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Road shut for blocked sewer
A ROAD in the centre of West Malling will be shut overnight until July 24 after concrete was poured into a sewer. Southern Water staff have been digging up the system in Police Sta- tion Road, which serves more than 200 homes, after specialist diamond cutting equipment shipped in from Germany failed to deal with the problem. The work began on Monday, July
10, and was expected to take two weeks, with the road closed between 8pm and 8am. This follows an extensive pro- gramme of work by SouthernWater to try to fix the issue without the need for a road closure. The firm said: “Unfortunately this has proved unsuccessful, due to the particularly strong grade of concrete that was used. It has caused irreparable dam- age.”
Kent County Council granted the closure order to allow the sewer to be dug out and replaced. Southern Water said it was not known who had caused the damage. A spokesman said: “Our teams will be working seven days aweek to com- plete the work as quickly as possible. The council recommended works take place overnight for public safety reasons.
Soccer star Rio
at tournament YOUNG fans got to meet a soccer legend when Rio Ferdinand made a surprise visit to the Snodland Tournament. The ex-Manchester United and England star arrived at the Potyns Sportsground to watch his son, who plays for a young team from Sevenoaks. Rio signed autographs and posed for selfies with some of the youngsters. He is pictured with Alfie Goodayle of Snodland Nomads U10s. More than 6,000 people
attended the tournament with 130 teams competing.
Call for witnesses to crash
POLICE have appealed for wit- nesses to a serious collision near Mereworth Castle. The crash happened on the A26 Tonbridge Road, at about 11.15pm on Sunday, July
2.ARange Rover is said to have collided with a Ford Fi- esta, which was turning into the grounds of Mereworth Castle. The Range Rover then hit a tree
and the driver, a man in his 20s,was taken to a London hospital with se-
rious injuries. Officers from the Se- rious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen the vehicles be- fore or at the time of the collision. They would also like to speak to anyonewhomay have seen anAudi overtake the Fiesta, before the inci- dent. Witnesses can call the appeal line
on 01622 798538, ref DW/148/17, or email
sciu.td@
kent.pnn.police.uk.
“We understand how disruptive
this has been for residents and we would like to apologise unre- servedly. However, it is imperative we complete this repair as quickly as possible to protect homes and re- store residents' essential services. “We would like to thank residents
for their patience and understanding while our crew fix this issue.” Road plates have been used to
cover the excavation work when the road is open, but only cars have been allowed access, with vans and lorries not permitted. Tankers have been visiting twice
daily during the past month to en- sure residents can continue to use their facilities. SouthernWater con- tractors have been present while the road is open to manage the traffic. They have also helped with resi- dents’ refuse collection and with de- liveries to properties.
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