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crime chief KENT’S police and crime commis- sioner will not face prosecution, even though she may have been driving without insurance when she crashed her car in Dartford, says awatchdog group. Ann Barnes’ Mercedes was in a collision with another car and then hit a tree on September 16. No one was hurt, but the Independent Po- lice Complaints Commission asked whether her journey be- tween a shop and a meeting was for business or pleasure and if she had cover on other occasions dur- ing the previous six months. Mrs Barnes maintained: “When
my car was struck I was appropri- ately insured. The insurance com- pany has paid on the claim.” The CPS has confirmed the case
was “technical in nature” and fo- cused on whether the purpose of the journey was for business or pleasure, which remained unclear. In a statement, it added: “[We]
were not provided with sufficient evidence that Ann Barnes drove the relevant vehicle on any other relevant occasion, which would be fundamental to considering the matter in terms of alleged crimi- nality. “We consider that it would not
be in the public interest to prose- cute.”
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Vinters Park may offer pet cremation service
TREASURED pets may soon be cremated at Vinters Park Crematorium.
Maidstone Council has agreed to introduce a pet cremation service – with a separate building and en- trance on New Cut Road – next to the existing crematorium, to raise money. There would be no pet burials on the site. It would cost about £670,000 to
set up, including provision of urns and memorials, plus trees and plants for a pet remembrance gar- den. A spokesman for the council
said: “The project is now subject to budget approval and planning con- sent. Our existing crematorium
THE search is on for a new town centre manager for Maidstone. The directors of Maidstone Town Centre Management are about to advertise the post left vacant by the retirement of Bill Moss, but two “eminently suitable” people have al- ready made an unofficial approach, TCM memberswere told.
The front door of a home in Holland Road, Maidstonewas burnt by something pushed through the leer box. A mini diggerwas among items stolen
from the garage of a home in The Street, Bearsted. A bird scarer and other itemswere stolen
from a field in Park Barn Road, Broomfield. Various itemswere stolen from the garage of a home in Fremlins Road, Bearsted. Therewas an aempt to break in to a
metal container on a building site in Boxley Road, Boxley. It is believed the offender was disturbed. Two men in their 20swere seen on the site. A garagewas broken in to at a home in
Suon Street, Bearsted, and power tools including a Makita disc cuer and two nail gunswere stolen. Both number plateswere stolen from a
vehicle parked in a supermarket car park in Ashford Road, Bearsted. Golf clubswere stolen from a car in a car
park in Chatham Road, Sandling Four treeswere taken from outside a property in Merton Road, Bearsted. Both number plateswere stolen from a
car inWeavering Street,Weavering. A vehiclewas stolen from Ryan Drive, Bearsted. A Mazdawas scratched in a supermarket
car park in Grove Green. Wheel trimswere removed from a vehicle
in Merton Road, Bearsted. The passenger side window of a Hyundai
carwas smashed in YewTree Close, Walderslade. Nothingwas missing. A windowwas smashed on a vehicle in Lenside Drive, Bearsted.
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service is highly respected and we understand its sensitive nature, so the new service would be provided in a separate building, some dis- tance away from the main chapel.” There is currently nowhere for
pets to be cremated in the Maid- stone borough, although there is a pet crematorium at Sandhole, in Malling Road, Snodland, which provides a service for the owners of most small animals. The council says this will be “pri- marily a local service to residents and businesses”. The cost of pet cremation can be between £40 and
£200, depending on the size of the pet and the options chosen. The council believes the service
could begin within 18 months. Cllr Dave Naghi, borough mem-
ber for East ward, is against the scheme. He said: “The access, which would be on to the heavily congested New Cut Road, would require bulldozing an acccess road through wildlife rich woodland. “The proposal would also seri-
ously affect the parkland and im- pact on rare and legally protected wildlife and semi-natural ancient woodland.”
Search for town manager Music finals The job profile has been revised
and recruitment plans were fi- nalised at the TCM board meeting. The post is likely to be advertised
on the Association of Town Centre Managementwebsite and locally. The TCM is also in the process of appointing a chairman to replace Paul Alcock, who resigned recently.
EIGHT talented students will com- pete for the Maidstone and Mid Kent Young Musician of the Year title to be held at the Hazlitt The- atre onWednesday, May 6. The contest, sponsored by The Cobtree Charity Trust, is organised by the Rotary clubs of Maidstone and Dawn Patrol. Tickets are avail- able from the box office.
NeighbourhoodWatch Working to reduce crime. Call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 or local police Power toolswere taken from a vehicle in
Graveney Road, Senacre. A shed in the back garden of a home in Hockers Lane, Detlingwas broken into and tools, including a Stihl chainsaw, a petrol hedge trimmer and a road breakerwere stolen. Awallet containing cash and cardswas
stolen from a VWPassat in a leisure centre car park in Ashford Road, Thurnham. The front door of a home in Fiwilliam
Road, Bearsted Parkwas damaged.A poed bay tree and a benchwere stolen from the garden in a separate incident. A Yamaha motorcyclewas stolen from a
car park in Coral Park, Maidstone. A Fiat carwas scratched in Bargrove
Road, Vinters Park. A home in St Luke’sAvenue, Maidstone,
was broken into and jewellerywas stolen. The wing mirror of a mobility vehiclewas damaged in Cudham Close, Vinters Park. A vehicle had its tyres slashed in Holland
Road, Maidstone. The bodywork of a carwas damaged in Church Road, Harrietsham. A wing mirrorwas knocked off a Rover
45 in ChallockWalk, Vinters Park. A windowwas damaged in an aempted break-in at a cabin on a building site in Marley Road, Harrietsham. Nothingwas missing. The back door of a home in Douglas
Road, Lenhamwas damaged in an aempt to break in.A manwas disturbed by the residents. Hewas described as between 18 and 25 years old, 5ft 10in, of athletic build, andwearing dark clothing with a dark hoodie. An olive treewas taken from the back garden of a home in Stede Hill, Harrietsham. A Mercedes E220was stolen from Curzon
Road, Maidstone. Toolswere taken from an outbuilding in PilgrimsWay, Hollingbourne. A Ford Transit vanwas broken into in a
car park in PlumptonWalk,
Senacre.Two Dewalt drills and other itemswere stolen. A clubhousewas broken into in Boom
Pond Road, Wormshill. Nothingwas taken. A shedwas broken into in Manor Lane, Hollingbourne and scrap metalwas stolen. Vehicleswere driven into a field in Ashford Road, Lenham and cropswere damaged.
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