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Drivers facing roadclosures
MOTORISTS are being warned of roadclosures in Staplehurst over the comingweeks. Contractors will be re-surfacing
Hawkenbury Road, between Four OaksRoadandHawkenburyVillas, and Headcorn Road, between the Beult Bridge and Slaney Road, from May 22. The work, between 7am and 7pm,will take four days. The A229 Cranbrook Road, Sta-
Anotherincursion at Larkfield park
TRAVELLERS have moved back onto a popular park in Larkfield for the second time in six months. The families - in five caravans -
plehurst, is being resurfaced be- tween Knoxbridge and IdenManor and Winthrop Hall, for three days from May 14, from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Marden Roadwill be closed from
StationRoad to Lime Trees for up to six weeks from May 7, while a gas main is laid. The diversion is via A229 Station Road/Maidstone Road/Staplehurst Road, B2079 Maidstone Road, Howland Road, Battle Lane andMarden Road.
Plans for pub
PLANS have been received to turn the former Railway Tavern in Sta- plehurst into a house. The applicationfor theproperty in
Station Road includes a request for a second home in the grounds.
pulled on to Gighill Green in Lunsford Lane on Sunday October ,, releasing dogs on the popular public open space and setting up washing lines within hours. It is un- derstood the fami- lies in- volv ed have been offering tree felling services to residents in the area. Parish council chairman David Thornewell says more has to be done to stop the travelling com- munity running circles around the police and local councils. He says the job ofmoving on trav-
ellers for a second time will run into thousands of pounds The last inci- dent, in early summer, costing the parish council £1,200, with the trav-
Parking concernas pub success draws crowds
ITHAS become a victimof its own success. ThePotting Shed, once theCrown
and Horsehoes pub in Langley, is nowamagnet for foodies and fami- lies, not least since the arrival of warmer springweather. But local disquiet has been cook-
ing about patrons apparently park- ing on pavements and verges near the restaurant on theA274. The issue has, however,prompted
ellers simply moving on to take up temporary residence elsewhere in the area. He said: “They just seem to be
a round of public sector finger- pointing as towho is responsible. Maidstone Borough Council
(MBC) says it cannot enforce restric- tions, such as double yellow lines, until they are put in place by Kent Highways, an arm of Kent County Council (KCC). ButKCCinsists thatparkingprob-
lems are dealt with by the local council or the police. All this leavesPotting Shedowner
Martial Chaussey, who has opened a string of highly successful gastro- pubs in Kent,with a headache. French-born Mr Chaussey told
doing the rounds. These incidents have affectedWest Malling, forcing the closure of the village hall, and Leybourne, and now they are back in Larkfield. The police told resi- dents that this was a civil trespass when they reported it and that they couldn’t do anything and obviously the council offices were closed be- cause it was the weekend. These travellers know and play the sys- tem.” The council’s legal team served an eviction notice but it took aweek to enforce. Cllr Thornewell held talks with Laddingford Engineering in an effort to increase security further on the public land, near the M20. Valdemar Kalinin (pictured), of
the National Gypsy-Traveller-Roma Council said recently that local councils must provide designated traveller sites or “tolerated zone” which gypsy convoys can move onto. He said: “It comes down to racial prejudice against this com- munity.”
Cars parked outside The Potting Shed
Downs Mail: “All I can do is to ask the (borough) council to restrict parking in thewrong places. It is up to the council to restrict parking on the pavements – it’s notmy land. “When we stage events, for in-
‘Spooktacular’ at the farm
stance, we do send a request sug- gestingpeople share taxis, get lifts or use the car park. “It is extremely easy to resolve, if
MBC puts bollards in. To put the blame on us is ludicrous.” A spokesman forMBC said: “No yellow lines exist in th immediate area of
therefore MBC cannot
against an area with no restrictions as installed by KentHighways.
5-6pm and, for older visitors, from 7-8pm. If you would like to know more about any of the above, call 01622 763936.
enforce
MAKE the most of the October half-term holiday at Kent Life Heritage Farm Park’s Halloween Spooktacular in Maidstone. Brave kids are invited to the vintage village to knock on doors and
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“Kent Highways would need to
install yellow lines to prevent anti- social and dangerous parking.Once inplace,MBCwouldenforce them.” However a KCC spokesman said:
“Parkingproblems aredealtwith by the district council or the police. Nuisance parking such as parking on the pavement or verge where there are no existing yellow line re- strictions, parking over an access or causing an obstruction can be dealt with by the police.” Police prefer to use a “fair and
discover who – or what – is lurking behind them from October 21-31. The award-winning attraction at Sandling, near Maidstone, has a few other tricks up its sleeve to turn its usual exhibits into frightening farmhouses and horrifying homes. Youngsters can try pumpkin carving, dressing up and the Ugly Bug Ball.
After Dark, This event includes a spine-chilling tour suitable for under-eights from
On October 25, there will be more spooky goings-on with Kent Life the Potting Shed and so
proportionate” approach by asking the landlord to tannoy an an- nouncement to get offenders to move their cars. Weunderstandthis tactichas been
used at the Potting Shed. Wendy Young, a former parish
councillor and founder of the Leeds/Langley Relief Road Action Group, said: “The Potting Shed has become a great success but there are not enough parking spaces. There is barely enough room for two lorries to pass on that section of theA274.”
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