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Malling Edition October 2017 July 2018 Panto ahoy!


School park ers ‘are dan ger to child ren ’


THE cast of Cinderella, which is to be staged at the Hazlitt Theatre in Maid- stone, took to the River Medway to launch this year's panto. On board The Kentish Lady were


ARESIDENT in Snodla pa


As well a


CCTV call in a bid to stop fly-tipping


lems in her own street, Wyvern Close resident Ca also ha


her property – in a month, adriver ca through her ba ga


rden. No-onewa


worse. “People a


Broomfield, has been targeted by waste dumpers for years, but in re- cent months, the problem has be- comemore acute. Constructionwaste, rubble, hard


could ha ca


of pa one of themcould ea na sily ha ve been


core, windows and household fur- niture is left illegally – often strewn in themiddle of the road. Cllr Gill Fort said: “Everymonth


seriously injured. “We’ve spoken to the council, but they don’t seem interesteda a ccidentwaiting to ha


nd it’s ppen.”


we are having toilets, sinks and formore tha construction waste dumped in the


sa ba


pa nd ha


Wyvern Close is asmall cul-de- c with 1 2 bungalows in it. It is relywide enough for two ca ss,a


rking


Lane, where we are now thinking noreda a


throughout the da Howev


, this is consta nd residents sa


re being severely impa Mrs Buffini a


land, to oversee the problem area.” pies – thro n into our ga A recent event in Burberry Lane right outside our houses a


y their lives cted.


saw a caravan burned out while a torched car remains on a footpath


dded: “They pa shea nd then


rk “They ha ve talkeda y.


both sides, restricting pa village, specifically in Burberry


CALLS for the installation of CCTV cameras to prevent fly-tipping on a country road have been made by the local borough councillor. Burberry Lane, near Leeds and a


pa a


vement on St Ka nd it is so da


re driving up on the therine’s Roa


d ngerous,” she said. “Although no-one wa s hurt, it


r literallywent between two sets rents a


nd


ve been so different – the wea nd their children, a


nearby, more than a year after it was dumped and set on fire. The church car park has also seen


nd out of the roa “My wall ha


many instances of illegal dumping. But it is a problem inmany rural


two occa


s single yellowlines on Council cleared 911 cases of fly-tip- ping and this year more than 163


rs to Wyvern Close with her husba n 2 0 yea nd sa


r-old ha rsa


of installing cameras on private we get litter – including dirty na Cllr Fort welcomed a joint initia-rdens,” dded.


s sworna nd p-


ntly ig- The approaching darker evenings pa will prompt a rise in illegal tipping.


have been recorded since April. the pa


problemis getting worse. “Aneighboura rentsa


pproa nd wa


ched one of t,a


tive by the Environment Agency and the Driver and Vehicle Stan- dards Agency to clamp down on


bout putting


s lived in ys the


areas including Langley, Otham and Kingswood. Water Lane in Bearsted and Pilgrims Way have also been targeted recently. Last year, Maidstone Borough


fair. “I ca


school times beca


n’t go out or come home a use I’ll be una


y. It’s just not t


ble


to get in or out ofmy own home.” The 7 6 -yea


sions by ca round inmy drivewa


s been da ged on rs turning


d.


rs to get in ma


Carole Buffini’s fence was knocked down by a driver trying to park ve between the ca


permit spa no point, a


nywa y.” When a ys a


drivewa nd it’s never policed a


pproa ched by Downs


nd Council spokesma cts a


there a


comment. Tonbridge & Malling Borough n Robert Styles


said: “Although the single yellow line a


red to risk apenalty cha


schools in the borough a rta


parish councillor, ff ca


prioritise our response. “Pa


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ment sta nnot bea s t every loca tchioin, aldren about social responsibility and the issue of litter in schools will help rking outside schools is a She believes with every household receiving a weekly refuse collection sta


school sta nd end times coincide. This meaCllr Fort, who also serves as a


ns the council’s enforce- -


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take the issue off the streets. rents a


nd there is a need to n


ays teaching


mile-long stretch of road through Leeds village produces an average 32 black sacks of rubbish.


re a pproxima tely 4 0 nd all the


tice for the convenience of dropping off their child. “There a


one of the borough’s closest trans- fer stations at North Farm, Tun- bridge Wells, announced it will be closed for 10weeks. She added: “If you go along the


therine’s School declined to


line of increasing fines, they have to be enforced. A reduction in the charge or offering it free may have the desired similar effect.” Athree-monthly litter pick on the


s adeterrent to most, re still some drivers pre- rge no-


Mail to discuss the issues, St Ka


unlicensed waste carriers, but be- lieves the cost to small firms of dis- posing of construction waste at a transfer station is proving a deter- rent that is costing councilsmore. Cllr Fort made her remarks as


ces out there, but there’s s the residents all ha


ve


d to deal with da ge to n incident la reered straight


st


sion, butMrs Buffini sa lems being ca St Ka


s injured on tha used by pa


therine’s School a


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national treasure Rustie Lee (Fairy Godmother), former EastEnder Ste- fan Booth (Prince Charming), Eliza- beth Bright (Cinderella), Craig Anderson (Buttons) and, pictured, Stephen Richards and Adam Bor- zone (Ugly Sisters) . They were greeted by pupils from


South Borough Primary School and members of the media. The panto runs from December 1-31. For tick- ets go to www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk.


nd fea


rents picking up their children fromschoola s severe pa


rsachild could be injured orworse, unless remore considera


te.


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News Kate, 107, dies


KATE Hart, a resident at an old people’s home in Bearsted, has died aged 107, her son David has disclosed.


News


HELEN Whately asked the government to halt the borough’s housing scheme.


Plans for Dr Nigel iPhon 3


MP’s Local Plan bid g 4


Al frescoworshippin


WORSHIPPERS of the sun and the Lord held a service outdoors in Kings Hill led by the Bishop of Rochester. 5


THE widow of GP Dr Nigel Minnet will walk the Grand Canyon for charity. 12


Jason Donovan date


THE former Neighbours star brings his show to the Hazlitt Theatre next May.


ABBA tributenight


WE HAVE details of an ABBA tribute night taking place in September.


Tracey open Obituaries


ASH dieback has been discovered in Monks Meadow in Detling; Hollingbourne village fete stall- holder co-ordinator Jean Duffy has resigned; yellow lines are needed for Buffkyn Way, Otham, to allow buses through Imperial Park; rub- bish bins in the sports field in Kingswoodare to be moved over to the picnic area and rear exit.


Comment 3 4 -3 5


Parish Councils 34-35 Crime Reports 2 6


Obituaries Parish Coun


s cen


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MP Tracey Crouch has opened new facilities at Larkfield Leisure Centre.


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cils 2 4 -2 6


DOGS frightened off a house bur- glar in Larkfield; a car windscreen was cracked after an object was lobbed out of another vehicle in Waterin


gbury; a bicyclewas stolen


from an address in Snodland; fuel was removed from a vehicle in Aylesford.


Crime Reports 35


VEHICLES have been driven over farmland in Lenham, causing damge to crops; an attempted break-in was reported in Detling; a vehicle was vandalised in Bearsted Rd, Weavering; pumpkins were stolen from an allotment in Lenham.


Inside this edition: Comment 46-47


THE impact of the Local Plan has sparked major debate. The four- page supplement inside by Malling Action Partnership sup- ports people and events.


Charity refurb plan


A GARDEN centre charity aims to raise £1.5m to carry out refurbishment work.


18 8


A FAKE iPhone scamwas rumbled at a supermarket in Aylesford.


e fraudster jailed 6


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