Your Canterbury, Issue 18, January 9, 2008

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THE NEWSPAPER FOR CANTERBURY, WHITSTABLE, HERNE BAY AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES January 9, 2008
SMASH AND GRAB
LATE EDITION
GANG ARE JAILED
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CAGED: City pair Anthony Lee, 32, and Hizekiah Roberts, 30
(cid:1)BY GARETH ARNOLD
A RUTHLESS gang who carried out
a string of smash and grab raids on
PROPERTY FOCUS
Get the low down on the local market cash machines throughout East Kent
were jailed this week.
ALSO INSIDE The four men received a total of 36 years in
prison for the theft of cash machines in
Littlebourne,Beltinge,Sandwich and Hawkinge.
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All were charged with conspiracy to burgle and
LEISURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGES 20-28 conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
Hizekiah Roberts, 30, an unemployed builder
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from Dickens Avenue in Canterbury, was also
JOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGES 53-58 charged with dangerous driving and two counts of
causing grievous bodily harm to two police officers,
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after running them over in his attempt to escape.
HARTLEY TOLD HE CAN STAY One of the officers suffered a broken leg, and
the other a broken ankle.
He was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Former Kent cricketer Hartley Alleyne has had the threat of deportation lifted for three years. Anthony Cornelius Lee, 32, a builder from
Mr Alleyne, who has lived and worked in the UK for 30 years including as a cricket coach at St Greenbridge Park Caravan Site,Vauxhall Road,
Edmund’s School, has been told by the Home Office he has been given a three-year extension to his Canterbury,was sentenced to seven years and 10
months in jail.
visa, by which time he should qualify for citizenship. It follows a campaign run by Yourcanterbury to
His brother, Darren Scott Lee, 31, a labourer
help keep him in the UK. For the full story, see our website – www.yourcanterbury.co.uk from The Meadows,New Romney,was sentenced
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Council look They were ‘a ruthless
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gang’ says detective
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to the same length of time behind bars.
John Panhandle-Smith, 30, unem-
ployed,from Snowdown Caravan Site,
to increase Aylesham Road,Dover,was jailed for
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eight years and five months.
In January 2007,officers from Kent
police’s Serious and Organised Crime
Unit investigated a number of cash
machine thefts in the area.
Following a lengthy operation at the
beginning of last year,the gang were
seen trying to steal a cash machine in
search costs New Romney in the early hours of
February 28.
When police arrived, two of the
gang tried to escape in a 4x4 and ran
over two police officers.The other two
men ran away.
Three of the men were arrested at
the scene in New Romney and the
fourth some days later.
All pleaded guilty to the charges,
(cid:1)BY GARETH ARNOLD and were sentenced at Maidstone
Crown Court on Monday.
Det Supt Tim Smith said: “I am
THE cost of land charges – delighted this determined and ruth-
part of the controversial less gang has been given significant
sentences.The public need to be pro-
housing information packs
The Kent Property Report 2007. Experts explain what tected from criminals who cause this
1 (HIPs) scheme – could sky- level of harm and damage.”
changed and why. See Business TV
rocket under new council
plans.
Local Land Charges are a vital
element of HIPs, made compulsory yourcanterbury
to house sellers last year.
Now, tomorrow night, council NEWS IN BRIEF
bosses will discuss raising the cost
of a Local Land Charge search from
£6 to £56.
Council chiefs say the huge price Fund’s budget cannot
rise is necessary to cover the cost of
the Government’s HIPs scheme, as
Canterbury faces pressure from stretch to applicants
private search companies able to
undercut it on price.
NEARLY 40 organisations applied for
In a report to the executive, Kim LEVY: Council chiefs say the rise is needed a share of funding from Canterbury’s
Bennett,head of development servic-
to cover the cost of the Government’s HIPs voluntary grants fund.
es,wrote:“The message is somewhat
The fund – designed to offer grants
stark.While ideally we must reduce
ber of official searches carried out by to voluntary organisations to help
our fee costs to make us competitive
the council is declining as people with a variety of projects – is valued
the hit on the revenue budget is too
turn to cheaper private companies. at more than £400,000 for this year.
much to absorb in one year.”
