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downsmail.co.uk Rowdy nightlife ‘harming town’
QUESTIONS have been asked about the effect rowdy scenes in Maidstone at night are having on the county town’s reputation. Cllr Bryan Vizzard asked the full council to review the process of re- voking the licences of venues unable to control their clientele after a num- ber of incidents in the town. As a volunteer on the Urban Blue
Bus, CllrVizzard gave an account of three incidents involving clubs in the town, two street brawls and 10 arrests. He told councillors: “I was ad-
vised that one of the clubs had over- sold a ‘ticket only’event by 600. This resulted in the footpath in the High Street being barricaded to manage
Monkey business
THE “iconic” monkey puzzle tree near Allnutt Mill Close in Lower Tovil has been replaced. The parish council paid £150 for
the tree, which was planted by maintenance contractor Pearson's Landscapes. The council is to look into moving
the old, damaged tree to a less prominent position near the river. However, permission will be needed and nothing has been finalised.
the crowd waiting to get in. This was done without any authority. Po- licewanted to close the club but felt it more prudent to manage the situ- ation so that a riotwas avoided. “On December 14, another club
had a situation where a fight broke out and spilled into Bank Street. Ten arrestswere made.” He said New Year celebrations at another club were halted after a fight broke out and on January 11 a similar incident occurred. Vice chairman of Maidstone’s li- censing committee Daphne Parvin said the council took its lead from the Home Office, which sets out a formal process for any licence re- view.
“The council will decide whether
to review a licence in response to any application supported by robust evidence,” she added. However, Cllr BryanVizzard then
turned his attention to Cllr JohnWil- son, cabinet member for community and leisure services, asking: “Per- haps the whole question of the night-time economy should be re- viewed?” He added: “Having regard to the
issues I have raised, does the cabinet member agree this is not the image we wish to promote of the county town?” CllrWilson said he wasn’t aware
of any particular problems associ- ated with Maidstone’s night-time
NEW youth commissioner Kerry Boyd has unveiled her plans to bridge the gap between the police and young people. Kerry (19) took up her role full
time on April 1. Kerry’s programme will include
a bi-weekly bus tour visiting youth clubs, events and charities, and driving a primary school educa- tional programme with PCSOs, dealing with keeping safe online, drugs, knife crime and other issues.
economy, which was important to the town, bringing in £75m a year and creatingwork for 1,500 people. He added: “We have a close rela- tionship with the police and serious crime is, in fact, low.We also enjoy good co-operation with those run- ning businesses in the town. “If CllrVizzard has specific issues
hewould like us to look at then I’m certainly glad to do so.” In a recent incident, police were called to The Source Bar, in Rose Yard, where a man had reportedly dropped his trousers and defecated on the dance floor. He was cleaned up by volunteers at the Urban Blue Bus, who also arranged for him to be collected.
Kerry starts work with young She will work with the police,
private sector and community part- ners to deliver initiatives with an emphasis on staying safe and hav- ing fun. Kerry said: “I’ve learnt a lot so far
and now I’m ready to launch our plans for this year. The bestway for me to do my job is by getting out there to listen and to take people’s views on board to improve the policing service for the young peo- ple of Kent.”
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