News Knife arrest
OFFICERS seized a lock knife froma suspected shoplifter in the centre ofMaidstone. Stop and search patrols ap-
proached a man who was seen entering Brenchley Gardens shortly aftermidday on Tuesday, May 14. The knife was in a jacket pocket. Enquiries led to him also being
identified as a suspect for a num- ber of thefts from stores in the town centre. The man, aged 23, from Maid-
stonewas arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife in a public place and theft offences. He was later released, pending further in- vestigation.
Jay by the sea
FORMERMaidstone United boss Jay Saunders has signed a perma- nent deal to become manager at Margate Football Club. Mr Saunders (40), sacked by the
Stones last September after an in- different start to the National League campaign, confirmed the move in early May after helping to rescue the seasiders from rele- gation.
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History stone blunder ‘sloppy and careless’
AMAIDSTONE BoroughCoun- cil officer has been “rebuked” over a spelling howler set in stone in the town centre. A large slab to mark a moment
in the county town's history mis- spelt “principal” as “principle”. Liberal Democrat ward council-
lor Clive English was furious, de- scribing the error as “sloppy, careless and embarrassing”. Had a final draft of the artwork
been shown to him, says Cllr Eng- lish, themistakewouldnever have gone through. Cllr English said: “I had to re-
buke a planning officer in private about this – it is embarrassing that such a sloppy mistake could get through. Itwas just careless.” The installation is part of a £3m
regeneration scheme in Week Street and Gabriel’s Hill,with his- tory panels at strategic points along the road. Aslab recently embedded at the top of Gabriel’s Hill reads: “1600:
Maidstone as principle market town”. Cllr Jonathan Purle (pictured) asked:
“The
question is how much will it cost the taxpayer to put this right? “Sadly, this just
sums up Maid- stone Borough Council nicely.
They claim to know what they’re doing, but the reality is that they’re careless in spending the council
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tax,make a hash of town planning and have little grasp, if any, of our heritage and history. “The slabs don’t even appear to
be in any date order. They’re just randomly arranged and poorly spelt.” Acouncil spokesman said: “Un-
fortunately, the spelling mistake wasmissedwhen the design stage drawingswere checked. The stone will be replaced.” MBC was unable to say at this
stage howmuch theworkwill cost to put right.
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