The report continues: “Should the The applications for funding added
A local land search contains details
2 Mitsubishi’s new iCar might be mistaken for a wheelie bin, says Motors of all local land charges registered trend continue and the number of offi- up to more than double the money
available however, exceeding the
editor Steve Loader… but he thinks it’s a winner. See Motors TV against a property. cial searches continues to decline,then
budget by £415,000.
This includes matters of outstand- it must follow there will be an oppor-
ing liability for road and other finan- tunity for staff savings. This might Care worker charged
cial charges, home improvement allow us to cut the fee still further and
grants,tree preservation orders and thus make us more competitive.”
with second rape
other notices of restriction or prohibi- From January 1 this year, sellers
tion on a parcel of land. face a £200 fine,imposed by trading
It is a statutory requirement that standards officers, if they put their A MALE nurse charged with raping a
all authorities within England and house on the market without a HIP. mentally ill patient has been charged
Wales compile, maintain and regu- Many people are concerned that local with a further count of rape.
larly update their Local Land authorities’ search restrictions could John Mendy, from Ramsgate,
Charges register. delay the already strenuous process worked at St Martin’s Hospital in
In an effort to become more com- of buying or selling their property. Canterbury. He was charged with
petitive, the council is reducing the In addition to the search, a HIP rape and serious sexual assault in
cost of a full search from £145 to includes an energy efficiency certifi- November last year and has now been
£130. Private companies currently cate, title deeds, and a sale state- charged with raping a Canterbury
charge around £100. ment providing basic information woman in Margate last August.
The uncertain future of the unpop- about the property. Mendy is currently remanded in cus-
ular HIPs scheme has also given the tody and will appear at Canterbury
council cause for concern.The num- •Email [email protected] Crown Court on January 21.
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‘Beaten’ man’s death Do you know any
unsung heroes who
deserve awards?
was not suspicious
THE search is on for the district’s
unsung heroes, as the Lord Mayor’s
Award scheme kicks off for a 10th year.
The initiative aims to reward resi-
dents whose efforts have made a differ-
ence to other people’s lives.There are no
age limits and nominations are welcome
from all walks of life,although nominees
Post mortem
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related to death
“If you know of anyone who deserves
to be nominated for a Lord Mayor’s
Award, please get in touch and help
of 64-year-old them get the recognition they deserve.”
Nomination forms for the Lord
Mayor’s Award 2008 are available from
any city council office,by calling 01227
862080 or by completing an online form
(cid:1)BY GARETHARNOLD at www.canterbury.gov.uk/lordmayor-
saward. They should be returned by
Monday,February11.
THE DEATH of a 64-year-old
assault victim who claimed to have
been beaten-up twice over VIEW THIS CLIP ON
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suspicious.
David Ruffles, of Poplar Drive, Greenhill,
Herne Bay,died on Sunday,December 30,after LOCAL
collapsing at a friend’s house in Mortimer
Street.
Police and an ambulance crew were called to SITEOFTHETRAGEDY:The body of David Ruffles, 64, was discovered at a friend’s house in Mortimer Street, Herne Bay
the house at 2.20pm,but were unable to revive
Mr Ruffles who died at the scene. them to the police at the time. they can shed any light on what happened to
In the days before his death,Mr Ruffles told Officers investigating Mr Ruffles’ death ini- Mr Ruffles on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.
his flat mate he had been assaulted by two men tially suspected that he might have died as a Although he owned the flat in Poplar Drive,
in Mortimer Street at 11am on Christmas Eve, result of the injuries apparently sustained in Mr Ruffles is believed to have spent much of his
and attacked again near his home in Poplar the attacks. time at the friend’s house in Mortimer Street,
Drive on Boxing Day, where he was punched But a post mortem examination,carried out where he was found dead.
and beaten with a stick by two men. on last Wednesday,found no link between the Officers are also keen to get in touch with
At the time of his death,Mr Ruffles had cuts injuries and Mr Ruffles’ death. anyone who might have witnessed the attacks,
and bruises on his face and body,and bruises on A toxicology report is being prepared while or seen anything which could explain Mr
his knees. the coroner decides whether to open an inquest Ruffles’ injuries.
