News Garage sale


ADETACHEDpair of garages in Staplehurst are set to go under the hammer with a guide price of £25,000 to £30,000. Accessible from two direc-


tions by car, they are tucked away behind homes in Jag- gardWay and Usborne Close. The freehold site includes a


separate timber storage build- ing. The lot goes on sale at The


Clive Emson Conference Cen- tre at the Kent showground, Detling on September 10.


Library hours


LIBRARY users are urged to check out new opening hours fromSeptember 30. Opening hours will change


at Kent libraries following an exercise looking at use and feedback from borrowers by Kent County Council. Councillors agreed the


changes in March. Each li- brary is currently displaying a poster detailing their opening hours fromthismonth.


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Public urged to report illegal hare coursing


THE seasonal rise in illegal hare coursing has led an influential landowners’ body to issue advice to the public. Coursing is the use of dogs to


chase, catch and kill hares,with il- legal gambling on the outcome the main attraction. Thepractice is traditionally asso-


ciated with the post-harvest sum- mer period when fields are left stubbled after cutting. Those behind the practice are


hardened criminals who damage property, use intimidation and vi- olence and cause suffering to the dogs and the hares. The Country Land & Business


Association (CLA) is encouraging peoplewho see hare coursing tak- ing place to followthese three tips: Do not approach hare coursers; Report any suspicious activity to the police on 101; Call 999 if you suspect a crime is actually taking place.


CLA (South East) represents


thousands of landowners, farmers and rural businesses in Kent and across the south east. ActingregionaldirectorTimBam-


fordsaid:“Weappreciate thatpolice have a range of pressures but we want to ensure that tackling hare coursing remains apriority. “Those involved are hardened


criminals – often using threats, in- timidation and in some cases vio- lenceagainstanyonewhochallenges


their actions. These criminals don’t think twice about trespassing, dam- aging crops and property, and give little or no consideration to animal welfare.” Whenphoning thepolice, callers


should be prepared to give an ac- curate description. Hare coursing was banned in


2004. Brown hare populations have declined by about 80% in the past century, largely down to changing farmingmethods.


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