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CCTV Itwas reported that the CCTV camera had already been moved from Wharf Road/ Church road junction to an unknown location and the new location would be researched during the coming week. Itwas agreed that the camera owned by Tovil Parish Council should not have been moved from its original location. Car park Regarding an amendment of the traffic order at Tovil Parish Council’s car park in Church Street, it was agreed not to change the waiting time limit. Shed The shed outside the Community Centre would be painted/preserved within the next fewweeks. Nature reserveA new representative on the Hayle Park Nature Reserve Trustwas needed to replace Glyn Charlton, whowas retiring from this role. Cllr Smith raised the maer of a proposed change to the Hayle Park Nature Reserve constitution. These items would be placed on the agenda for the next meeting. Itwas agreed to invite Cllr Clive English to the September meeting to clarify the proposed changes to the constitution. Code of Conduct Regarding the complaint to Maidstone Council, Cllr Alan Smith clarified the response from the monitoring officer and his own future voting practices.


EIGHTEEN laurel busheswere stolen from the gardens at a building site in London Road, Allington. In Nestor Court, Barming, a housewas broken into through an unlocked back door. Keys to a VWGolfwere taken, was stolen and later recovered. A Ford Transit flatbed vehicle parked in Whitmore Street,was broken into by removal of the back window and a Stihl disc cutter and a sawwere stolen. A back garden in Dover Street was broken into and awater butt damaged. A Ford Kawas damaged in Upper Fant


Road in an attempt to steal the vehicle. A Mitsubishi L200 pick-up parked in the


road at The Laurelswas broken into, but nothing was stolen. A Vauxhall Corsa parked in Glebe Lane


was keyed on the nearside. In Kingfisher Meadow, a window of an


Audi A6was smashed and a handbag was stolen from the vehicle. A secured pedal cyclewas stolen from outside a property in Upper Fant Road.It was a ladies silver blue Apollo Phaze mountain bike. In Farleigh Lane, wheel trims and a heated wing mirrorwere stolen from a Vauxhall Vivaro van. A Vauxhall Astrawas keyed in Dover


Street.


Someone cut the clutch cable on a Triumph motorcycle parked in an underground car park at a block of flats in Hart Street. A vanwas broken into in Florence Road


in an attempt to steal from the vehicle. Therewas also evidence of offenders trying to set the vehicle on fire. A white Peugeot Partner 850, parked in Charlton Street,was stolen. A garage in Terminus Roadwas broken


into, but nothing was stolen. A windowwas broken at a house in St Philip’sAvenue. A black and white mountain bike was stolen from where itwas secured outside a


THIS is the image of a late summer sun setting over Maidstone, taken by a walker near Broomfield. Neil Johnston (52), from Leeds, captured


this picture on August 27, in fields beside The King’sWood. Mr Johnston said: “I like to go out just


as the sun is starting to dip. It’s a good time to see a roe deer, if they’re about.


Telephone The clerk would request a selement figure for the current telephone contract. The possibility of obtaining a Tovil Parish Council mobile phone for use


“Luckily, that evening I did see a young


stag but it was too far away to get a decent image onmy phone. As soon as he saw me, he took off into the undergrowth. “The King’sWood is an ideal place for


them as it is large and has plenty of cover. In the evening they lose some of their caution and feed on shoots in the stubble after the wheat harvest.”


by the clerkwas mentioned. Ward councillor reports These would be requested for future meetings.requested for future meetings.


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restaurant inWeek Street. In Kingsley Road, a potential distraction burglary was unsuccessful when the occupants of the house asked the offender (who had entered the house) to leave. A rear tyre was damaged on a Toyota Corolla people carrier parked in Hastings Road. In Union Street, a Renault Scenic parked


in the roadwas broken into but nothing was taken. ABMW530 parked in Old Tovil Road


had a number plate stolen. Minor damagewas caused to a wing


mirror on a Land Rover Freelander parked in Upper Stone Street. An office in the basement of a property


in Lower Stone Streetwas broken into and a desktop computerwas stolen. A double-glazed windowwas smashed


at a first floor flat in Brunswick Street. A windowwas smashed at a property in Courtenay Road. A red Carrera bicyclewas stolen from


where it was secured to a bike rack in Lower Stone Street. The cover of aBMWF650 motobike parked on a driveway in Old Tovil Road was set alight, damaging the bike aswell. A Hyundai i10 parked in the road in Old


Tovil Roadwas broken into and searched. The passenger seatwas set alight, causing serious damage.A Peugeot 3008, a Mercedes tipper lorry and a Ford Transit minibuswere damaged in the sameway. A drinks vending machine at a site in


Upper Stone Streetwas broken into, causing damage. Nothing was taken. A Honda Civic parked in Chilham Road, Allington,was keyed. In Scotney Gardens, a VWGolf parked


in a gated car park at a block of flats had a logo badge stolen from one wheel and


other wheels scratched. A Nissan Qashqai parked on a


driveway in Consort Closewas broken into. Sunglasses and a mobile phonewere stolen. A yew hedge and some treeswere set


alight in a garden in Buckland Hill. In Brenchley Road, aBMW318 parked


in the roadwas scratched on the bonnet, wing, door and side. A Citroen carwas damaged in Square


Hill Road. The side mirrorwas smashed off, a number plate removed and the door scratched. A bag containing a mobile phonewas


stolen from the park area in St Peter’s Street. A vehicle had its back window smashed


by an unknown offender in London Road. Two councilwaste binswere stolen from


the road in Allen Street. In Marston Drive, a Hyundai 110 and


Ford Mondeo parked in the road had scratch marks around the boot lock. The Hyundai and another vehicle belonging to the same family had been broken into through the boot. Nothing appeared to have been taken. Someone broke into a garage in Cromwell Road. Bicycles and tools, and possibly camping equipmentwere stolen.


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