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DANCE TROUPES CHOIRS
GRAFFITI
FACE PAINTING WACKY BIKES YARN BOMBING
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NO LIMIT STREET BAND CLEA LLEWELLYN TRIO RHONDA AND
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OLD SCHOOL SAMBA BATERIAS NOT INCLUDED
STARTS MIDDAY TOWN CENTRE
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Jason Bowers, Arthur Jones and Jack Lee
Three jailed for Spar shop raid
THREE men have been jailed for their role in a burglary at a Bearsted retailer. Jason Bowers, Arthur Jones and
Jack Lee broke into the post office in Ashford Road on June 5, 2015, stealing cigarettes valued at more than £3,000. All three pleaded guilty to bur-
glary andwere sentenced at Maid- stone Crown Court. Policewere called to the scene at 12.15am after reports that three men, all wearing balaclavas, had smashed the glass in the front door and made off with a bag of goods. Police spotted a suspicious blue
Vauxhall Astra in Yeoman Lane and asked the driver to pull over. However, as an officer ap- proached the car, it drove away. Following a short chase, it crashed. A police helicopter and a crew
from Kent Police’s dog unit were summoned and Lee and Jones were arrested following the search. Bowers, of Pear TreeWalk in Sit-
tingbourne, was arrested in Janu- ary this year after forensic evi- dence linked him to the scene. As well as the burglary charge, the 44- year-old admitted a dangerous driving offence in Gillingham and committing another burglary in Rochester. He was sentenced to 34 months for the burglaries and a further 12 months, to be served consecutively, for dangerous driv- ing.
Jones (50), of MeadsAvenue, Sit- tingbourne, received a 27-month sentence and Lee (46), of Quinton Road, Sittingbourne, was sen- tenced to two years. Detective Constable Lynda Birch
said: “These three men caused a considerable amount of stress for the victim of this burglary and I am pleased they have been brought to justice. “They caused a lot of damage to
the store and put road users and officers at risk when they failed to stop.”
Charity sale for hospice
LEEDS Amateur Dramatic Society will perform Plays and Picnics on Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18. As well as the traditional light- hearted offering, a group of young LADS members will present a play for the first time. The plays are Perilous Tales by
Threats case
A MAIDSTONE man has been jailed after threatening three people at the town’s police station. Mark Stephen Sanders (48), from
Glebe Lane, admitted three counts of using threatening, abusive or in- sulting words or behaviour on April 30 and possession of an of- fensiveweapon – a pick-axe handle with nails in found at his home. Mid Kent Magistrates sentenced
him to 109 days in prison with a £115 victim surcharge.
Barbara Hockley and Neighbour- hoodWatch by Liz Dobson. Spectators are invited to bring a
picnic to enjoy in the gardens of The Old Vicarage, Lower Street, Leeds, from 6.30pm. Please bring yourown glasses and drinks. Entry is by do- nation to local charities.
Gas blaze
FIREFIGHTERSwere called to a blaze in some outbuildings in Knowle Hill, Ulcombe. A number of propane cylin-
ders had caught alight which were cooled and allowed to vent prior to being removed. Crews used a main jet with
water supplied from a hydrant to extinguish the remaining fire, the cause of which is un- known. Nobody was injured.
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