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downsmail.co.uk Crime head defends office spend
KENT Police and Crime Com- missioner Ann Barnes has de- fended expend-iture on her new office, after a claim in a Sunday newspaper that she spent £200,000 on the move. The allegation was among sev-
eral in an article published by the Mail on Sunday. Mrs Barnes de- nied the claims and said her deci- sion to move from the centre of Maidstone to Kent Police HQ in
Ann Barnes
Sutton Road will save public money in the long run. Mrs Barnes said: “We recently moved from an of- fice block in the centre of Maid- stone to half the bottom storey of a block on Kent Po- lice’s HQ site. “I made the de- cision to relocate
premises last August, as the con- tract for the old police authority officewas up for renewal. “Had I renewed the Maidstone
office contract itwould have been one of the most expensive build- ings on the police estate. I just couldn’t justify this during times of police cuts. “The move will save around £250,000 over the next five years, and even more in years after that.
Wartime fun and games on offer at village fete
BOUGHTON Monchelsea’s fete will be held at the recreation ground, at the junction of Heath Road and Church Street, on Saturday, June 14.
This year’s theme, A Village in
Wartime, marks the centenary of WWI and the 70th anniversary of
D Day. There will be a farmers’ market and craft stalls, wartime displays and memorabilia, to- gether with a history bus and lindy hop dancers. The fete hosts the annual world tight-stretching competition and the popular dog show, plus side
shows, displays and attractions. A beer tent and food stalls will also be available. Gates open at 12.30pm. Proceeds will go to The Anthony
Nolan Trust and the Friends of ShelbyNewstead, a charity for very sick children and their families.
Langley may get 50 retirement bungalows
ROB Schroeder has applied to erect 50 retirement bungalows on land east of Green Lane, Langley. The site adjoins the south west-
ern edge of the village that is cur- rently used for growing Christmas
trees. “There is a large native hedge to the south-east where the site fronts Leeds Road and this would be retained and rein- forced,” a supporting statement said. “The design will be for low
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It made perfect sense to me to use excess space at Kent Police HQ. The force, as everyone knows, has lost almost a fifth of its workforce in this round of government cuts to police funding. “The move has also eliminated additional, ongoing costs to the public purse by reducing constant travel expenses, not to mention the opportunity costs of every- one’s time.”
Bale in Hunton
VILLAGERS in Hunton are prepar- ing for a siege! The annual influx of living his-
tory soldiers is set to commence, with a re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo scheduled for the week- end of May 24 and 25 at Hunton Court. However, a number of foot sol-
diers are coming to Maidstone ahead of the cavalry – for a pre- battle recce in Jubilee Square. Some of the hundreds of people
who descend on the sleepy village each year will be showing shoppers in the town centre a slice of the ac- tion on Sunday, May 18 from 10am to 3pm.
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