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illegal party A WOMAN has been fined £10,000 for breaching COVID-19 regula- tions by organising an illegal party in Bearsted. Officers were called to a fight outside a house, advertised online as a holiday property, in Plantation Lane at around 4.25am on May 30. More than 100 people arrived for a pre-arranged party at the house. The woman who made the booking, a 20-year-old from Milton Keynes, was given a fixed penalty notice for holding a gathering of more than 30 people in a private dwelling. Assistant Chief Constable Nicola Faulconbridge said: “We are still in a pandemic and it remains against the law to organise and attend large indoor gatherings like house parties and unlicensed music events.”
“In these situations, our officers
will move quickly to enforcement and those found responsible will be issued with a fixed penalty no- tice.
“Officers will not hesitate to use their enforcement powers when necessary.”
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Fire at historic home suspicious, say police
THE fire at Sutton Valence which destroyed Belringham House is being treated as suspicious. The blaze ripped through the three-storey Georgian home with views over the Weald on July 4. Thick smoke swept across the village, and residents were advised to shut their doors and windows. Fire crews were at the scene for much of the weekend. The A274 was closed, causing havoc for drivers, who were forced onto tiny country roads.
The building has been derelict
for years and no one was injured. One villager said: "The fire just
ripped through the building. It was quite scary. The fire crews tried to contain it, but I guess they were scared the whole thing would col- lapse all over the road. “It left a lot of drivers hacked off, because once they were on those little back roads, they were stuck.”
Firefighters carried out con-
trolled demolitions in parts of the building for safety reasons. At the fire’s height, four engines and water carriers were at the scene. Kent Police said: "The fire is being treated as suspicious and is being investigated by police and Kent Fire and Rescue Service. "Anyone with information is
asked to call the west Kent appeals line on 01622 604100, quoting ref-
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Belringham House has been ex- tensively vandalised
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