News Dangerous gas


in drugs haul GAS canisters linked to the manu- facture of cannabis and chocolate bars thought to contain the drug were seized from a house near WestMalling. Amanwas arrested after officers


searched an address in Harvest Ridge, Leybourne. They found about 50 butane gas canisters be- lieved to be connected to the pro- duction ofwhat is often referred to as “cannabis oil,wax or shatter”. These are illegal substances


made using highly flammable bu- tane gas. Herbal cannabis, substances sus-


pected to include cocaine andmore than £1,500 in cash were also seized, along with at least a dozen home-made chocolate bars, sus- pected to have beenmade using in- gredients from cannabis, which were taken for forensic analysis. The 39-year-old man who was


arrested was later released, pend- ing further investigation. SergeantAndyMiller said: “Like


any illegal drug, cannabis pro- duced in this formis likely to pose very real dangers to anyone who consumes it. There is also an im- mediate danger to those who may try to produce it.”


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Governmentminister is guest at Legion factory


IFBRAVERY was the name of the game, then the Transport Minis- ter’s decision to visit the RBLI’s factory atAylesfordwas highly ap- propriate. While visiting the area, Chris


Grayling’s first port of call was Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Company,which produces signs for the country’s road and rail network. However, it was concern about


the proposed introduction of Thameslink services connecting West Malling with the capital that took centre stage. The minister ad- mitted later, in Maidstone, that he was sorry that the proposed service had been delayed, and insisted it will be arriving soon. He said: “I’m genuinely sorry to


those people who wanted it right now, but this is one of the most complex services in Europe and the last thing commuterswant is a serv- ice that cannot deliver. “Wewant to knowthat itwill do


what users are expecting from it, and thenwe can take a decision on howwe go about delivering that.”


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Fundraiser joins royalty at palace


A CHARITY champion from Malling had an evening to remem- ber at BuckinghamPalace. But Christine Roberts, the chair-


man of the Malling District Lions Club, had a nightmare of a journey to enjoy her evening, where she rubbed shoulders with the Count- ess ofWessex. Christine was among 200 guests


fromaround the countrywhomade the trip to London. But for her it co- incided with the snow that hit the South East. She said: “I left home at 3pmand


He concluded: “I have no inten-


tion of downgrading services on theMaidstone line.” On Operation Stack, the minister


maintained work to reinforce the hard shoulder between junction 8 and 9 will allow for lorries to be parked up and traffic to flowin two lanes bothways on theM20, should Operation Stack arise post Brexit. He said this would stop traffic spilling on to roads in the sur-


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didn’t get there until after 6pm. I must admit I nearly gave up on the train. “I eventually got there at 6.05pm,


whichwas a bit late, but itwas ok.” The eventmarked 100 years of the


Lions, and Christine was one of 10 fromKentwhomade the trip. “Itwas very special to go to Buck-


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Wessex and she gave a speech say- ing how grateful she was that so many of us hadmade it there. “It was amazing to walk through the front gates and to meet people


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who had travelled a longway to be there.” Christine has been a member of


the Malling Lions for seven years and the 29-strong group raises money for causes across the area. “We do a lot of work and we’ve


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CALLS for the installation of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tip- ping on a country road have been made by the local borough coun- cillor.


Burberry Lane, near Kingswood,


has been targeted by waste dumpers for years, but in recent months, the problem has become more acute withwaste often strewn across the middle of the road. Cllr Gill Fort, pictured right, said:


“Every month we are having toi- lets, sinks and construction waste dumped in the village, specifically in Burberry Lane. We are now thinking of installing cameras on private land to oversee the problem area.” A recent event in Burberry Lane


saw a caravan burned out while a car remains on a footpath nearby,


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Illegal fly-tipping is costing local authorities hun- dreds of thou- sands of pounds, says Cllr Gill Fort


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