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Traffic scheme to cut village centre speed
THElong-awaitedtraffic-calming scheme for Lower Road in East Farleigh – now a very busy and vital artery for theWeald– should be completed by the spring. The changes will impact on
many drivers, most of whom are nowusing the roadas aMaidstone bypass to cross the ancient single- lane East Farleigh Bridge to and fromtheA20 andM20. The £75,000 project will include
a new buff-coloured surface close to The Bull public house and church (with painted “virtual” speed humps at both ends) and also at the top of Station Hill and lower Vicarage Lane. There will be enhanced village
gateways east of Kilnbridge Close andwest of StHelen’s Lane. Speedlimit repeater signswill be
enhanced, and some speed limits will be prominently repeated in red on the road. Traffic calming featuredstrongly
Cllr Glyn Charlton
in theVillage Plan in 2009, andres- idents are nowbeing invitedby the parish council to comment. They can do so on the councilwebsite. The council is seeking both to re-
duce speed and highlight the vil- lage centre as a high-risk area. At the same time it aims to prevent
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Police rapist is dismissed
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.
any inconvenience and noise to residents. It has secured a loan from the
PublicWorks Loan Board to cover all initial costs, and has worked withKCCHighways on preparing the scheme. Chairman Cllr Glyn Charlton
said that if the scheme was suc- cessful, the councilwould endeav- our to implement measures in other suitable areas of the village. Ina letter to residents,CllrCharl-
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:
ton explained: “The parish council is pleased to announce that the scheme comeswithinthe budgeted price of circa £75,000. “We have listened to concerns
“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,
over speed bumps, street lighting and traffic noise, and believe we now have a scheme that Kent Highways suggest will both re- duce speed and highlight the vil- lage centre as a high- risk area, with the minimum inconvenience to residents.”
STAPLEHURST vineyard Hush Heath will send its sparkling wine to Canada after landing a deal with one of the world’s largest alcohol buyers. Hush Heath’s Balfour 1503 Clas-
sic Cuvée is the first English sparkling wine selected for the Liquor Contril Board (LCBO) of On- tario’s Vintages Classics Pro-
A FORMER Kent Police officer has been dismissed after a hear- ing at Kent Police Headquarters, Maidstone on November 12. CliveGarton, a sergeantwith 23
years service,was found guilty of rape and stalking offences at Lewes Crown Court in May. On June 26 he was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment. In October 2016 officers re-
Illegal fly-tipping is costing local authorities hun- dreds of thou- sands of pounds, says Cllr Gill Fort
ceived an allegation that Garton had raped a woman and tried to dissuade her from involving po- lice. They heard how he had ha- rassed his victim and placed listening devices in her home.
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more than a year after itwas
dumped and torched. The church car park has also seen illegal dump- ing.
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