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ran to woods ADRUNKranfor thewoods inthe middle of the night when he was caught at thewheel of a transit van in a caravan park nearMaidstone, a court heard. JohnCasey (41), of PelicanCourt


was challengedbypolice at 2.45am on January 4, afterdriving at speed in theAllington area andemerging fromthe 2020 business park. Officers activatedblue lights and


sirens but Casey drove on to a car- avan site in Coldharbour Lane. Maidstonemagistrates heard he


triedto run intowoods butwasde- tainedbypolice.He refusedto give a breath sample and screamed: “I amnot giving you f*** all.” He later recorded a reading of


43mg, the legal limit being 35. Casey apologised for being “stu-


pid”, and chairman of the bench, Nigel Cox replied: “You’re dead right there.” Mr Cox asked Casey how he


wouldbe affected by a fine and12- month ban, andCasey admittedhe did not like public transport. He said he did not work but


“helps outwith the family”. Casey was given a 12-month driving ban and a £265 fine.


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Still returns to Stones to keep teamin league


RELEGATION- threatened Maidstone United has turned to an old friend in its time of crisis. Former Stones boss John Still


(right) has come out of retirement with an 18-month deal asHead of Football, andwill be in charge for the crunch match against Leyton Orient thisweekend. Mr Still (68), retired from the


game last month after leaving Barnet FC, but senior manage- ment at Maidstone persuaded himto take on the challenge of re- taining the club’s position in the highest tier of non-league English football. Hewas theman in charge of the


Stones when they briefly entered the football league 30 years ago. His career spanned more than


40 years, 2,000 matches and he haswon theNational League title a record three times – firstly with Maidstone and then with Dagen- ham (2007) and Luton Town (2014).


Club chief executive Bill


Williams said: “I am absolutely delighted that John has agreed to join us. He’s one of the bestman- agers to ever grace the non-league game and his record speaks for it- self. “For those who followed the


Stones in the 80s, John’s place in our club’s history is assured and nowa newgeneration of our sup- porters will get to see the enthu- siasm, passion and skill this man has for the game.” JoiningMr Still at theGallagher


StadiumisHakanHeyrettin,who will be the first teamcoach. The pair worked together at


Luton Town for two and a half seasons, during the timewhen the Hatters secured promotion back into the Football League in 2014. A midfielder in his playing


days, Mr Heyrettin has spells at clubs including Barnet, Cam- bridge United and Wycombe Wanderers. He moved into man- agement in 2003 and, either side of his time at Luton, managed at WalthamForest, Thurrock,Grays Athletic and Braintree Town. Completing themanagerial trio


is SimonWalton, who takes up a player/coach role within the new set-up.


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