Flats proposal AN OUTLINE application has been submitted to build eight one-bed flats in a four-storey building at 2 Brunswick Street, Maidstone. Planning consent has previ-
ously been granted for eight flats, including two in the base- ment, but this has now elapsed. All eight homes would, ac- cording to Mr T Dobraszczyk’s supporting statement, front Brunswick Street to reinforce “the existing ribbon-style de- velopment of the remainder of the street and the surrounding roads.”
Maidstone Council will de- termine the planning applica- tion.
Home can stay A NEW home in Shepway has been built 2m north of where it was meant to be, under the terms of its planning permis- sion. But Maidstone Council’s planning committee decided the three-bedroom dwelling at 110aMarion Crescentwould be allowed to remain as it was felt it was not causing any addi- tional harm to neighbouring properties.
Bedsits plan PHOEVOS Kardana has ap- plied to convert a first floor flat into four bedsits at 447 Ton- bridge Road,Maidstone.
Boxer jailed for violent attack
AN unlicensed boxer who at- tacked his ex-wife in Maid- stone, beating her to the floor and leaving her in a pool of blood, has been jailed for 11 years.
Officers called to the house
in Tovil Road late on December 22 told Maidstone Crown Court they initially thought they were entering a murder scene, such was the ferocity of the attack. They found Charlotte Small, covered in blood, lying lifeless
on the floor, and Gary Marcel (46), of Holborough Road, Snodland, who told them “it was me”. Marcel was arrested and later charged, after pleading guilty to causing grevious bodily harm.
Jailing Marcel for 11 years, Maidstone Crown Court took the further step of handing down a four-year extension, to protect the public. After the trial, investigating officer DC Sam Trevena, from
Scouts converge on Jamboree
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Kent Police, said: “In passing this extended sentence, the court has recognised GaryMar- cel as a violent offender. “As a boxer, he had particu-
lar strength and technique, and the way he used that in this assault was an aggravating factor. “He will serve a substantial prison term, and when he is eventually released from cus- tody he will be subject to strict monitoring to ensure he does not re-offend.”
Driver took car AN18-year-old from Maidstone caught driving a car in Bearsted without the owner’s consent has been banned from the road for nearly two years. Magistrates disqualified Dar-
ryl Emptage, from York Road, from driving for 20 months after hearing he took the Kia Picanto from the town without the owner’s permission on June 28 and drove along the A20 with- out the necessary licence or in- surance. The same day he also failed to give a specimen of breath for analysis. Emptage, who admitted the offences, was also ordered to do 60 hours of unpaid work and pay £60 to the victim and £85 costs.
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