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A FATHER and daughter killed as they stood by their car on a busy road in Thanet had business links inMaidstone, it has emerged. This week family, friends and


clients were struggling to come to terms with the death of 49-year-old ValentinoColeman, known as Tino, who owned One Hairdressing in Market Buildings, and his 21-year- old daughterOlivia. The pairwere hit by awhiteMer-


cedes Sprinter van as they stood by their ToyotaAygo on theA299 near Manston Airport at just after 9pm on Monday, October 23. Both died shortly afterwards. Friends on Facebook describe the


accident as a tragedy, taking a “tal- ented stylist and his beautiful daughter Liv”. His niece Abbey Quantrill said:


“It’s hard to swallow that my fam- ily has lost two adored people. My uncle Tino, who was the life and soul of our family, and my lovely, beautiful cousin LivColeman taken


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is ‘inadequate’ A DOCTORS’ surgery in Maid- stone has been placed in special measures to safeguard patients. It follows an inspection by the


Care Quality Commission, which rated the Albion Medical Practice in Albion Place ‘inadequate’ in terms of safety and leadership. The inspector also said the GP surgery, run by Dr Peter Szwedziuk and Dr Annmarie Keeley, needed to im- prove its effectiveness and re- sponse to patients’ needs. Janet Williamson, the CQC’s


deputy chief inspector of General Practice, said: “As a result of this in- spection in July,we have placedAl- bion Place Medical Practice into special measures and have also is- sued two requirement notices.” While staffwere ‘good’ at caring,


the practice’s overall ratingwas in- adequate. The surgerywasmarked down in a number of areas, includ- ing: not having an effectivelyman- aged system for


recording


significant events and failing to keep patients sufficiently safe from abuse and medicine mix-ups. The inspector also criticised the practice for not always assessing and man- aging risks to patients in an effec- tive and timely manner and for having an unreliable system of recording samples sent for the cer- vical screening programme. Mrs Williamson confirmed the


CQC will re-inspect the practice within the next six months and added: “If we find that the service provided by this surgery remains inadequate,wewill take further ac- tion.”


32 Maidstone December 2017 ‘Launderers’ arrested at bank


OFFICERS investigating suspected money-laundering arrested two teenagers in a Maidstone high street bank. Policewere called to the premises


in late October after staff noticed unusually large amounts of cash passing through an account. Two 18-year-olds fromAylesford


and Sevenoakswere arrested at the bank and remain in police custody while investigations continue. After the arrest, police issued a


warning to the public to avoid be- coming unwittingly involved in money-laundering. They include: •No legitimate company will


ever ask you to use your own bank account, or ask you to open a new account in your own name, to transfer theirmoney. •Be especially wary of job offers


frompeople or companies overseas as it will be harder for you to find out if they really are legitimate.


•Never give your financial de-


tails to someone you don’t know and trust. •Never allowanyone to use your


bank account Police say if you have any suspi-


cions you should: •Advise your bank immediately. •Report it to Action Fraud on


0800 555 111 or contact the police. •Break off all contact with the


fraudsters and do not send any moremoney.


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open thisweek, but staffwere asked not to talk to the media. A simple textmessage to clients read: “To all, tragically Tino and his eldest daughterwere killed in a road acci- dent, further details on appts will followin due course. Thank you for


your patience”. A note on the door fromtheColeman family read: “We cannot put into words what the family are going through but we hope you understand that they are trying to get through every minute at themoment.” It is thought Tino and his daugh-


ter may have broken down or been helping another motorist on their way to Broadstairs.Officers investi-


gating the fatal accident have re- newed their appeal for witnesses. Investigating officer Sergeant Han- nah Brown said: “A Renault Clio and ToyotaAygowere both station- ary on the side of the road. Parked in front of themwas awhiteCitroen Berlingo recovery vehicle.We have spoken to a number ofwitnesses but believe there may be others who have not yet spoken to us.Aswell as witnesses to the collision, we are keen to hear fromanyone who saw the three vehicles on the side of the road before the collision occurred.” Anyonewith information is asked


to call Kent’s Serious Collision Unit on


01622 798538or email


sciu.td@kent.pnn.police.uk. A man in his 40s, from Thanet, who was driving theMercedes van, has been interviewed by officers and is assist- ingwith enquiries.


Kent’s gritters ‘are ready’


ASWE start to feel the first chills of winter in Kent, the county council has been busy dusting off its gritting lorries to ensure they are ready for action. The drivers of Kent’s 60 gritters


and fivemini-gritters have been taken through the 53 primary salting routes, covering 1,600 miles, and will now remain on standby. Kent County Council claims to


salt about a third of Kent’s road network, which includes A and B roads as well as strategic and locally important roads. A stock of 21,000 tonnes of salt has been set aside for the job at six depots across the county. As well as 2,000 or so salt bins,


the county council contracts 117 farmers to snowplough 208 rural routes in the event of heavy snow, but states it is unable to salt pavements. KCC’s cabinetmember


for transport,Matthew Balfour, said: “Itmight seemearly to be thinking about winter but freezing conditions can strike early.While we’re confident we’re prepared, I’d


urge everyone tomake sure they’re ready for the wintermonths, too.” To helpmotorists,@grittingkent


is up and running on Twitter, providing gritting updates.


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