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AHonda mopedwas stolen from the driveway of a home in Bull Lane, Eccles. The windows and lights of a Peugot 307 in


Catlyn Close, East Malling,were smashed. Cigareeswere taken in a break-in at a


shop in Snodland High Street. The alarm was set off and CCTV footagewas being reviewed. Asmall brickwall behind a home in


Walpole Close, East Malling,was deliberately damaged and the brickswere scaered around the garden. Avehicle parked on the driveway of a


home in Saltings Road, Snodlandwas taken and later set alight. Three other cars parked nearbywere also damaged. Graffitiwas sprayed onto awall and gate


at a home in Blatchford Close, East Malling. The handle on a garden gate behind a


home in Holborough Road, Snodland,was deliberately damaged. No accesswas gained to the garden. Ashed belonging to a property in Garner


Drive, East Malling,was entered and suroards and a mountain bikewere taken. Acarwas scratched and its tyreswere slashed in Victoria Road, Hadlow. Thieves smashed a patio door to get in to a


home in The Freehold, East Peckham, after forcing the garden gate. The propertywas searched and jewellerywas taken. CSI evidencewas gathered. Therewas an unsuccessful aempt to get


in to a locked shed in the back garden of a home in PippinWay, Kings Hill. Ahome in Smithers Lane, East Peckham,


was entered by smashing the rear patio doors. Therewas also an aempt to get in through the side door. The propertywas searched, leaving drawers and cupboards open and items including jewellerywere taken. CSI evidencewas gathered. Thieves smashed the glass in the back


Stagger school times


Dear Sir – I have four children – twowalk to Maplesden Noakes and I take two to school at StAugustine Academy because they have special needs and cannotwalk a great distance. As a parent, I think it is so much beer for schools to stagger their start and finish times as it would be chaotic if all schools finished at the same time. What about school clubs and homework clubs?We are not talking about a great time difference and would it not benefit the bus services to have a staggered service, so avoiding distress for our children who are trying to get on an overfilled bus due to demand? This would be like trying to get on the London underground during busy rush hour times. The system works. I do not feel that the


bus company has a right to complain and why should parents challenge the schools? Perhaps they are looking at their profit margins and trying to disguise it as caring about the children'swelfare. Mychildren do not rely on a bus service


but I regularly drive past a chaotic bus stop filled up by one school on a daily basis. Jo Cates, by email


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door of a home in Butchers Lane, Mereworth. The housewas searched and a watchwas taken. Ashed in the garden of a home in Carpenters Lane, Hadlowwas broken into and power gardening toolswere taken. Alawn at a commercial premises in Tower


View, Kings Hill,was damaged. Itwas believed that two vehicleswere driven over the lawn. Two hubcapswere taken from a car in


Maple Close, Larkfield. Thieves smashed a window in the rear


door of a home in Tower View, Kings Hill, to get in to the property. They searched the home and took money and jewellerywere taken. Graffitiwas scratched onto the paintwork in the living room. Therewas a distraction burglary at a property in Lunsford Lane, Larkfield.A white man talked hisway in to the house by offering to a give a quote for guering. Later the victim realised her handbagwas missing. Rubbishwas set alight in a bin in Gibson


Drive, Kings Hill. The binwas damaged. Anumber of windowswere smashed at Larkfield Leisure Centre in New Hythe Lane, Larkfield. CCTV footagewas being reviewed and enquirieswere continuing. Both number plateswere taken from a car


in Hartlake Road, Hadlow. Wing mirrorswere taken from a car parked in Larkfield Road, Larkfield. Thieves broke in to a home in Kent Street, Mereworth by forcing the back door. The


Bus boss’s eye on profit


Dear Sir – I fundamentally disagree with Norman Kemp’s assertion that all schools should finish at the same time. The only logic behind his claim appears to be increased profit for himself. Varying school times ease some of the congestion on our roads and availability of car parking spaces – especially where there are several educational establishments in one area, such as the Oakwood Park complex, or the area around Maidstone Girls Grammar School, Maplesden Noakes and Brunswick House Primary School. Julia Ba, Charlton Street, Fant


Work with schools


Dear Sir – In response to the bus companies’ complaints about varied school times, I think the buses would be even less reliable if the schoolswere all the same. There would need to be a lot more buses running at exactly the same time to accommodate all passengers. Even now, children are unable to sit for large parts of the journey and I know of several examples where children have been told they cannot


housewas searched and jewellerywas taken.


Gardening equipmentwas stolen from a


shed on an allotment in Kingfisher Road, Larkfield. ASco bicyclewas taken from the side of


a house in Lancer Drive, Kings Hill. Thieves got into a a home in Merlin


Avenue, Larkfield, through the back door and took a safe which had been bolted in to thewardrobe. The safe contained the keys to a motorbike and vehicle. Therewas a break-in at a house in Meteor


Road, Kings Hill, but itwas not known whatwas taken. The window of a car parked in Plover


Road, Larkfieldwas smashed. The handle on a garden gate behind a


home in Holborough Road, Snodland,was deliberately damaged. No accesswas gained to the garden. Electronic gateswere forced at a home in


Town Hill Close,West Malling and a patio doorwas smashed. The propertywas searched and a number of itemswere taken, including a safe,watches and items of jewellery.


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get on a bus because it is full. My daughter’s bus has driven past her without stopping and is often so late that she has had to give upwaiting and return home for a lift to school. Sometimes the buses are a lot earlier than


their stated time but they neverwait at the stop until the time they should depart, so anyone who has not arrived early misses their bus. Instead of whining about the schools, the bus companies should be working with them to provide a public transport service that is reliable for all users. I don't think bus companies could cope


with the volume of passengers if all schools needed a bus at the same time. Jackie Dixon, by email


All on the road together


Dear Sir – It makes sense for all school times to be the same so that everybody knows where they stand. People travelling at school opening and closing times will then change their times if possible to avoid making the buses even more crowded. TonyWilson, Larkfield


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