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  • Facebook and MP appeal to find missing Rocco

    By jayenolan at 12:07 on 19/02/11
    Local MP Mark Reckless has become involved with hundreds of other local people in an appeal to find the missing Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy, Rocco, stolen recently from a house in Strood. The Facebook group, Who Stole Rocco, now numbers over 1300 members, all raising awareness to help find the eleven week old puppy and return him safely to his owner, Lucy. Rocco, who is tan coloured with a white chest, was stolen along with a...

  • TV licence offenders’ dire dodges

    By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 17/12/10
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    “A SQUIRREL weed on my TV so now it doesn’t work properly,” was just one of the bizarre excuses licence fee dodgers made for tuning in illegally. “My drunk boyfriend ate my payment card” and “the licence does not fit in the back of my telly” were two more tall tales enquiry officers were told when they caught viewers watching without a licence. The dim defences came to light when TV...

  • Pervert who molested girl, 9, jailed indefinitely

    By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 26/11/10
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    A PERVERT who kidnapped and molested a nine-year-old girl has been jailed indefinitely. Nigel Farrant, 51, grabbed the youngster and took her into woodland to carry out the assault at an area near Watts Meadow, Rochester, a jury at Maidstone Crown Court heard. His young victim managed to escape and ran away, and Farrant, of nearby Hoopers Road, was arrested two months later. Farrant pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnap,...

  • European Court to rule on TV football case

    By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 22/10/10
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    A MEDWAY pub owner has been taken to the European Court of Justice over televised football matches in a landmark case. Sanjay Raval, 49, from Hempstead, is involved in a case which revolves around Premier League football matches broadcast in his Maidstone pub Earl’s and could set a legal precedent. Mr Raval has been taken to the European Court by the Football Association Premier League (FAPL) because he used a foreign...

  • Live rail fall killed man

    By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 08/10/10
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    A TALENTED finance worker died when he wandered onto railway tracks after celebrating a £5,000 bonus cheque, an inquest has heard. Hard-working Leigh Robinson, 37, of Caldew Avenue, Gillingham, had enjoyed a night out with his brother and pals when he tried to make his way home from Rochester railway station. CCTV pictures taken just before 2.45am on April 4 at the deserted station showed Mr Robinson unsteady on his feet...

  • Duo jailed after snatching more than £17k

    By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 03/09/10
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    TWO men were jailed for a total of 19 years after stealing more than £17,000 from bookmakers and banks across Medway and North Kent. Gary McMeekin, 35, of Kingswear Gardens, Strood, pleaded guilty to six robberies between November 29, 2009, and April 9, 2010, as well as possession of an imitation firearm. Appearing at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday, McMeekin received a total of 15 years. Robert Blackburn, 31, of...

  • £20k cocaine man is jailed

    By Rochester-People at 08:00 on 06/08/10
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    A MAN caught carrying £20,000 worth of cocaine at Selhurst railway station has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Nicholas Currie was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court after being found guilty of possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply and possession of a Class B drug. The 25-year-old was caught during a drugs operation at the station on April 2 this year. A plain clothes police officer spotted Currie...

  • Are there any stupid laws still in force in Rochester?

    By jayenolan at 20:17 on 03/07/10
    Nick Clegg is working on repealing the stupid laws (you know, the ones that say it’s illegal to marry your cow ... except on a Tuesday after sundown, that kind of thing – as opposed to the stupid law, that so many people on the roads insist on obeying) so I was wondering how many there are left in Rochester? Having trawled the internet and come up with zilch, I didn’t think that could be right – much of...
   

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