‘Inconclusive’ result
from paranormal hunt FORGET Ghostbusters, when there’s a haunted pub in Leybourne, Paranormal G are the ones to call. The young ghost-hunting team, armed
with specialist detectors, spent a night in the Old Rectory pub, after staff and guests complained about strange occurrences. These includedwalkie-talkie failure, loud bangs, the sound of footsteps and even fly- ing objects, which made the paranormal ghost investigators want to find out more. The team – a pro-wrestler, a graphic de-
sign student, journalist graduate and dancer – took their electronic voice recorders (EVP) and electromagnetic field meters (EFM), to the 900-year-old building. The rich history of the pub is a promising location for paranormal activity; it is linked to the church by an underground tunnel, which is said to hold the heart of a descen- dant of the owners, the de Leybourne fam- ily, in a casket in the north wall. The team claimed to have felt “cold spots,
a presence around them and loud noises” but the results remained inconclusive. The field detectors and recording ma- chines showed only a glimmer of light, which the team believe is an ‘orb abnor- mality’, and photographic evidence re- vealed nothing.
School gets early plot THE Malling School has proved its green credentials after being one of the first com- munities to accept an allotment patch at the East Malling Research Centre. Pupils planted more than 100 seedlings
on the launch day, which also included a barbecue. The school plans to integrate the allotment project into its curriculum.
Showman thwarted by highway objection
TONBRIDGE and Malling Council has blocked a second proposal from a travelling showman to set up wintering quarters in Leybourne. An original application to site three mo-
bile homes, seven touring caravans and store dodgems and other fairground rides next to the A228 CastleWay was withdrawn after Kent Highway Services produced evi- dence the day before the committee hearing in September 2009. KHS had concerns about general safety as
it was to be accessed by a fast stretch of the dual carriageway. Applicant Shendon Whittle felt he had re-
solved the transport concerns in talks with KHS and resubmitted the application, but the original highways objection still stood, meaning borough planning officers turned down the scheme. The council also felt that that the proposal would be out of character in a rural area. David Thornewell, chairman of East Malling and Larkfield Parish Council, said: “I am pleased the application has been re- fused as I felt a new access onto the A228 would be bad for road safety. “It is also important that the green rural
area between the A228 and the Lunsford area of Larkfield is kept undeveloped.”
Salon owner Claire Denyer (bottom right) with fashion
celebrityWayne Hemingway (above right)
and officials at the awards night
Claire really is a
cut above the rest KINGS Hill salon owner Claire Denyer has won a top national award. Claire, who runs Saks Kings
Hill, beat stiff competition from other major hair groups, including Toni&Guy and seanhanna, to be named fran- chise salon owner of the year. The Sapphires Awards, which were presented at Lon- don’s Dorchester Hotel, recog- nise the salon industry’s franchise sector. Claire said: “This award is a
credit to my brilliant team at Kings Hill.”
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