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Club’s call for X Factor date


X FACTOR star Louisa Johnson has been lined-up to headline the Big Day Out to be held in Maid- stone in July. The singer, best known for the hit


Best Behaviour, will take the stage at Mote Park on July 1. She announced the gig on Twit-


ter, saying: “Big news! I’ll be head- lining the @BigDayOutUK Festival in Maidstone this July! Can’t wait to see you all there.” Also on the bill are Diversity,


who won Britain’s Got Talent, and girl band Atomic Kitten, who have Kerry Katona in their line-up. Louisa (19) won the X Factor in


2015, after singing with mentor Rita Ora in the final.


Assault case A MAIDSTONE woman has been charged with wounding after an al- leged stabbing in Shepway. Nicola Goslitski (40), of Sutton


stadiumhelp MAIDSTONE United have called on local business to get on board as they plan to expand their stadium – even though the club have turned a profit for the fifth year running. The club’s accounting profit up


to June 30, 2017was £211,736,with turnover up to £1,718,355 from £1,535, 598 the previous year. The club play on an artificial 3G


pitch and hiring fees contribute to- wards profitability Co-owner Oliver Ash said: “We


see in these figures further evi- dence of the success of the 3G model,which has enabled the club to maintain an attractive football and social facility. “Our disadvantage…is that our


Road,was arrested after policewere called to a report of an assault in Westmorland Road on Sunday, April 30. Officerswere told that two women had made theirway to hos- pital with arm injuries. They are be- lieved to have known the suspect. Goslitski has been charged with


stadium has been built from scratch over six years. It is too small every time we push for pro- motion. “We now need to build up cash


resources even faster if we are to develop the stadiumin order to be eligible for promotion to the foot- ball league.” Fellow co-owner Terry Casey


two counts of wounding with in- tent and one of possessing a knife in a public place.


added: “Match day attendances and season tickets sales are up year-on-year and we thank all the fans for their loyal support.”


Princess Royal meets charity shop workers


THE PRINCESS Royal received a warm welcome from charity vol- unteers when she visited the Save The Children shop in Maidstone. Acrowd of onlookerswaited out-


side the store in Union Street to see Princess Anne. She was greeted by dignitaries including the Mayor of Maidstone Cllr Derek Butler, the charity’s retail manager Cheryl Adams and voluntary shop leader, Karen Elphick, before going inside to meet shop workers. The Princess, who has been presi-


A LARKFIELD sex offender has had his jail term extended for a further 12 months after indecent images of childrenwere found on his laptop. Russell Hogg (57), who is for-


merly of Marlowe Road, was serv- ing two years after breaching the terms of a sexual offences preven- tion order. But he is nowfacing a longer sen-


dent of the charity since the 1970s, spoke of her appreciation of the con- tribution the shop makes to the work of the charity at home and abroad. She also presented certificates to Dennis Foad, Brenda Harris and Sylvia Thomas in honour of their long service to the charity. Seven-year-old Daisy, the daugh- terloadedthe content onto a harddrive


tence following the discovery of the images during a subsequent inves- tigation. Detective Constable Debi Lloyd,


of Kent Police’s Paedophile Online Investigation Team, said: “Hogg made up an absurd story that he had purchased the laptopwhilst on a skiing holiday and that when he later inspected it discovered the im- ages on it. “He even claimed to have down-


of shop volunteer LoraMaxwell, presented the Princess Anne with a posy and a card she had made. The card had“The reality is that Hogg is a re- cause Daisy had researched on the internet and found that the Princess


picture of a horse be-


peat offender and one who has again paid the price for accessing


appalling images of children, who are suffering real abuse. “We will continue to do every-


thing in our power to proactively target criminals such as Hogg, to ensure they receive a prison sen- tence.” Hogg was arrested in February


2017 for the breach of his order, and was sentenced inApril last year. Officers continued to investigate


his activities, and this included car- rying out a forensic examination of his computers. This led to the discovery he had


The Princess Royal is greeted by Cheryl Adams, the mayor and Karen Elphick


been using a laptop to download hundreds of illegal images. In total, the laptop as well as a


loved animals. Among the dozens of onlookers


so he could return to France and with a further five offences – three hand it over to their police.


who watched the Princess depart was 88-year-old BettyWarren who hadwaited for nearly an hour to see her andwas given a chair and a cup of tea outside the shop. The charity shop opened in Union


Street in 1980 when the building was bought for £12,000. Thirty- seven years later, its success contin- ues, with the volunteers having


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hard drive, were linked to more than 5,000 indecent images. Some of these images were


classed as categoryA, themost seri- ous. As a result Hogg was charged


raised £40,000 for the charity last year.


More donations and customers


are alwayswelcome at the tiny shop which is packed with goods ranging from clothing, children’s items, kitchen ware and a collector’s cor- ner. There is also a “wanted board” for people who are looking for something in particular and the vol- unteers will keep an eye out for them.


of making indecent images of chil- dren and two charges of possessing indecent images of children. At Maidstone Crown Court,


where Hogg had earlier pleaded guilty to all the charges,was on Jan- uary 18 was sentenced to another year in prison.


Further prison termfor convicted sex offender


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