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Truckers ‘make noise and mess’
LORRIES parking near residential streets have been causing a night- mare for residents who complain of parking problems, traffic con- gestion, noise and litter. People living in houses in Holt-
wood Avenue and surrounding roads inAylesford say that about 20 HGVs park bumper-to-bumper overnight and throughout week- ends in Lake Road and Wealden Way, on the Quarry Wood indus- trial estate. Residents complain of unaccept-
able noise from the truck’s refriger- ation units, and that drivers are sleeping in their cabs and leaving rubbish in nearby woodland close to housing and food outlets. “We hesitate even to suggest what
toilet arrangements are made,” said one neighbour. They added: “We were appalled by the litter and rub- bish evident around the lake and in- dustrial units, which we put down to HGV overnight parking in and around the industrial estate. “We witnessed one foreign HGV
driver returning to his cab with breakfast after an overnight stay, leaving the wrappings by the fence around the lake.” Neighbours fear the situation can
only get worse if a proposal to ex- pand industrial buildings in Lake Road is approved by Tonbridge and Malling Council. The plan includes extensions to
three blocks at units 1 to 18, a one- way system within the site, excava- tion at the foot of an embankment and construction of a retainingwall, more parking and security fencing. Aylesford Parish Council regis-
tered a strong objection to the scheme, saying: “The existing traffic infrastructure cannot cope with any further development. Extension of buildings will encroach on nearby residential properties with noise im- plications.” Kent Police said it was working
with Highways England and Kent County Council to address the issue. Councillors were due to de- cide on the application after Downs Mailwent to press.
Water woe
SOUTH East Water repair teams worked through the night in Ayles- ford to repair a burst water main that cut the supply to homes. Bottled water was available throughout the night to 32 proper- ties that were affected.
INTRUDERS broke into a garage in The Hawthorns, Aylesford and stole a bike. A vehiclewas damaged in a car park in Station Road, Dion. The catalytic converterwas taken from a parked car in Hall Road, Aylesford. Vandals damaged an A-frame club sign
on a footpath in Kiln Barn Road, Dion. The catalytic converterwas taken from a parked car in Hall Road, Aylesford. Itemswere stolen in a break-in at the garage of a property in Station Road, Dion. Farm machinerywas taken from an outbuilding in Ford Lane, Troiscliffe. A parked vehiclewas scratched in Cedar
Close, Dion. A shed at a farm in Stan Lane,West
Peckhamwas broken into but nothing appeared to have been taken. A toolboxwas stolen from a van in Fernleigh Rise, Dion. A vehiclewas damaged when someone
threw something at it in New Road, East Malling. Alcoholwas stolen from a shed at a
home in The Street, Ryarsh. AnAudi A1was scratched in Butchers
Lane, Mereworth. A bicyclewas stolen from the garage of a property in Roughes Road, Ryarsh. A cement mixer and bags of cementwere
stolen from an outbuilding at a farm in Stan Lane,West Peckham.A silver vanwas seen in the area. Building equipmentwas stolen from a building site in Roughes Road, Ryarsh.
Borough fit for the Queen
MORE than 370 volunteers turned out during a weekend of events throughout Tonbridge and Malling as part of the national Clean for the Queen campaign. A total of 284 sacks of rubbish were collected and 15 new street monitors were signed up at the borough’s Spic and Span Ma’am initiative to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday in April. The borough council has been working with parish councils and community groups to organise tidy-up events, with some volunteers wearing royal face masks and tiaras. Helpers in Oxley Shaw Lane, Leybourne were joined by MPTom
Tugendhat and Tonbridge and Malling Cllr Sophie Shrubsole with whom they are pictured. The group collected seven sacks of rubbish. Pupils from The Malling School joined volunteers and street monitor Michelle Tatton to clear the Clare Park area of 22 bags of waste. Wateringbury Sports and Recreational Association, along with members of the local football club, cleaned up the Fields in Trust playing fields at the end of Fields Lane. Priory Grove residents in Aylesford and Brampton Field Residents’ Association tidied their areas, resulting in 12 sacks of rubbish. Members of the Tonbridge U3A country walks group litter-picked a
rural footpath from East Malling Research to Kilnbarn Road, Ditton, collecting 14 sacks of rubbish, an old chair and some piping. Cllr Jill Anderson, Tonbridge and Malling Council’s cabinet member
for housing and environment services, said: “Clean for the Queen is about working together to give the country a big spring clean ahead of HerMajesty’s birthday and people in our borough came out in force to support it.”
NeighbourhoodWatch Working to reduce crime. Call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 or local police The bonnet of a carwas damaged on the
driveway of a home in Carnation Crescent, East Malling. Youthswere seen running away after a windowwas damaged in Drage Road, East Peckham. A wing mirrorwas damaged on a VW
van parked in Carnation Crescent, East Malling. A first-floor windowwas smashed at an
office block in Liberty Square, Kings Hill. A mobile phonewas taken from a premises in New Hythe Lane, Larkfield. A wing mirrorwas stolen from aBMW
X5 at a car showroom in Branbridges Road, East Peckham. A red and white Honda CRF450 motorbike, a black and white Suzuki LT50 quad bike and a red quad bike were stolen from a garage in a block in Heron Road, Larkfield. A vehiclewas scratched inWaghorn
Road, Snodland. A windowwas smashed at a home in
Heron Road, Larkfield. A windowwas smashed with a bole at
a sports centre in Malling Road, Snodland. A VWGolfwas scratched in a car park in Tonbridge Road,Wateringbury. The windscreen of a parked vehiclewas
damaged in Brook Street, Snodland. Three street lightswere damaged in
Swan Street,West Malling. A conservatory roofwas damaged at a property in OrchardWay, Snodland. Fuelwas taken from a vehicle whichwas parked in a yard in Park Road, Leybourne. A windowwas damaged at a property in Fletcher Gardens, Snodland. The front number plateswas stolen from
a Nissan Juke in a car park in Ryarsh Lane, West Malling. The windscreen of a Vauxhall Zafirawas smashed in Amisse Drive, Snodland. A vehiclewas scratched in Harvest
Ridge, Leybourne. The cash box of a carwash at a service station in London Road,West Malling was broken into and moneywas stolen.A black Peugeot 206was seen at the time.
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