by Joe Walker

'joe_wa|ker@thekmqroup.co.uk

An investigation is under way
after a man was killed when he
was hit by a lorry on the A2 near
Canterbury on Tuesday night. '

7 The pedestrian was struck by -

the Dutch-registered Vehicle on
the London-bound carriageway

between Bridge and Wincheap e

shortly after 6pm.

I-Ijs deathis not being treated as
suspicious by police, -amid claims"
he may have run into the road.

Emergency crews attempted to
resuscitate the man, but he died
at the scene.

The victim, described as in his
20s, has not yet been identified
or his family informed. l

The road was closed between
Bridge and Wincheap and traf-
fic was diverted to the A20 and
M20, causing huge tailbacks into
the evening. ’ c '

Police are are now conducting
an investigation for the coroner.

Only last Weekend three peo-
plewere taken to hospital after a

a crash on the same stretch of road

between Barham and Bridge.

     

Emergency services at the scene of theaccident, top, and,
above, traffic queued on the London-bound carriageway

And last month Henryk Kon-
opacki was killed after crashing

’ his lorry into a concrete bridge

support just past the Barhain
slip road. ‘

W is the A2‘a dangerous

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i by Gerry Warren
gwarren@1:hekmqroup.co.uk

I BUSINESSMAN Peter Malkin
is selling the country mansion
where he once hid in a secret
corridor after kidnapping his
young son.

The colourful 68-year-old has a

put Bridge Place on the market
for offers of more than £3 mil-
lion, saying he has done so with
a heavy heart.

He has owned the Jacobean

-1 Grade II-listed, ‘eight-bedroom

 mansion for almost 50 years.
Among its many stories is

 when Mr Malkin abducted his

son Oliver 25 years ago following
the breakdown of his marriage
and took him to Egypt.
: On their return, they hid from
> the police in a secret corridor in
the 17th century house before
being discovered by sniffer dogs.
Mr Malkin was convicted of kid-
nap and served more than eight
months in prison.
Mr Malkin said: “I did it for love
= and don’t regret it. Oliver and I
are very close and speak several
times a week and I go to see him
regularly in Devon. ”
The property, set in six acres,
is one of the most expensive in
thearea, andMrMa]l:in,whohas

ing, says he will be sad to leave.

He said: “Obviously I love the
place and am very attached to it.
But it’s just me and my brother,
who is staying with me for a
while, so I am rattling around
the house. But I will only sell it
if the price is right.”

Mr Malkin opened the Bridge
Country Club in the swinging
Sixties and still runs a night-
: club on the last Saturday of the
month, which he says attracts a
nice crowd.

But he believes the house

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painstakinglyrestoreg the build-

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would make a wonderful family
home or a country hotel.

For many years he specialised
in buying and conserving old
buildings and has worked on
more than 40 properties.

He said: “I have done so much
Work to restore its original fea-
tures, including the staircas_e,_

 f.

whole place is in tip-top condi-
tion.

“It would be a great Wrench to
leave after all this time but my
son Oliver lives in Devon with his
wife and they have just had my
first grandson.

“I quite like the idea of buying
a place down there and having
one here because I still love the
Canterbury area.”

The house has a fascinating his-
tory. It was built by a Dutchman,
Sir Arnold Braems, who became
the first manager of Dover Har-

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Home, sweet home is on
lthe market for £33m plus

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‘Obviously I love the
place and am very
attached to it...But I

hour Board and renamed Briclge
Place in about 1650.

The property is being marketed
by Strutt and Parker in Canter-
bury.

Partner Simon Backhouse
says: “The house has magnifi-
cent period detailing and retains
a wealth of interesting features,
both inside and out, and now
offers great potential.

“It provides a fine canvas from
which to recreate a magnificent
family home.”

  
    
 

Peter Malkin will be sad to
leave his home for nearly

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he Rev Julia Picklies.
Martin Vye of Viridor, church

warden Jane Millyard and

Archdeacon of Canterbury

0 Theven Sheila WatsonrM257o31a

Church project
is completed

ST PETER’S Church in
Bekesbourne is celebrating
the completion of its £35,000
renovation project.

Work has included installing
a toilet with composting 0
facilityand atotal facelift for
a section of the church which
had become unusable. 0

Funding for the project came
from various organizations
such as the Friends of 0
Bekesbourne Church‘,

Kent County Council‘, and

s 0 Bekesbourne Parish Council.

Waste firm Viridor provided g
£14,000 of the money.

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