News Cyber attacks
MILLIONS of Chinese and Rus- sian hackers have attempted to in- filtrate the cyber defences of Kent County Council (KCC) amid the Coronavirus crisis. There were 76 million attempts to harvest data at County Hall from October to December in 2020. It has emerged that 38 million at-
tempts were made by hackers from Russia and 30 million from China. Andrew Cole, head of technol- ogy at KCC, told Maidstone coun- cillors: “This is significant. It is like 76 million knocks on your door.”
Injury claim TWO Maidstone men remain in
custody after a man was reportedly seriously injured by a dog. Omar Minsende and Daphne
Yeo, both of Queen Anne Road, were detained after police were called to the Maidstone property. The pair were charged with being concerned in the supply of class A drugs and Mr Minsende was charged with GBH with intent. They appeared before Medway Magistrates Court on February 11 and were remanded in custody.
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House ‘sale’ the latest twist in building row
THE long and unhappy conflict between one man’s housing pro- ject and its neighbours has taken a new, unexpected turn. Residents, unhappy that Daniel Stratulat converted an unassuming bungalow into a grand new prop- erty without permission, were re- assured to see an estate agent’s sign attached to the hoardings at the site in Otham. But the Bairstow Eves “SOLD” placard outside Bramley Cottage is not what it seems. For a staffer at the Dagenham branch of the estate agents, from where the sign originated, knows nothing of the recent “sale”. Adam Shackman told Downs Mail: “I don’t know what the sign is doing there but that’s not one of our properties.”
The dispute stretches back around seven years, when Mr Stratulat embarked on a major re- development of Bramley Cottage
without the necessary permissions from Maidstone Borough Council. After several years, a Govern- ment planning inspector threat- ened to send in the bulldozers if the unregulated work was not dis- mantled. Throughout the time, there has been constant building noise at the property, which neigh- bours in the conservation area say is invasive. But last year, the MBC planning committee waved through a retro-
spective planning request. How- ever, work has continued un- abated.
Local independent borough councillor Gordon Newton said: “Nothing surprises me in this whole sorry, saga anymore. “This issue has been hugely stressful for local people and Maid- stone Borough Council’s planning committee did them no favours.” We contacted Mr Stratulat for a comment. He did not respond.
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