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GP retires from
family practice THE retirement of DrAnthony Fin- cham (65), senior partner with the Yalding Surgery, brings to an end a family linkwhich lasted 62 years. His late father
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 -
1980, when he was 27. The practice operated froma house in LeesRoad until 2003,when a large surgerywas built at Burgess Bank. Anthony led a team of about 20
GPs, nurses, secretaries, dispensers, receptionists and support staff in a popular practice. He retiredas aGPpartner in June,
but continued as a locumso that the medical team could return to full strengthwith fiveGPs. Dr Finchamsees the role ofGPs as
more important than ever, at a time whenmany consultants concentrate on narrowspecialities. He also questions if it cancontinue
as basically a free service, particu- larlywith areas of expensivewaste.
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-
Paul practised at the family home in Yalding from 1956 and was joined by hiswife Elizabeth, A n t h o n y ’ s mother, until their retirement in 1986.
Anthony joined as a partner in
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-
Crop destroyed as fire rips acrosswheat field
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THISis thedevastationleftbehind by a large fire on arable land near Langley. Firefighters battledthe flames in a
field ofwheat for about three hours on the afternoon of Saturday, July 28.
Police diverted traffic along Forge
ellers simply moving on to take up temporary residence elsewhere in the area. He said: “They just seem to be
Lane after the B2163 Upper Street was blocked in one direction by fire engines. Angry motorists shouted abuse,
sounded horns or turned around when they were unable to drive through Leeds village. Burberry Lane was shut while firefighters tackled the blaze. It was reported that an area the
size of 60 football pitches was de- stroyed in the blaze. The fire is thought to have started
at theLangley endofBurberryLane. Fed by a strong southerlywind, it
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
ripped across the land from to woodland near the Leeds village playing fields. A Langley resident said: “The fire crews did a fantastic job. Thewheatwas just about ready
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.”
Fire swept across this field near Langley, where the wheat was said to have been almost ready to harvest
to cut and with the recent hot weather, the fields have been like tinder.” Crews dealtwith small pockets of
fire on the edge of the woods, pre- venting it spreading further. They also managed to prevent flames reaching an adjoining field. Leeds borough councillor Gill
‘Spooktacular’ at the farm
Fort, who has been a vocal cam- paigner against fly-tipping, said: “Was it a discarded cigarette or a piece of glass that caught the sun? Who knows.
“But there is an attitude about
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Burberry Lane that people think they can dump what they like, where they like. “Fly-tipping is still a major prob-
After Dark, This event includes a spine-chilling tour suitable for under-eights from
lemhere andone thatwe have high- lighted with Maidstone Borough Council for years. They send people out to clear it up and then the next lot of stuff is dumped. So by doing nothing, the problemcontinues and costs us all money.We need to get CCTV cameras up there to try and stop the illegal dumpers.”
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