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Jailed for theft ofwar medals
A BURGLAR has been jailed for 17 months after stealing war medals belonging to the family of a late WorldWar IIveteran. Kieran Vanner (20) of Palmer-
ston Road, Chatham took the mil- itary decorations during a raid of a house in Penenden Heath in Jan- uary this year. He also
stole a large quantity of jewellery as well as a lap- top com- puter,
a Kieran Vanner
portable media player, bank
cards and numerous other posses- sions worth a total of about £9,000. Vanner was arrested several
days later, after some of the items taken in the burglary were found in a bag dumped in an alleyway near his home address. He was charged following the results of a forensic examination. Investigating officer Detective
Constable Raj Dusanjh said: “Bur- glary is a terrible crime that leaves a long-lasting impact on victims, but Vanner spared no thought for those whose home he ransacked for his own personal benefit. ”Fortunately the war medals
and other possessions he stole were returned to their rightful owners, and I hope the sentencing imposed on Vanner is of some ad- ditional comfort to them.” Vanner was sentenced at Maid-
stone Crown Court after pleading guilty to burglary. He will serve his sentence in a young offender institution. Kent Police urges residents to recognise when their property may be at risk of being burgled, and to take steps to protect them- selves against it. Visit the advice section of
www.kent.police.uk for crime prevention advice. Homeless Bradley Richmond
(20) was jailed for 18 months for the same offence in March 2015. He also asked for three other bur- glaries to be taken into considera- tion
RESIDENTS in Linton will be hoping that the park and ride proposal for the village will be turned down now Helen Grant has been re-elected as MP forMaidstone and TheWeald. Members of
the pressure group Keep Lin- ton Green wrote to all parliamen- tary candidates before the elec- tion asking about their stance on
the proposed park and ride scheme for south Maidstone. Maidstone Council is considering putting the facility at or near Linton Crossroads, to serve villages south of the borough and ease traffic flows into town. The principal contenders for the seat all said they were op-
THE Motorline Group has com- pleted the £7m regeneration of its complex in Bircholt Road, Park Wood. Aspart of a redevelopment of four Maidstone dealerships, the new- look site provides state-of-the-art showrooms and service centres for Renault, Hyundai and Maserati. Kent-based Motorline Groupnow represents 10 leading car manufac-
downsmail.co.uk Block park and ride, saysMP
posed to the idea, which would de- stroy a prime greenfield site. Helen Grant (Conservative), who
topped the poll with45%of the vote, said: “I am not convinced that the benefits of a park and ride at Linton Crossroads outweigh the harm it would cause to the environment in terms of pollution and intrusion into the countryside. The extra traffic would mean the already-congested crossroads would come to a virtual standstill at peak times. Although traffic modelling will clarify the posi- tion, my stance at this moment is that the site should be opposed. All ofMrs Grant’s rivals for the seat
voiced objections, leading aKeep Lin- ton Green spokesman to ask: “If these comments are to be believed, everyone is against the scheme. So why is it still in the local plan?”
Motoring showrooms’ new look
turers. In the past 18 months, the company has achieved significant growth and continues to invest in new and existing dealerships. Chairman Glen Obee said: “We employ more than 100 staff across these four businesses in Park Wood, including a mix of skillsets from ac- countants and administrators to sales executives and vehicle techni- cians.”
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