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A CARAVAN parked in Suon Road, Shepway,was damaged with graffiti. A Citroen Berlingo vanwas stolen from a supermarket car park in Farleigh Hill, Tovil and later recovered by police. Tools had been stolen from it. White paint and purple graffitiwere


sprayed over a sign at a leisure centre in WillowWay, Shepway. Two plastic ornamental lights were taken


from the garden of a home in Mansfield Walk, Fant. A window of a vehiclewas broken while parked in an underground car park in Church Street. The windscreen of a Fiat parked in Florence Road, Fantwas damaged. A pramwas stolen from outside a home


in South Park Road, Shepway. CCTVwas being viewed. A motor scooterwas taken from outside


a property in Upper Fant Road, Fant and was later recovered. Both wing mirrorswere smashed on a


Ford Transit van parked in a driveway in PlainsAvenue, Shepway. A building sitewas broken into in


Westree Road, Fant and toolswere stolen. Jewellerywas among items taken in a burglary at a property in Paynes Lane. A bicyclewas stolen from a first floor balcony in Hughenden Reach, Tovil. A holewas found in a fence behind a property in BroadoakAvenue. Awallwas damaged with graffiti at a property in Hart Street, Fant. A bike which had been locked up outside


a property in GoslingWalk, Tovil,was stolen. A window of a property in Bower Lane,


Fantwas smashed. A motorcyclewas stolen from a


driveway in Wheatsheaf Close without the owner’s consent. A wrought iron garden ornamentwas


taken from outside a property in Boughton Lane. A Ford Transit van parked in Bower


Lane, Fantwas broken into and toolswere stolen. A shrubwas taken from a trough on the gardenwall of a home in Beaconsfield Road, Tovil. A Volvo C30 parked Tonbridge Road,


Fantwas damaged by vandals. A building site in The Farrows was broken into and equipment stolen.A Ford Transit vanwas seen in the area at the time. Five treeswere cut down on a nature


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reserve in Cave Hill, Tovil. A home in BlackmanstoneWay, Allingtonwas broken into and searched. It was not known if anything was missing. Pots and plantswere taken from outside


a property in Church Road. The windscreen of a Toyota RAV4was damaged in Lamberhurst Road, Allington. Windowwere damaged at a property in


Straw Mill Hill, Tovil. Several panels of a greenhouse in Carlton Gardenswere damaged with stones. A Vauxhall Corsa parked on a driveway


in London Road, Allingtonwas damaged by a rock being dropped on the roof. The rear window of a Renault Scenicwas smashed while itwas parked in Hildenborough Crescent, Allington. A kitchen windowwas smashed with a


brick in County Road. Power toolswere taken from a vehicle in London Road, Allington. Shedswere broken into at two homes in


North Pole Road, Barming. Nothing appeared to have been taken. The side curtain of two lorries parked in LiphookWay, Allingtonwere cut but nothing was missing. The wing mirrors of a parked carwere damaged in Scotney Gardens. The barrier of a car park in St Peter’s


Streetwas damaged. Several menwere seen on CCTV. The roof of a Citroen parked inWarwick


Placewas scratched and a windscreen wiperwas bent. A plant in the back garden of a home in Tonbridge Road, Fantwas set alight causing damage to the garden. A vehiclewas moved from a drive in Cornwallis Road without the owner’s permission. A car parked in Buckland Road had its


rear windscreen wiper damaged. Wing mirrorswere damaged on a car parked in Cornwallis Road. The garage of a property in Farleigh


Lane, Fantwas broken into and tools including a Makita saw, a Makita drill and an angle grinderwere stolen. Therewas an unsuccessful aempt to break into a property in Lesley Place.


Pupils miss out on school places


NEARLY 2,500 primary pupils will not be going to their first choice school when the term starts in September. The county council says that while 96%


of children willwere given one of the three options favoured by their parents, 4% will be going elsewhere. A slightly improved 14,943 of parents


got their first-choice placement this year – up 427 on last, at nearly 86%. The total number of primary school places needed this year also increased for the eighth consecutive year to 17,415 – up 321 on 2014. Patrick Leeson, KCC’s corporate director


of education, said: “We are pleased to see that the number of both first and second


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choices has increased. “However,we will not lose sight of the


fact that 4% of pupils have not been given a school from their preferences. While many will secure places throughwaiting lists and reallocation, I amaware that this will be a difficult time andwe will do all we can to offer a good outcome.” He added that the authoritywas creating hundreds of additional places – both for the start of the academic year 2015/16 and for September 2016. Parents unhappy with their allocation


can join awaiting list by going online at www.kent.gov.uk/primaryadmissions or they can call the school admissions team on 0300 412121.


A motorcyclewas stolen from Cornwallis Road and later recovered. A vehicle had its window damaged in


GraceAvenue. A Sanyo stereo systemwas stolen from


the driveway of a home in Bower Mount Road. CCTV footage shows it was taken by a white man, about 6ft tall, in his late 30s with receding light brown hair. A Skoda parked in London Road was


keyed. A rockwas thrown through the rear window of a Honda Civic parked in Hyde Road. Two other cars in the same road were similarly vandalised. The garage door of a property in


Warwick Placewas damaged. Youthswere seen behaving suspiciously at the time. ABMW523 and a Ford Focus parked in Wheeler Street had their wing mirrors damaged. A windowwas damaged at a property in Camden Street, but nothing was taken. A doorwas damaged at a property in


Union Street. The windscreen of a vehiclewas damaged in Brewer Street. A manwas seen trying to open the back


door of a home in Camden Streetinan aempt to enter. Hewas disturbed by a resident and ran off, jumping over garden fences. A bicyclewas stolen from a car park in Kingfisher Meadow, Fant. Bikeswere stolen from outside a property in Cripple Street, Tovil. A vehiclewas damaged with spray paint


in Upper Fant Road, Fant. A mountain bike was stolen from school grounds in Boughton Lane. Two wheels and saddleswere taken from


a bike shed at a property in CliffordWay, Fant.


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Sycamore must be replaced


A SYCAMORE tree at 22 Church Street, Maidstone is to be removed. Maidstone Council accepted a conservation area application, citing the harm itwas causing to a nearby ragstone boundarywall and concrete paving. A decision statement said: “The defects noted will get worse over time. The tree does not score high enough in an amenity evaluation to merit a tree protection order.” The council included a condition for the planting of a replacement tree.


Larch trees could be felled


A PLANNING application has been submied to fell three larch trees at 19 Greenwich Close, Maidstone. Maidstone Council will decide.


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