Folkestone Herald
16-4-1993
Local News
A brown wooden pub sign bearing the words The Harbour,
and worth £50, was stolen from outside the Crab and Oyster pub in Harbour
Street, Folkestone.
Folkestone Herald
9-3-1995
Local News
Two soldiers have been cleared of attacking a pub manager
during a Christmas Day incident in Folkestone.
Barry Greaves, manager of the Princess Royal, was hit a
number of times with a pool cue and ended up with a fractured jaw and a deep
cut to the head after being approached by two men with Scottish accents,
Maidstone Crown Court heard.
Miss Caroline Knight, prosecuting, said on Christmas Day,
1993, there was a private party at the Harbour public house in Folkestone, to
which other publicans were invited. Paul Provan and David Boyes, both Argyll
and Sutherland Highlanders stationed at Folkestone, arrived. They were not
invited, but were allowed in because one of them was the boyfriend of a member
of staff and was a regular there. Mr. Greaves, who had been invited, arrived
during the evening, followed shortly afterwards by his girlfriend, Barbara Day.
But they had a slight disagreement and when the time came for them to leave she
walked out first, followed by Mr. Greaves. From various people in the public
house a picture was pieced together, said Miss Knight. One person recalled
letting the two into the party, and in particular remembered Mr. Boyes, who was
going out with a member of the staff. A customer remembered them both going out
and coming back in with a pool cue. “This is a case where the defendants were
arrested shortly afterwards, and the question of identification may be
something to which you may have to pay close attention”, Miss Knight told the
jury.
In evidence, Mr. Greaves told the Court he was aware of a
number of people with Scottish accents in the pub that night. “Barbara arrived
about 20 minutes after me, and she wasn`t very pleased with me because I hadn`t
told her where I was going”, he said. “As we left she was still not happy. We
started walking back to the Princess Royal. Two people came from out of the
Harbour and said “What`s going on here?”, and I said “It`s none of your
business”. I didn`t take any notice of who it was. Barbara had run up the Old
High Street. I caught her uo halfway. We were both out of puff and we just sat
down on a window ledge laughing and got our breath back. Then two men came up
the High Street and said again “What`s going on here?” Barbara was stood in
front of me. I was still sitting on the window ledge. At that point I didn`t
see them. We were talking”, he said. “These two came up with Scottish accents
and said “What are you two up to?” One of them pushed Barbara out of the way:
one grabbed me by the throat while the other one hit me several times with a
billiard cue”.
The two, neither of whom gave evidence, were cleared of
wounding with intent and discharged.
Folkestone Herald
8-6-1995
Local News
A furious bride-to-be has had to call back all her
wedding invitations after a mix-up over the booking for the reception.
Bernice Scanlon went to the Harbour pub, Folkestone, at
the end of April to ask about a wedding reception for 70 people in August. She
claims the manager booked the date in the diary and told her to return a month
later to discuss a price and pay a deposit. But when she went back at the end
of May Miss Scanlon said she was told no
booking had been made and there was no way the pub`s restaurant could seat 70.
Miss Scanlon, 22, of Cheriton Road, Folkestone, who works as a barmaid at
Jolson`s nightclub in Tontine Street, said “When I went the first time I asked
if they could do a sit-down meal for 70 people on August 19. The manager put my
name and phone number in the diary and said they would definitely be able to do
it. He told me to come back for a quote, but said it would be fine and there
would be no problem. He said it was going to be refurbished and the place would
be beautiful for me. But when I went back I was told there was no way they
could seat that many people in the restaurant and they couldn`t do the
reception. I thought they were joking, it was such a shock. I have sent out all
the invitations and paid for everything. It`s only nine weeks until I get
married and I`ve got to start all over again. Surely they could have rung me to
let me know. I have complained to the brewery`s head office about it but I
haven`t heard anything yet”.
But Helen Waters, manageress of The Harbour, said that
although the reception had been entered in the diary no definite booking was
made. She said “It was a provisional booking and she was asked to come back in
a month to confirm it and sort out a price. I don`t know why she sent out her
invitations before it had been confirmed. Andy, the manager, made a note of the
date and numbers in the diary. He told her vwe were waiting for a refurbishment
and she would need to come back and see us at the end of May. We haven`t got 70
seats in the restaurant, and still won`t have that many after the refurbishment
has been done. She got very angry when I told her it hadn`t been booked, but
she hadn`t agreed a price and had nothing in writing. I didn`t know we had her
phone number, but if I had I would have phoned and told her we couldn`t do it.
I did apologise to her when she came in”.
Bernice, whose fiancé Philip Yates, also 22, is serving
in the Army at Aldershot, has now booked a reception at The Carpenters, in The
Stade, Folkestone, and is sending out new invitations. She said “I`ve got to
get all the old invitations back and have them all redone. They cost me £50,
but now I`ll buy cheap ones because i can`t afford to spend so much again. I`m
very angry indeed”.
Folkestone Herald
10-8-1995
Local News
Most landlords have welcomed the new Sunday opening
hours. Many pubs were packed with families celebrating the freedom to drink all
afternoon while others were deserted because customers were confused by the new
law. Drinkers who didn`t know about the new tippling time were in for a
surprise at the Harbour Inn, Folkestone. Barman Ian Waddilove explained “A lot
of them wondered why we didn`t ring last orders at ten to three. The later
closing time seemed to have gone down pretty well”.
However, Maureen Coles, landlady of the Morehall,
Cheriton, blamed confusion about the new law for locals staying away. “It was
absolutely dead”, she said. “Most people did not realise the new law had
started even though we put posters up”.
Folkestone Herald 29-4-1999
Canterbury Crown Court
Two drunken Folkestone
teenagers took advantage of a cracked pub window to break in and steal more
drink. The burglars later decided to wake up a friend, but got the wrong flat
and caused over £200 damage.
At Canterbury Crown Court
on Monday, Stephen Murphy, 18, of Surrenden Road, and Gavin Austen, 18, of
Shaftesbury Avenue, were both ordered to do 200 hours community service and
each pay £200 to the pub landlady, £113 to the flat occupant and £150 costs
each. Both had admitted burglary at The Harbour pub, in Harbour Street,
Folkestone, and theft of drink last December, and damaging a door and window.
Simon Sanford, prosecuting,
said the accused had been drinking at a Folkestone nightclub and were looking
for a takeaway when they saw the pub with its cracked rear window and broke in.
They stole bottles of spirits and lager and, meeting up with friends, went to
find somewhere secluded to drink. Later, separated from their friends, they
went to find another friend at Broadmead Road. They couldn`t rouse him, but, in
their efforts, had broken into Susan Treadwell`s home.
Adam Clegg, for both
accused, submitted the offences were at the bottom end of the scale and arose
out of an evening`s drinking when their judgement was impaired. “It was
impulsive and inept, and something they profoundly regret”, he said. Murphy had
found it a salutary experience and regretted the upset caused to his family.
“He is a well-adjusted man, who is working”. Austen was unemployed but hoping
to find work and a council home for himself and his pregnant girlfriend. “They
are far removed from the usual burglar”, he said.
Judge Timothy Nash said he
accepted it was a drunken escapade.
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