News Moat defences


AWALL is being built around the eastern end of Leeds Castle moat. Some 10ft above the waterline,


the wall was ordered by the Envi- ronment Agency, which has classed the moat a reservoir. However, on the other side of the causeway, no work is planned at the Great Water – which is not a reservoir, although more likely to flood, because the agency has no enforcement power over it.


Trees can go


MAIDSTONE Council has granted planning permission for the re- moval of two trees in the Lenham conservation area. Acherry tree and silver birch can


be felled at Douglas Road Almshouses, High Street, as the fallen leaves are said to present a slip hazard for elderly residents. The council encouraged the ap- plicant to plant a replacement tree.


Flats scheme


OFFICES at Focus House, 6 Ton- bridge Road, Maidstone, could be converted into 10 flats. Maidstone Council will deter-


mine whether Derwen Rusper’s plan to convert the ground and first floors can bypass the planning process and get the go-ahead through prior notification.


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Gymnast Courtney, 18, takes national title


MAIDSTONE gymnast Courtney Tulloch has won the English title for rings in the English Champi- onships – just half a mark ahead of the runner-up. The 18-year old, from Pegasus Gymnastic Club, was competing with two new vaults, both including a double somersault, and also took the bronze medal for this apparatus. Other members of the club’s men’s


artistic squad notched up some im- pressive results against competitors from all over England. In the youngest age group, Isaac Frimston, Sam Mostowfi and Sam Ghinn all made good progress, com- peting with new routines and tricky combinations.


Homes proposed


A PROPOSAL has been submitted to convert an office building into 15 flats at Romney Court, 25 Romney Place, Maidstone. In March 2013, planning permis-


sionwas granted to turn the build- ing into 10 flats.Maidstone Council will consider the revised scheme.


SamMostowfi finished fifth in the


boys’ category, swinging a much- improved rings routine to finish in third place and a fourth place finish on high bar. Sam Ghinn finished in 10th place,


just outside the apparatus medals for high bar, while Isaac, having had a couple of falls, finished in 22nd place, just outside the apparatus


Motorcycle crash


THE air ambulance landed in the grounds of Tovil school after being called to an accident involv- ing a motorcyclist. The 67-year-old biker, who had


leg injuries, was treated by the crew but taken by road to Pem- bury Hospital.


medals on both high bar and rings. James Hall and Courtney Tulloch competed in the seniors’ event with members of the London 2012 Olympic bronze medallists’ team. James finished in eighth place, having fallen twice, losing an over- all bronze medal, but proving that he is a viable contender to represent Great Britain as a six-piece artistic gymnast. He finished fourth on pommels,


just behind Olympians Max Whit- lock and Louis Smith. The Pegasus club recently relo-


cated from Bearsted to new prem- ises in Farleigh Hill, Tovil, which are three times the size, to accommo- date growing interest in the sport.


Extension refused


APROPOSED extension at a home in Tovilwas turned down. Maidstone Council felt the part


two-storey rear extension and front porch at 3 Busbridge Road would have been overbearing and cause harm to the outlook of neighbour- ing properties.


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