in Lib Dems took control of the council in Bob Hinder, Chairman, Boxley Parish asked what he thought was the cause of all the residents of Boxley Parish to request the European Union – far from it – and a new location. Waitrose will have 2015 we have had missed opportunities. Council human distress and unhappiness. He that the local authorities immediately start a your columnist Dennis Fowle may have a considered whether the people of They have voted against a mechanism for a replied: “Greed and ignorance, when serious dialogue aimed at bringing in major point when he says that the views of Maidstone town would travel up Leeds-Langley relief road, and have voted spirituality declines and where materiality improvements to the road infrastructure. The circle of congestion favouring a speedy exit have hardened in Si�ingbourne Road to buy their food, but against improving air quality at the Many le�ers have been published over a the past 18 months. is rampant.” more importantly the demographics of a Wheatsheaf Junction. long period about the current poor road I READ with interest the article regarding But he fails to acknowledge that since the I am not a religious zealot but the church Waitrose customer will not come or It is clear to me, as a relatively new infrastructure in the south of the borough. the new housing development at Maidstone referendum there has been a 15% fall in the gave us an unequalled rule of law and this perhaps they no longer exist. councillor, representing an area of our I would like to bring to the authority’s TV Studios and agree wholeheartedly that value of sterling, evidence that hard-nosed was exemplified by our resilience and Maidstone council hasn’t moved town that this plan will only be a success if a�ention that we, who happen to live in the this development will undoubtedly cause financial markets do not share his courage during the war. Maidstone up – a decent pavement isn’t delivered by the Conservatives. We should north of the borough, experience virtually additional misery for local residents. confidence about the future. True, In an explosion in Lee Green, south east enough to bring the people into the town remember this when we vote. every day, huge traffic problems that Unsupported new housing devaluation does offer some respite for London, in 1940, there were many dead centre. We know traffic is a constant issue. Cllr Ma Boughton, Conservative, Fant regularly bring the whole area around J3 of developments, particularly in terms of road hard-pressed exporters, yet it has also and wounded. People from less damaged Maidstone is not dynamic enough. Our Ward, Maidstone Borough Council the M2 to a complete standstill. infrastructure, have been the norm now in meant higher prices in the shops, more KCC have openly admi�ed that this Maidstone for several years and I have expensive foreign travel and added costs junction is now at a critical level but we watched in dismay and sadness as our for manufacturers using imported raw await any signs of plans or proposals to do county town has been slowly thro�led by materials and parts, so that their extra anything about it. The problem will only reckless developers having li�le or no competitiveness may be short-lived. get worse once approved housing consideration for the needs or wishes of its Your columnist adds that should the development just over the border in residents. For too long these builders have whole process of leaving the EU become a Medway is built. This traffic will inevitably been allowed to construct housing lengthy, drawn-out, patience-sapping affair a�empt to join the already existing rat-run developments without making the – as seems quite likely – we might expect to through rural roads leading down to Boxley necessary financial investment in essential see the re-emergence on the national stage village and on to Penenden Heath. infrastructure - despite the patently obvious of Nigel Farage who, let us remember, said I agree with the urgent need for new need. The circle of congestion and a�endant that if the result was a close run thing, dwellings to assist young couples to buy traffic gridlock in and around Maidstone is there would have to be a re-run of the their first home but no authority seems now almost complete; the development at referendum. prepared to come out with firm proposals the Maidstone Studios will finish the job. Since then, he has kept an to improve the road infrastructure. Well done County Hall and thank you – I uncharacteristic Trappist silence. As for the Could local and national authorities don’t think! maligned European Court of Justice, it is please listen to the voice of the public and Martin R Jones MBE JP, Lt Col (Retd), hard to see a British court having the clout address this increasingly terrible problem Whatman Close, to impose a £90m fine on Google for tax before the South East grinds to a halt? It Maidstone evasion. would appear that’ localism’ means very K G Banks, Maidstone

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