The Swanley & Dartford Chronicle December 2008
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Dartford Council supports
Normandy Veterans
Dartford Borough Council is to provide financial
support to local veterans wishing to revisit the site
of the D-day landings in 2009.
The borough has several veterans from the
Normandy...
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Dartford Council supports
Normandy Veterans
Dartford Borough Council is to provide financial
support to local veterans wishing to revisit the site
of the D-day landings in 2009.
The borough has several veterans from the
Normandy landings and the grant will support a
return to the north France coast to commemorate
the 65th anniversary of the landings
The decision to offer support, through the Kent
branch of the Normandy Veterans Association,
follows the withdrawal of financial support by the
government for overseas visits after the 60th
anniversary in 2004.
Jeremy Kite, Leader of
Dartford Borough Council, says we should all
remember the sacrifices of past wars and
commemorate those who fought for our
freedoms.
“We’ve stepped in to support our veterans because
we find it completely unacceptable that
remembrance should have what seems to be a
‘best before date’.
The Normandy Veterans
Association does a marvellous job for our old
heroes and this is a small way in which we can
repay them.
”
Fatal collisionThe police are investigating a fatal collision on the
A20 London bound carriageway on Friday 7th
November 2008.
It happened near the McDonalds takeaway
restaurant on the Swanley by pass around 03.
00.
A
silver BMW was in collision with a green Ford
Escort, which was broken down and stationary at
the time.
Due to a previous collision in which a blue
Peugeot collided with the central reservation part
of the slip road was coned off.
The LAS attended
and took the 22 year old driver of the Escort to
Queen Mary’s hospital but he later died.
He has since been identified as Siddharta
Gauchan of Charlton Village.
A post mortem on
Monday 10 November at the Princess Royal
Hospital, Farnborough gave cause of death as
multiple injuries.
The driver and passenger of the BMW suffered
minor injuries and were seen by LAS but not
taken to hospital.
The 20 year old male driver of the BMW was
arrested at the scene and later bailed to return on
29 January ‘09 pending further investigation.
Officers are appealing for any witnesses to the
incident.
The number to ring with any
information is 020 8285 1574.
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Gareth Johnson has accused the Government
of betraying the motorist when the new
Dartford Crossing charges came into force on
15th November.
As from that date local residents could apply
for a controversial ‘ discount’ scheme.
As there
is an initial fee for the discount Dart Tag, local
residents will only benefit if they make a large
number of crossings in a year.
It will not help
local residents who use the crossing just a few
times.
Gareth Johnson said: “ It is not a discount
scheme that is needed but the total scrapping
of the Dartford Crossing tolls.
The tolls were due to be scrapped in 2003
when the bridge had been paid for.
Instead,
local residents have had to endure the cost,
congestion and pollution.
Instead of changing the charging structure of
the tolls, the Government should have used
this opportunity to scrap them completely.
The
changes signify the completion of this
Government’s betrayal of the motorist in
Dartford.
Tolls have been scrapped on two bridges by
Gordon Brown’s Constituency as he felt it was
unfair for motorists to pay for the crossing
several times over! Well if it is unfair for
Gordon Brown’s constituents then why is it
OK for Dartford’s residents to still have to pay?
The tolls on the crossing are yet another form
of taxation levied, by this Government, on the
motorist and another example of this
Government making life just that bit harder for
us all.
The crossing is Dartford’s icon, but instead of
it improving our quality of life and opening up
the local area, it places a financial drain on local
businesses and residents, pollutes the
atmosphere and clogs up local roads.
It’s time
that we saw an end to the tolls on the Dartford
crossing”.
• Bexley Council made a half-hearted attempt to get
some relief for residents as did local MP David
Evennett and Derek Conway.
Readers will largely
have been unaware that a consultation process had
been organised and no results were published.
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Stag Arts
Complex SavedSevenoaks District Council agreed to transfer
the Stag arts complex to Sevenoaks Town
Council as part of a long term lease agreement.
Following careful evaluation of the proposals,
the full Council decided to hand over the Stag
to Sevenoaks Town Council on a 25 year lease.
Initially Sevenoaks District Council will enter
into a short term lease allowing the Stag to open
early in the new year.
The long term lease will be
agreed thereafter.
Sevenoaks Town Council submitted a detailed
proposal and business plan to operate the Stag
that includes setting up an independent charity
to manage the complex based on the successful
model used by East Grinstead Town Council to
run the Chequer Mead Community Arts
Centre.
The current facilities would be retained
and no significant building works would be
necessary, minimising disruption to the arts
community.
The Town Council has said that it is looking at
the possibility of relocating its Tourist
Information Centre within the Stag.
Sevenoaks District Council would pay the
Town Council a grant of £100,000 a year for the
first five years of the lease agreement, £50,000
towards the running of the theatre and £50,000
towards youth outreach provision.
Cllr Elaine Bracken, the Council’s Cabinet
member with responsibility for the arts, says:
“Sevenoaks Town Council has put forward a
detailed proposal and business plan to reopen
the Stag early in 2009, which is great news for
the local arts community and for Sevenoaks.
They have a vision for a vibrant community
facility, but I would stress, if it is to succeed, the
whole community will need to give its backing
and support to the theatre and cinema
programme to ensure it remains viable in the
years to come.
”
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