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Over Christmas he had told his flatmate that into his death. Anyone with any information is asked to call
the cause of his numerous injuries had been the Police are examining CCTV footage,taken of Detective Sergeant Fred McCormack on 01227 – adopted by the local village
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Fireman climbs
Picture MARK MALKINSON
ZOO PROPOSAL
rungs of success
IS PURR-FECT
A LONG-serving firefighter has risen
through the ranks to become temporary
area manager for the county’s east divi- WHEN Kelly Carr was given a Christmas present
sion.
by her long-time boyfriend to be a keeper for a
Brave Andy Merriman,who served in
Faversham during his 25 years with day at wild animal park Howletts, she got more
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS), than she imagined.
takes over its largest geographical area,
Because while she was in the tiger enclosure at
overseeing 22 fire stations and more
than 500 staff. the Bekesbourne park, beau Stuart Janes sur-
Mr Merriman, 44, who lives in prised her by getting down on one knee and pop-
Sittingbourne with wife Sarah and five- ping the question.
year-old daughter Madeleine, said: “I’m
Miss Carr, 29, from Maidstone, was being
delighted to have this opportunity,KFRS
has been rated an excellent authority and shown the big cat enclosure by keeper Jim
we have established relationships in the Vassey – star of BBC show Roar. But she was
area with agencies and partners,which I
purring with delight when her boyfriend arrived
will be looking to build on for the future.
“The recent tragic deaths of firefighters to take photographs – and propose marriage.
in Warwickshire have demonstrated how A stunned, but delighted, Miss Carr said: “Just
dangerous our job can be and we will look experiencing being keeper for the day was the
to make sure our firefighters receive the
most incredible thing I have ever done and then
full benefit of the extra funds to be invest-
ed in our live fire training facilities.” for Stuart to propose to me made it the most
Drop in for advice amazing day. We really appreciate Jim and the
Howletts staff keeping the secret and making the
day so special for us.”
on hearing aids
The happy couple now intend to wed in Italy
later this year.
FREE hearing aid maintenance is avail-
able at a drop-in clinic run by charity Leukaemia sufferer
Hi Kent.
It works with the deaf and hard-of-
hearing community throughout the
county,and is running another of its pop-
ular drop-in clinics for hearing aid users
at its Canterbury centre at 46 Northgate.
People with NHS hearing aids can drop
in and get their hearing aids serviced.
They can also get free advice and
Ellie is a little star
demonstrations of Hi Kent’s range of
equipment,including special door entry
systems,smoke alarms,telephones,con-
versation aids and television listening
devices. The next drop-in session will
be held on Friday,January 18 from 10am
to 1pm.
VIEW THIS CLIP ON IT’S A New Year and a new lease of (cid:1)BY GARETH ARNOLD was also moved to Great Ormond Street and
the QEQM Hospital in Margate.
life for a school girl who has sur-
yourkenttv.co.uk However,she finished her treatment in May
vived more than two years of gru-
“My first thought was meningitis so I did last year and is now in remission and feeling
elling cancer treatment the glass test and could see it wasn’t that. strong and healthy.
LOCAL
Ellie Slater,seven,has been given a Cancer When we got to the doctor’s they took one look Her mother said:“She is absolutely brilliant
Research UK Little Star Award for continuing at the rash and put us in an ambulance to now. At one point, Ellie was completely bald,
to shine despite her illness,and after long years hospital.” lost all her energy and her life revolved around
of treatment,is finally in remission and feeling The family was living in Shropshire at the doctors and nurses.
fit and healthy. time and were taken to Telford Hospital. “Now she is happy and healthy and back to
Her mum Michelle, of Somme Court, Mrs Slater said:“At the hospital they tested being a child again.
Canterbury,said:“You wouldn’t believe the dif- for all sorts of things. Leukaemia was one of “As much as doctors and nurses try and talk to
ference between how she was two years ago them but it wasn’t at the top of the list. the children in ways they understand,the chil-
and the little girl we have today – it’s amazing.” However,they came back that evening and said dren end up coming up to their level and becom-
Ellie was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic they suspected that’s what it was.” ing little adults.Now Ellie has begun to learn
leukaemia in February 2004. The next two years were a blur of trips to how to be a child again and it’s lovely to see.”
Mrs Slater explained:“We noticed Ellie was- Birmingham and Shrewsbury hospitals for fur- Proud family friend Joy Mendez,who nomi-
n’t really eating properly – she hadn’t eaten a ther treatments and appointments. nated Ellie,said:“She has been through some
hot meal for a fortnight.I made her an appoint- Ellie’s dad Jason,currently serving with the tough times and has dealt with her illness far
The architect behind the Marlowe ment at the doctor and the night before we Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders,got a post- better than a lot of adults would have done.
