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TOP young chef Thomas Perkins cooked up a storm at a charity dinner and then joined VIPs as guest of honour. Eleven-year-old Thomas, who


goes to Holmesdale Technology College, Snodland, helped de- vise and prepare a meal for 60 paying guests including Neil Buchanan, presenter of CITV show “Art Attack”. Thomas earned the chance to


help head chef Claire Woods produce the three-course dinner at Woods Restaurant in Tun- bridge Wells, through being crowned junior winner of the Kent Young Chef Award. He and senior winner Steven


Yap, 16, were then treated as guests of honour and enjoyed the meal with the other diners. The awards’ three sponsors –


Woods Restaurant, Hadlow Col- lege and Kent Frozen Foods – donated £5 for each diner, rais- ing a total of £300 for the Kent


Thomas Perkins celebrates with TV star Neil Buchanan


Air Ambulance. Julie Monkman, manager of Produced in Kent, organisers of the culinary contest, said: “The fact that all 60 tickets were snapped up so quickly is testa- ment to how highly the young people’s cookery competition is regarded in the county.”


Biker’s death is still unexplained


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MID-Kent Coroner Roger Sykes “expressed his regret” at being unable to explain the death of motorcyclist Darren Saunders (36) in a fatal road accident in Tonbridge Road, Maidstone. Father-of-three Mr Saunders, formerly of Teston, lost control of his Kawasaki motorbike and collided with a bus shelter near the Cherry Tree Inn on the af- ternoon of Saturday, March 27, last year, an inquest heard. He died that day of multiple in- juries. One witness claimed that the


Aylesford-born builder lost con- trol of his vehicle after being ob- structed by an unidentified


THE New Year has brought a new area commander to the West Kent policing area. Chief Supt John Molloy


was previously in a simi- lar position in East Kent. He joined Kent police four-and-a-half years ago having served with other forces during his earlier career. His predecessor, Chief


Supt Tony Thomas, has been seconded to the Foreign Office and an overseas posting. Talking about this latest move


Chief Supt Molloy said: “There is a lot of good work happening across the three districts; crime


green car also travelling to- wards Maidstone. Another suggestion was that


he came off his bike while try- ing to avoid a grey Peugeot 3008 going in the other direction, which may have turned into his path en route to the nearby dry cleaners. Mr Sykes said there was not enough evidence to back either explanation and delivered a verdict of accidental death. The court heard that Mr Saun-


ders, of Harrietsham, was an experienced rider, the road was in an adequate condition and no defects were found on his motorcycle.


New police commander in place


is lowand it’s my intention that this continues. “The service our offi-


cers deliver is key to our good performance and I have been impressed by the way staff carry out their duties and their commitment to keeping the area safe for every- one.” Supt Rachel Adams is


the deputy area commander for West Kent and the district chief inspectors are Chief Insp Adrian Futers (Sevenoaks), Chef Insp Jon Kirby (Tonbridge & Malling) and Chief Insp Mar- tinWilson (TunbridgeWells).


Driver’s 16-month ban for alcohol offence


NEIL Taylor (35) of McArthur Drive,West Malling, was given a 16- month ban for driving while more than twice over the legal alcohol limit. In December last year, Taylor drove a red Ford Fiesta on the A228


at Kings Hill with a reading of 79mg of alcohol in 100 ml of breath. The legal limit is 35. He pleaded guilty and was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.


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