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New boat and car on cards for loery pair
A MAIDSTONE couple are cele- brating after winning £1m in the EuroMillions raffle. Wayne and Desirée Home bought their winning ticket from Barming Post Office. After a chal- lenging six years, the East Farleigh couple, both 57, are now looking forward to a brighter future. Wayne, an IT project manager in financial services, discovered the win, but the self-confessed pes- simist didn’t share the news with Desirée, who is recovering from bowel cancer, until he was sure. He said: “Initially I decided to
tell her it was half-a-million so she wouldn’t go completely crazy. Suf- fice to say, she was screaming and yelling down the phone with some colourful language as she tried to take on board what had happened. When I called back a bit later to say that it was actually a million, the screaming just got louder!” Married for 34 years, the couple
enjoyed a happy and financially se- cure family life until 2008, when Desiréewas diagnosed with bowel
Wayne and Desirée Home are looking forward to a brighter future after winning £1m
cancer. There followed a catalogue of disasters with the mum-of-three experiencing respiratory failure twice, double pneumonia and emergency surgery on her spine. Although she is now on the
mend, the couple both lost their jobs and, facing financial ruin, had to sell the family home. Now with their heads well and
truly above water, Wayne said: “We have come through the hard times and this win signals an excit- ing future for our entire family. Family is everything to us and we
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will now be able to help our three children out as well as ensuring fi- nancial security for ourselves. We won’t be moving house becausewe are happy here, but I will definitely be handing in my notice and fi- nally saying goodbye to the four hours I have spent commuting to London every day for the last 18 months.” The pair have decided Wayne’s bargain boat will be upgraded and Desirée’s car will get a new spray job and plush seats. There might even be a Jag forWayne.
News More PCSOs
FIFTEEN new police community support officers (PCSOs) have been welcomed into the force by the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, Ann Barnes, and the county’s Deputy Chief Constable, Paul Bran- don. Apassing-out parade at Kent Po-
liceHQin Sutton Road, Maidstone, marked the successful completion of the officers’ initial training. The PCSOs will serve communi-
ties across Kent, including manning the mobile police stations, which were one of the commissioner’s manifesto promises to boost visible community policing.
Home refused ANoutline planning application for a detached three-bedroom home in Marden Road, Staplehurst was re- fused for being contrary to policy. Royston Keep wanted to build
the home at his garden in Bramleys but Maidstone Council’s planning committee felt it was in an unsus- tainable location in the open coun- tryside. Cllr Ian Chittenden, a member of
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