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to crash victim AYOUNGaccountant who took up a job in Maidstone last spring has been killed in a crash on the M20. His devastated


family this week paid tribute to David Fowler (30),


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Mackenzies Ac- countants, in Romney Place. He was killed on the London-


bound carriageway of the M20 near Hollingbourne at 9.20pm on Febru- ary 15, when his Ford Focus over- turned and hit trees. It is thought the accident hap-


pened after he steered to avoid a sta- tionary red Ford Focus that had hit the barrier on the central reservation. Astatement from his family said:


“It is still so difficult to comprehend the reality of what has happened, but we have been comforted so much by the wonderful tributes made by his many friends, and to know that hewas so loved, and also the heartfelt messages of sympathy thatwe have received.” They described him as “generous


and full of life”. Witnesses are asked to call Kent Police on 01622 798538.


OUT-of-hours services at Pem- buryHospital need improvement, says the Quality Care Commis- sion. The inspection found that while standards of care, treatment and management were being met, when it came to standards regard- ing staffing and caring for patients safely, more needed to be done. Inspectors studied A&E, surgical assessment unit, medical assess- ment unit, intensive care, theatres andwards.


The report noted patients were pleased with the treatment and care they received and how nursing staff were keen to protect patient’s dignity.


Inspectors said: “We heard that patients had been shown how to operate their beds and the call bells on admission to the ward. A rela- tive told us that staff had been “very good to Mum” and that when she was in severe pain, staff responded straight away with anal- gesia.”


However, while appropriate arrangementswere in place for en- suring medicines were available, inspectors said they were not stored or managed safely. Their report continued: “We


found that staff were supported and that the trust monitored the quality of care that patients’ re- ceived. “However, we found that there


were not enough qualified, skilled and experienced staff to meet peo- ple’s needs.”


Paul’s pudding goes down a bomb


YOUNG Shepway cook Paul Parker has wowed the judges in a national cooking contest. Paul, a year 8 pupil at New Line Learning (NLL) Academy,was the re- gional finalist in the Ready Berry Cook Competition, spearheaded by CBBC presenter Stefan Gates. Paul beat hundreds of other en-


tries to become one of eight re- gional finalists, winning a blender for the academy. Although he was pipped to first place by a cook from Pontefract, Paul’s unique recipe, Bombtastic Berries, left judges with a lasting impression of something very different – and ‘sparkling’.


Inspired by bonfire night, the dish,


made with raspberries and ice cream meringue and fat-free sponge, came with added sparklers. Subject leader of catering at New


Line Learning, Heather Thomas, said: “All of the students worked in- credibly hard to come up with the most imaginative recipes, but Paul's recipe really stood out.” The contest was the second suc-


cess in six months for Paul. Last year, he and pal Daniel Rayner, also from Shepway, were runners-up in the final of the Fourayes Bramley Apple Cooking Competition, held in the kitchens of East Kent College.


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