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Sarah Payne’s father dies, 45
THE troubled father of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne has been found dead in his Maidstone flat. Michael Payne (45) moved to Maidstone after splitting with his wife Sara in 2003, after 18 years of marriage and three years after their eight-year-old daughter was snatched and killed by paedophile Roy Whiting. Mr Payne (pictured) lived in Br-
ishing Lane, Park Wood, which is where his body was found on Oc- tober 27. His death was not being treated as suspicious. He blamed his marriage break-
up on the difficulties of coping with the loss of Sarah and, while Mrs Payne became a child protec- tion campaigner, he turned to alco- hol to cope with his grief. At the time, he said he felt guilty
for being unable to protect Sarah. Sarah’s Law, which allows par-
ents to check if sex offenders are living in the neighbourhood or have access to their children was eventually introduced in 2011.
Scheme for
22 homes A TOTAL of 22 homes could replace commercial buildings to the rear of Milton Street and Hartnup Street, Fant. The scheme would see the introduction of 16 townhouses at the northern end of the site, six flats at the southern end and an access from Hartnup Street. Three of the homes (15%) would be affordable. The commercial units would be demolished. A planning application says
the proposed density of 55 dwellings per hectare “is a rel- atively high number” but is a similar ratio to those in the proposed allocations in the emerging local plan at places such as the Haynes site, Springfield and Tonbridge Road. Maidstone Council will decide the application.
In the same year Mr Payne was
jailed after pleading guilty to at- tacking his brother with a bottle after a heavy drinking session. One of his other daughters, Charlotte, said she was heartbro- ken on learning the news of her fa- ther’s death, while his 27-year-old son Lee said: “I hope now you have found peace at last.” The case will be referred to the Mid Kent and Medway coroner.
Sports hall
plan reduced A REPLACEMENT sports hall at Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (MGGS) is to be downsized after a funding request failed to materialise. Two years ago the school, in Buckland Road was given plan- ning permission to replace the cur- rent hall with 3,041sqm of floor area, comprising a sports hall/dance studio, rowing tank and changing facilities, with a kitchen and food court on the ground floor level. However, a funding application
to Sport England was turned down, meaningMGGSnow has to settle for a 1,384sqm facility, which is still an increase on the current 816sqm sports hall. KCC granted planning consent for the scheme, which will meet the minimum height requirement for most sports, despite being 3.7m lower than the existing sports hall.
GP practice asks patients for feedback
AMAIDSTONE GP practice has set up a new group for patients to provide greater feedback and get more involved. The voice and communication group at the Vine Medical Centre on the
Tonbridge Road supports its new patient participation group, providing a communication channel for patients on non-medical matters. As part of the launch, patients are invited to complete a survey at
www.surveymonkey.com/s/YXCMCLX, which will determine awareness of the surgery’s services, such as online prescriptions. Copies are also avail- able from the surgery and by post.
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