Theatre outlines his plans were due to go,she developed a rash on the bot- ing back to Canterbury so they could be near “She is an absolute delight to know and has a
tom of her legs. Michelle’s family for support.Ellie’s treatment special place in my,and her family’s heart.”
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Tiny collection was one Wall worries over
town’s museum
A WALL near Herne Bay Museum is to
be repaired at a cost of £5,000.
At a recent executive meeting of the
city council,members expressed surprise
to watch at top auction
at the cost,and asked whether the work
could be carried out by people on com-
munity service.
It is hoped the repairs will improve the
building until a new one can be erected.
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THEY are just a few centimetres (cid:1)BY CHRIS BRITCHER sold as a gentleman’s luxury accessory.
James Stratton, a specialist from Bonhams’ yourcanterbury.co.uk
long and collected over two
clocks and watches department in London,says:
generations. LOCAL
National Trust, at Smallhythe Place, in “As well as being very attractive objects some of
But when they went under the hammer at a Tenterden,near Ashford,last year. these keys were rather cleverly designed – the
top London auction house last month they Bonhams’ regional valuer from Whitstable, innovative ‘typsy’ key for instance,has a special
more than doubled their estimate and brought Christopher Hodgson, describes how he came safety mechanism which only allows you to turn
a mighty piece of New Year good cheer to across the collection: “Smallhythe is a super the key in one direction, which prevents you
their owner. venue and we always get some interesting from breaking your prized pocket watch.”
Because a large collection of the tiny watch finds.We’d already had a good day and then the The woman who had the collection has not
keys – each averaging just a little over an inch watch keys came in,which were a real delight. been identified, however, it is understood she
in length,pictured below – made a whopping inherited many of the items from her mother
Hoof
£9,240 at Bonhams’ Fine Watch sale in London. who had been gathering the collection over
And for the mystery collector who lives near “They are miniature works of art in their own many years.
Canterbury,the good news didn’t end there. right,many made from gold with the addition of Mr Hodgson told us:“The keys sold in two
A very rare Swiss pocket watch, engraved semi-precious stones and lots of quirky designs, lots, both with estimates of between £2,000-
with the Egyptian Khedival crown, sold for a including one which looked like an early gun 3,000 – so clearly they far exceeded that.It is
staggering £6,580. and another one in the form of a horses hoof.” very rare to see such a large collection.” Follow the modern pilgrim route
The collection was originally discovered dur- The watch keys,which dated from the 17th from Canterbury to Rome
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UNLOCKING A FORTUNE
THEY may be small, but they pack a pricey punch. These are the tiny watch keys which sold at
Bonhams recently.
James Stratton, a specialist from the London auction house, said: “In the 18th and 19th
centuries, pocket watches were sold with fairly basic steel keys and these ornate keys would
have been bought as an additional accessory by fashionable gentlemen. Later the keys became
collectors' objects in their own right.”
Kids will dig historic lessons
GENUINE archaeological treasures will be and really interesting ephemera from the
available to the district’s school children this World Wars.
year thanks to a new service introduced by “Among the models are Viking and
Canterbury Archaeological Trust. medieval ships,a Norman castle,a medieval
Three hundred boxes of original artefacts, house, a Roman dining room, WW2 aero-
replicas, models and ephemera ranging planes and the Columbia space shuttle.”
from prehistoric tools to WWII gas masks Funded by both the Kent Archaeological
and ration books,will be available on loan Society and the Friends of Canterbury
to all the county’s independent infant,jun- Archaeological Trust,members say the serv-
ior and secondary schools; nearly 800 in ice is a response to the growing interest in
total. archaeology among young people and will
Canterbury Archaeological Trust educa- make practical use of thousands of items
tion officer Marion Green,said:“The collec- that have been inherited by the trust.
tion is very varied and includes finds from It is hoped the items will become valuable
archaeological digs,Anglo-Saxon and Viking teaching aids across the school curriculum in
helmets; toys from the early 20th century; history,art,technology and English lessons.
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Sunday 2:01pm 5.8m Christmas season are being reminded to be
Dover Saturday 11:33am 6.2m safety and security conscious.
