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POWER toolswere stolen from a blue Renault Megane parked by the Old Butcher’s Shop in Broad Street, Suon Valence. A6mlength of lead flashingwas stolen from an electricity substation at Clock House Rise, Coxheath. An allotment fencewas damaged and two chickenswere stolen in Tumblers Hill, Suon Valence. An intruder got in to the car park at Pleasant View garden centre, PloughWents Road, Chart Suon, and stole a knife from a tool box. Hewas described as 5 8ins tall, of medium build,wearing a grey hoodie and dark tracksuit booms with a motif on the le leg. His facewas covered. About 33 litres of used oilwas stolen from outside theWalnut Tree Inn in Forge Lane, East Farleigh. Aportable toiletwas stolen from temporary roadworks in Ulcombe Road, Langley,at the junction with Leeds Road. At the same time therewas a possible aempted the of a digger. The wing mirrorwas stolen from a company van in High Street, Headcorn. Therewas an aempted burglary at a home in Green Lane, Langley. Ared mountain bike and a black mountain bikewere stolen from a home in Biddenden Road, Headcorn. Awhite Mini Cooper, registration RE11 TDX ,was stolen from Green Lane, Boughton Monchelsea, near the Cock pub. Jewellerywas stolen during a burglary at a home in Forge Lane, East Farleigh. Atrolley jackwas stolen from a shed in the garden of a home inWesterhill Road, Coxheath. Itwas later recovered and the suspects are known. Adisc cuerwas stolen from a Citroen parked in Lyngs Close, Yalding. Therewas an aempt to break in to a shed in the garden of a home inWaverley Close, Coxheath. Suspects have been interviewed. AMakita drillwas stolen from a white Volkswagen parked in MountAvenue, Yalding. Ajacket and foodwere stolen from a garage inWeavers Close, Staplehurst. AHonda air compressor, surveying
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equipment, a small trailer and a pressure washerwere stolen from a building site in South Lane, Suon Valence. Silverwarewas stolen from a property in Busbridge Road, Loose. Agrey Audi A3, registration EN12 FWY, was stolen during a burglary at a home in BellWay, Kingswood. Computer equipment, power tools, cash and jewellery were also stolen. Therewas an aempted burglary at an outbuilding of a home in Benover Road, Yalding. Intruders stole 22 framed film posters from a home in Georgian Drive, Coxheath. Two antique mantel clockswere stolen from a house in Forge Lane, East Farleigh. AMountfield lawnmowerwas stolen from a shed on the allotments at Tumblers Hill, Suon Valence. Therewas an aempt to break in to a gold Rover 25 in Oak Lane, Headcorn. Agreen and black Hayter Harrier lawn mowerwas stolen from a shed in the back garden of a home in Hurst Close, Staplehurst. Ablue Peugeot 307, registration KF04 CMX, was stolen from the road at Suon Forge, Marden. Electric cable and fixingswere stolen from UK Power Networks in Lees Road, Yalding. Cashwas stolen from a property in Bishops Lane, Hunton. Two white men, driving a dark blue hatchback, are thought to be involved. Therewas an aempted burglary at two outbuildings at a property in Lower Road, West Farleigh. AsilverVWGolfwas stolen from Bishops Lane, Hunton. Itwas later found burnt out in a field. Ared Donler Sax petrol chainsawwas stolen from the garden of a home in Suon Road, Langley. Therewas an aempted break-in at a shed on an allotment in The Harbour, Suon
Apple is a winner for Kate
A YOUNG fruit farmer from Marden has won a top prize in the Taste of Kent Awards. Kate Langridge (20), from Mallions Farm, was named the Garden of England Champion (Top Fruit) for her Gala apple. Kate, a legal secretary by
day, was presented with a trophy and certificate at the Kent County Show- ground, Detling. Mallions Farm has been
growing apples for more than 30 years and was au- tomatically entered into the Taste of Kent Awards after its success at last year’s National Fruit Show, also held in Detling. Kate’s father Colin Langridge and uncle Ian Langridge supply several
major supermarkets with the apples from their estate in Curtisden Green. Stephanie Durling, from Produced in Kent, said: “The Taste of Kent
awards are the ultimate stamp of approval from members of the public and confirmation of food and drink excellence.” Home-ground flour produced by Eckley Farms in Saynden Farm, Five Oak Lane, Staplehurst, was highly commended at the awards.
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Valence. The suspectswere four white youths, three aged about 15 and one aged about 10. One of them had a moped. ACaterpillar digger parked in a field at Sayden Farm, Five Oak Lane, Staplehurst, was damaged. Two baerieswere stolen and about 100 litres of dieselwas siphoned from the tank. Agrey inflatable dinghy which had been aached to a boat moored on the River Medway at East Farleigh has been stolen, together with radio/telecommunications equipment and a power drill. Ornamentswere stolen and graves damaged at Marden Cemetery. Thieves took awashing machine which had been delivered to a front garden in Chaplin Drive, Headcorn. Five red Calor gas boles and fiingswere stolen from Chickenden Oast, Chickenden Lane, Staplehurst. Ared quad bike and a white and blue grass seederwere stolen from a lean-to in a field in Love Lane, Headcorn. Power toolswere stolen from the shed of a home in Fisher Road, Staplehurst. Two mowers and two chainsawswere stolen from a property in Sheephurst Lane, Marden. Therewas an unsuccessful aempt to break in to a home in Headcorn Road, Staplehurst. Anumber platewas stolen from a blue Seat Leon parked in the layby near Vanity Lane in Heath Road, Linton.
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School told to improve
A REPORT by a government in- spector has described teaching at Staplehurst School as inadequate. In its latest Ofsted report, the school, in Gybbon Rise, has been told that both teaching and man- agement require improvement. The report goes on to say that
while behaviour and the safety of pupils is good, the effectiveness of the school overall remains inade- quate. The school had previously scored a satisfactory grade. The inspector’s report says progress made by pupils in writing was inadequate and for the last two years standards in maths had been below the national average. It adds: “The quality of teaching
has not improved fast enough since the previous inspection. Teachers’ marking is too variable and this means some pupils do not know what they need to do to improve.”
KCC’s director of education, Sue Rogers, said: “We have beenwork- ing hard for some time to improve many areas within the school.” A new headteacher, Cathy Far-
thing, was appointed in January last year. Ms Rogers added: “The manage-
ment team has implemented tar- geted training and resources to remedy the inadequacies identified in the report and strong leadership has made sure all teachers know good teaching is an expectation. “This includes two-weekly progress monitoring for every pupil, working with other local schools to improve teaching meth- ods, a new staffing structure and expanding our teacher training programmes. “We expect the school to be mov-
ing out of serious weaknesses by the next inspection.”
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