Death brings call for action
Boost to RNLI SCOTS and Sassenachs gath- ered at the The Bull pub at Barm- ing foradouble celebration–the RNLISOScharity nightandBurns Night. To mark the RNLI’s national fundraising day, Matt and Liz Bryant (pictured), landlord and landlady at the Bull, held the event, which they called Scot Or Sassenach, and raised more than £130 for the charity.
Home plan refused A PROPOSAL for a house be- hind 85 Boughton Lane, Maid- stone, has again been refused. Toby Staff, of Maidstone Council’s planning department, said the scheme “would be vi- sually harmful to the character of the area”. A similar proposal was turned down in February last year for being a cramped form of development.
RESIDENTS have renewed their plea for traffic calming measures on a treacherous town road, following a fatal ac- cident. More than 600 residents have signed a petition asking for ac- tion in Sheals Crescent, Postley Road and Hayle Road, where they see drivers exceeding the speed limit on a regular basis. A pedestrian was killed and another badly injured in a colli- sion with a car at the Sheals Crescent junction with Old Tovil Road at New Year. Hayle Road was also the scene
of a crash in May 1986 that re- sulted in the death of three school children, when they were hit by a jack-knifed lorry.
Presenting the petition, Peter Griffiths told theMaidstone joint transportation board: “There are two schools in close proximity and a high number of pedestri- ansinthe
area.Thisisa30mph area and the speed limit needs to be enforced or reduced.” Mr Griffiths put forward a number of suggestions, which included a pedestrian crossing, improved signage and an addi- tional speed camera at the junc- tion of Sheals Crescent and Postley Road. Mr Griffiths said the tempo-
rary cones to ease traffic into Sheals Crescent from Upper Stone Street during the gas works had been a help, and sug- gested a more permanent form
of bollards could be considered. The High Street ward had just
been awarded £9,000 to be spent on priority projects and Mr Griffiths argued that this was a prime case to be taken into consideration. Following the meeting, Cllr
Fran Wilson, Maidstone’s Lib- Dem leader, who lives in Old Tovil Road, said: “I have been trying to get something done here for 25 years – let’s hope this time some action is taken.” The board will consider the petition and report back at its next meeting. Sign the petition at
www.change.org/petitions/no- more-deaths-on-shields- crescent-hayle-road
Appeal for witnesses to fatal crash
A MAIDSTONE man was killed and his girl- friend seriously injured in a collision on Post- ley Road on New Year’s Day. Paul Carwithen (34), of Linley Close, was pro- nounced dead at the scene after being involved in a collision with aBMWat 2.30am. Maria Louise Cook (29) was taken to King’s College Hospital, London, with serious injuries. The pair, who worked at Morrisons in Sutton Road, were walk- ing to a friend’s house after celebrating New Year’s Eve in London. Valdis Labeckis (21), of Old Tovil Road, ap- peared before Maidstone magistrates and at Maidstone Crown Court charged with death by dangerous driving in connectionwith the crash,
close to the junction with Old Tovil Road. He was remanded in custody and is due to enter a plea on Friday,March 8. A provisional date for a trial was set as Monday, June 10. About 250 of Mr Carwithen’s friends and col- leagues gathered at South Park in Armstrong Road the weekend after his death and released lanterns into the sky inmemory of him. Family and friends of Mr Carwithen’s, who live in Ply- mouth, held a similar memorial. Police still want to hear from witnesses, in- cluding a group of up to six people who helped Miss Cook after the accident. Anyone with in- formation should call police on 101 or 01622 798538.
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