Pellet Fired Through Pub Window - Hartlip

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/246161/19

At 8:00pm on Saturday the 28th of December, unknown persons, possibly a group of 6 youths, were responsible for firing a pellet through a pub window in Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip.

If you have any information that could help investigators please contact Kent Police on telephone number 101 and quote the relevant crime number above.

For more information on crime prevention visit: www.kent.police.uk

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Merry Christmas

  Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🏼⛄️

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UPDATE: Tuesday 24th December - Notification of Major Gas Works: A2 - High Street, Newington

Following the postponement of our work in November, we’ll be returning to London Road, Newington on Monday 6th January to continue upgrading our gas network.

In close consultation with Kent County Council from Monday 6th January, we'll be working to the east of Newington Industrial Estate, between properties 97 and 111 London Road. For everyone’s safety around our site, we’ll need to install temporary two-way traffic lights for approximately two weeks.

To guarantee gas supplies to properties in the area, we need to revise our programme of works, especially as we have entered the winter period where the gas demand increases. From Monday 20th January 2020, we'll be upgrading our network in the A2, working in Keycol Hill by Rook Lane, Sittingbourne. For everyone’s continued safety, temporary two-way traffic lights will be in place around our work area for approximately six weeks.

We have further work to carry out along the A2, Newington. We’re continuing to plan this and our revised programme of works with the local authority. We will share all the information with you once details have been confirmed.

We appreciate your understanding and patience while we carry out essential gas mains replacement work in the area.

If you have any further questions, please let me know.

Kind regards

Paige Roberts

Stakeholder and Community Manager

SGN Gas

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Swale Borough Council - More Than 50 Per cent Cut to Long Stay Parking Prices at New Multi-storey Car Park

People can now park all day at Bourne Place multi-storey car park in Sittingbourne for just £7.

Swale Borough Council has reduced the cost of parking for more than 6 hours to £7 from the £15 to provide more long stay car parking needed around the station and town centre.

Cllr Tim Valentine, cabinet member for environment at the council, said:

“We’re pleased to offer more long stay car parking spaces at the Bourne Place multi-storey car park for locals and visitors in Sittingbourne.

The more than 50 per cent reduction will open up 308 spaces at the new car park.

We know that more long stay parking is needed near the station and around the town centre, so we decided to amend the long stay charge to provide the space that users need.

The multi-storey car park offers secure and well-lit parking between 8am and 7pm every day, giving users peace of mind during the darker winter mornings and evenings. It also benefits from CCTV cameras throughout the building for extra reassurance.

The car park will be open 24-hours a day when the Travelodge hotel opens which will make it even easier for commuters to park.”

The car park will be closed on Christmas day, Boxing day and the New Years day, opening the usual times on all other days.

Bourne Place Multi-Storey Car Park
New tariff:
Up to 30 minutes	£0.50
Up to 1 hour	£1.00
Up to 2 hours	£2.00
Up to 3 hours	£3.00
Up to 4 hours	£4.00
Up to 5 hours	£5.00
Up to a maximum of 6 hours	£6.00
Over 6 hours (within 24-hour period)	£7.00
Lost Ticket	£15.00

The charge is for all parking bays including disabled and parent/child bays.

Swale Borough Council

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UPDATE: Potential Alterations to Chalkwell 326/327 Bus Services

Chalkwell Coach Hire recently announced an important consultation on potential alterations to the 326/327 bus service that links Sittingbourne to the Medway Towns via the villages of Newington, Upchurch and Lower Halstow.

Residents were invited to submit their views to the bus company either in writing or by completing an online consultation form by Sunday 15th December.

In an update posted to their Facebook page on Monday 23rd December 2019, the operator wrote:

“Thank you to everyone who responded to our 326/327 consultation. We are busy going through all of the responses in order to address how we will move forwards.

I would like to reinforce the point that the service is not being cancelled. We do however have a legal obligation to change the timetable when there are long term programmes of roadworks, such as the 42 week SGN works on the A2. These roadworks in addition to the July 2019 full closure have placed an additional financial burden on Chalkwell, which we cannot sustain indefinitely. Therefore, some elements of the service or certain journeys that are lightly used may be suspended or discontinued.

We recognise that many people are dependent on the 326/327 service for a variety of reasons, all of which will be carefully assessed before any decisions are made.

We have again approached SGN for clarification of when the roadworks will resume and asked them to meet the additional costs that we have incurred. It is fair to say that so far SGN have not been very forthcoming.

In the meantime, we will endeavour to keep our customers updated as and when we have any further information.”

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Vehicle Damaged - Upchurch | Pig Stolen - Hartlip

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/242307/19

Between 4:15pm and 9:00pm on Friday 20th of December, a car was vandalised in Oak Lane, Upchurch.

Crime Number: 46/242185/19

Be careful if you are offered a pig for sale because one has been stolen from Potters Barn Farm, Yaugher Lane, Hartlip.

If you have any information that could help investigators please contact Kent Police on telephone number 101 and quote the relevant crime number above.

For more information on crime prevention visit: www.kent.police.uk

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