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sale details THE annual Great Leeds Book Sale takes place Friday October 23 (4pm – 8.30pm) and Saturday Oc- tober 24 (10am -2.30pm) in St. Nicholas’ Church, Leeds. Organisers stress it will be sub- ject to whatever government re- strictions are in force at the time and may have to be cancelled at short notice. There will be over 14,000 books on sale, including many in ‘as new’ condition. For more information contact Brian Hardy 01622-842915 email
b.hardy17@outlook.com.
or Submit snaps
A LOCAL council is asking resi- dents who have spotted wildlife returning to the area they live in, to share their photos and create an online gallery.
Maidstone Borough Council’s post COVID-19 lockdown Go Green Go Wild Scheme (GGGW) is asking people to submit photos they have taken in their gardens, on walks in the countryside, open spaces and parks across the bor- ough.
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Four attacks in a night by ball-bearing thugs
FOUR ball-bearing attacks hap- pened on the same night in Leeds village, police have confirmed. Three cars and a house were tar- geted, possibly from a moving ve- hicle, between September 20-21. One victim, Neil Willett, suf-
fered two smashed windows to his Jeep parked outside his home Upper Street. He was critical of Kent Police’s reaction to the incident, taking eight days before a PCSO visited him to take details of the crime. The officer has been in contact with the other victims in the vil- lage.
After reporting the incident, he
was given a crime number but Mr Willett (56) told Downs Mail at the time: “I got the distinct impression they could not have been less in- terested in me as a victim of crime, or were in the least bit interested in investigating what had hap- pened.”
Inspector Mark Hedges of the
support officer, who has been con- tacting the victims.
“Enquiries are ongoing to ascer-
tain if there is any CCTV footage or forensic opportunities that may assist our investigation.” In February, crime victim Au-
drey Browne suffered severe dam- age to the wall outside her home by a reversing articulated lorry and cost £3,000 to repair it. She says she has not heard “a
Leeds resident Neil Willett
Maidstone Community Safety Unit said: “Kent Police received re- ports that between September 20 and September 21 2020, three ve- hicles and a private address in Leeds suffered damaged windows during the hours of darkness. “Details of the incidents were recorded and brought to the atten- tion of the local police community
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peep” from Kent Police, claiming “they simply don’t care”. The lorry also caused damage to another property in Forge Lane as well as street furniture and a sign post. Kent Police insisted earlier this year that there was an ongoing investigation but was unable to give an update as to progress. Insp Hedges added: “We are treating the incidents as linked and would appeal to anybody with information to call our appeal line on 01622 604100, quoting crime reference 46/169831/20.”
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