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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Hopes fence will stop 'illegal encampments' in Sittingbourne park
Fencing will be installed around a recreation ground in Kent to help prevent "illegal encampments", a council has Borough Council is putting "knee rail" fencing around Milton Regis recreation ground, near Sittingbourne, because vehicles have driven on to the area three times this council says removing the encampments, cleaning up after them and carrying out any repairs costs local taxpayers thousands of pounds each 1,476ft (450m) of wooden fencing will be roughly 1.6ft (50cm) high and will be paid for through funding set aside for open space improvements, the council said. Part of the recreation ground already has fencing around its edge. The new fencing will cover the Wooster, chair of the council's environmental services and climate change committee, said: "So far this year, Milton Rec has seen three illegal encampments and residents have expressed their concerns on how it impacts their use of the recreation ground."Each incident also costs local council taxpayers thousands of pounds to remove, along with the costs of cleaning the site, waste removal and carrying out repairs."We need to follow a number of legal steps – welfare checks, legal notices and, when necessary, court applications - which takes up valuable resources."We want to prevent further incidents and have been trying to find ways to retain the original use of the park."Ms Wooster said the fencing would stop vehicles getting into the park without losing the "formal but open feel" of the the area.
The Sun
10-06-2025
- The Sun
Urgent hunt for boy, 16, missing since Sunday from historic town as cops ‘concerned for his welfare'
COPS have launched an urgent hunt for a teenager who went missing over the weekend. Charlie McDonald was last seen in Milton Regis, Kent at around 2pm on Sunday. The 16-year-old from Sittingbourne is described as white, around 5ft 8in tall and of slim build, with short light brown hair. He is believed to be wearing a blue top, black trousers, black trainers and he may also have a red hooded top. He has links to Ashford as well as to Greenwich, Woolwich and Lewisham, cops said. Kent Police have urged anyone with information about the lad's whereabouts to come forward as they are "concerned for Charlie's welfare". Anyone who has seen him or knows where he is should call 999 quoting 08-1364. The force said: "The public's help is sought to find a missing child from Sittingbourne. "Charlie McDonald was last seen in the Milton Regis area at around 2pm on Sunday 8 June 2025. "The 16 year old is described as white, around 5ft 8in tall and of slim build, with short light brown hair. It is thought Charlie may be wearing a blue top, black trousers, black trainers and he may also have a red hooded top. "He has links to Ashford as well as to Greenwich, Woolwich and Lewisham. "Officers are concerned for Charlie's welfare and anyone who has seen him or knows of his whereabouts should call 999 quoting 08-1364." 1
