Tyre slasher
plea for clues POLICE have appealed for in- formation from the public after an eight-month series of attacks on cars in a small area of Had- low.
Fifteen incidents have been recorded where vehicles have had their tyres slashed overnight in and around the Water Slippe area of the village. Around 30 tyres have been damaged between December 2012 and August 2013, possi- bly with a cordless drill or pointed instrument. Inspector John Phillips said: “Some of the victims in this crime pattern have had their cars attacked on multiple occa- sions, with up to three tyres on a single car being damaged. Eight different vehicles have been affected in eight months and repairs have set residents back hundreds of pounds.” “As the victims live within a
small geographical area, and given the relatively lengthy time period over which these crimes happened, it is believed perhaps one individual or a small group may be responsible for most or all of the offences. “There must be someone out
there who knows who is re- sponsible.” Anyonewith information can
call Crimestoppers anony- mously on 0800 555 111.
£50,000 grant for cricket pavilion
LOCALcricketers are celebrating their biggest win of the season – a £50,000 grant from Sport Eng- land for a new pavilion. The Teston club was at risk of folding unless its dilapidated wooden structure could be re- placed. It could have meant per- manent “close of play” in a village where Reader’s world-fa- mous cricket ball factory was established in 1808. But that threat has now been
lifted, and Teston’s historic cricketing link lives on. Last November, members launched an urgent appeal backed by former Kent and Eng- land legend Derek Underwood - and boosted by generous dona- tions from friends of the club. A sub-committee spent the winter months putting together a bid for lottery funding, and last month came the joyous news that it had been approved. Subject to planning permis- sion, buildingwork will start in
Teston's juniors providing a guard of honour for Kent Spitfires andMiddlesex Sharks before their t20 game in Canterbury
October, following demolition of the existing pavilion – two post-war classrooms that were transported to Teston and re- erected at the Barham Court ground in the 1980s. The £50,000 award is part of
the Places People Play legacy programme, which is being de- livered by Sport England in partnership with the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the British Paralympic As- sociation (BPA). It is backed by the London Organising Com-
Drink drive offender banned A WATERINGBURY man has been banned from driving for 18 months after being pulled over in East Peckham with over twice the legal limit of alcohol in his body. Scott Mcguire (24), of Maidstone Road, was stopped in hisBMW
520D after an incident on Seven Mile Lane and Maidstone Road.A breath test showed he had 85mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35. Magistrates fined him £300 with £85 costs and £30 to the victim.
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short of their £80,000 project target, but is hopeful of starting the 2014 season with facilities fit for the 21st century. SixTeston players raised about £2,000 with a 100-mile spon- sored bike ride in June. It in- cluded £300 collected by junior members in a “Stump Up” scheme during the Kent v Mid- dlesex t20 game at Canterbury.
Concert in church A CLASSICAL concert by vio- linist Lucia D’Avanzo is being givenatStThomasMoreRC Church. West Malling. The event, at 4pm on Sunday, Sep- tember 22, will be preceded by tea and coffee at 3.30pm. Contact the parish office on 01732 843302 for details.
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