With more youngsters than ever across the
Sunday 12:09pm 6.3m county expected to be logging on to the inter-
Dungeness Saturday 11:33am 7.2m net this year,Kent police has released a list of
guidelines to parents in a bid to keep them
Sunday 12:06pm 7.3m safe from harm.
Youth crime reduction officer PC Martin
Ramsgate Saturday 12:03pm 4.7m Carter said: “Although children mostly use
Sunday 12:39pm 4.8m computers when they are securely inside their
own homes,we have to remember the virtual
Sheerness Saturday 1:14pm 5.5m world is completely open to them and can pose
SUNRISE SUNSET
7.59am 4.06pm Sunday 1:51pm 5.6m all sorts of risks if precautions are not taken.
“We want to remind parents and guardians
MOONRISE MOONSET Whitstable Saturday 1:19pm 5.0m to keep an eye on what their children are doing
9.19am 6.24pm Sunday 1:56pm 5.1m and to ensure they are safe while they have
fun on their computers.”
FIVE-DAY KENT FORECAST
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QHow did you get involved with the alcohol service? and have powerful consequences both for socie- are no longer problematic,though it can be a
ty and the individual.We have a national prob- good idea to have a few weeks without alcohol.
QUESTION & ANSWER
AI joined the alcohol service in 1979 having lem with alcohol and this is reflected as much
worked as a mental health nurse in general in Kent as any other part of England. QWhat can friends and family do to help?
psychiatry.I’d become interested in treatment
BILL approaches at Mount Zeehan in Canterbury QHave you seen an increase in alcohol addiction in Kent? AIt can be very stressful to be around some-
and learned that working with problem one who is drinking too much,but friends
drinkers was rewarding and productive. AThe numbers who seek and are referred for and family should try to be honest with the per-
READING help have never been higher. The rise in son who is drinking by expressing their con-
QWhat is the role of the alcohol service? demand for treatment exceeds growth in the cerns and offering to help where they can.
population; more people are seeking help for It is important not to take responsibility away
AThe service has two functions.Firstly,it pro- drinking problems than in previous years. from the individual drinker and to recognise
Much of the problematic alcohol use remains
vides services to those affected by the use of that each individual must make their own
hidden and cannot be measured accurately in
alcohol and those who suffer the consequences choices. It is seldom a good idea to discuss such
terms of the number of people approaching spe-
of drinking by others.The second role is to pro- matters when someone is actually drunk.
cialist agencies for help.Alcohol is cheaper and
vide support,training and advice to profession-
more widely available and we know people are
als who deal with alcohol misuse such as doc- QDo you have any advice for people who may be concerned
drinking heavily at younger ages.It seems like-
tors,social workers,and probation officers. about their drinking over the recent festive period?
ly the number of people with alcohol problems
in Kent will continue to increase. AFor many people,alcohol will have formed
QWhat do you provide? part of their celebrations with no lasting dif-
QWhat advice can you give to people who are worried ficulties. Some people drink more during the
AWe provide a range of services throughout about their drinking habits? festive period than normal and simple meas-
east Kent,including different types of group AIt’s important to recognise alcohol problems ures such as alternating with non-alcoholic
treatment, individual help and help for fami- drinks,not drinking on an empty stomach and
can be solved with or without specialist
lies.We are able to accept self-referrals to the not drinking too early in the day can help.
help.There are many things which people can
service and help is free and confidential.The do to reduce their consumption,such as keeping If people did over-indulge it is a good idea to
main aim is to help people to help themselves. a record of consumption and trying to reduce follow this with a period of reduced drinking,or
this,and talking to someone who is trusted.If not drinking at all,to allow the body to recover.
QIs there a problem with alcohol in Kent? people are concerned they cannot reduce their A good piece of general advice is to check that
consumption,it is easy to get help. alcohol is being used to enhance celebrations,
AA recent study showed that levels of alcohol The staff at the alcohol service can give rather than using the celebrations as an excuse
consumption in Kent are relatively high advice. Although some people find they will for increased drinking.
compared with other parts of England. need to stop drinking completely,many others • The Kent & Medway Alcohol Service can be contacted by
Alcohol problems occur across the country can reduce their consumption to levels which telephoning 01227 761310
&
Bill Reading, head of Kent and Medway Alcohol Services, talks to Rob Livingstone about Kent’s increasing
problem with alcohol, and what can be done to assuage it, as well as explaining where to turn for help
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