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downsmail.co.uk Speedwatch traps more drivers
A REVISION to rules governing neighbourhood Speedwatch schemes means more motorists are being trapped for falling foul of the law. Information from parish schemes has been collated – and drivers caught in the fast lane in one or more villages can now find themselves on the police “radar”. East Farleigh has had a marked success in pulling up drivers rac- ing through the village, with 19
warning letters sent to motorists as a result of just one day’s Speed- watch in March. Peter Beasley told the annual
parish meeting that, of the 19 let- ters, two were for a second detec- tion and 17 were for excessive speed. Warning letters are only sent out
to drivers found to be travelling at more than 50% above the desig- nated limit, which would be 45mph in a 30mph zone.
Mr Beasley said: “This is signif- icantly more than a year ago, whenwewould have had to catch someone two or three times in the same parish before they got a warning letter. “Itwould have taken us a whole
year to achieve this kind of result. “Now, someone caught speed-
ing in East Farleigh then again in, say, Yalding, could find they are in receipt of such a letter from the police.”
Mr Beasley said Dean Streetwas
a notorious hot spot for speeding motorists – and, surprisingly, not at the expected peak times. He said: “We have found that drivers speed up after 9am and 6pm – and on Sundays.” He warned that in future, Speedwatch volunteers would be on the lookout for drivers who flouted the law at all times of the day, aswell as evenings andweek- ends.
Pop-up shop gives businesses a boost Cashpoint camera
MAIDSTONE has welcomed its first pop-up shop, at The Mall. The town’smayor, Cllr Clive English, opened the three-in-one retail outlet (formerly Thorntons) near The Mall’s main entrance. The pop-up shop comprises retail-
ers Just Dipity, the Plain Clothing Company and Glamair Occasions, which had been operating online. The accessories, clothing, and bal-
loon businesses were among 16 re- tailers who applied for the vacant unit. They won their three-week stay in the first round of The Mall’s Retail Factor competition. Lorraine Wilding, of Just Dipity,
Naadir Akhtar, from the Plain Cloth- ing Company and Yanti Clark, from Glamair Occasions, now compete for a £1,000 prize in the finals of a na- tional competition run at The Mall’s
six locations across the country. Maidstone marketing manager
Suzie Brindle said: “The shop isagreat platform for those just starting out in retail.”
Garden room
MR and Mrs Matthew Silver have applied to Tonbridge and Malling Council to erect awooden building as an office/play room at the bot- tom of their garden at 278 Hale Street, East Peckham.
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