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supported by Maidstone Council.” Cllr Clive English, chairman of the planning committee, said: “The value to the community that the pro- posed development offered was clear;however, it is always necessary to balance any benefits against the negative impact caused by such schemes. “Having considered the various aspects of the proposal and evalu- ated the overall value to the com- munity, the Planning Committee decided that the development was acceptable and granted planning permission with a number of condi- tions attached to enhance the land- scape and ecological value of the site.” On the issue of the delay in pro- gressing the application, the spokesman added: “I believe that delays were caused by a number of factors: Insufficient information being supplied as part of the initial application; the need to consider the application as an exception to nor- mal policies as there were concerns about aspects of the development in- cluding building orientation, poor layout, loss of trees and boundary hedging and a number of changes in case officers dealing with the appli- cation.”
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Kate’s canyon trek in memory of husband
THE widow of a popular Marden and LangleyGPis in training for a self-funded trek through the Grand Canyon, in aid of the char- ity which is battling the cancer that claimed him. Kate Minett, a staff nurse, will be
travelling to America for the Trek Together Grand Canyon Challenge in October. Kate who lives in Staplehurst,
will hike through areas of the canyon not accessible to many tourists to raise money for Pancre- atic Cancer UK. The Benenden Hospital nurse has chosen to support the charity be- cause her husband, Dr Nigel Minett (54), a GP for more than 20 years at the Marden Medical Centre, then The Orchard Surgery in Langley, died of the disease in January 2012, just over 10 weeks after he was di- agnosed. She said: “This cancer is known
as a silent killer as it usually pres- ents too late for any form of treat- ment. On October 31, 2011, my husband was admitted to hospital after developing jaundice. Until
years. Nigel died on January 19, 2012. I had been thinking about what I could do to celebrate Nigel’s life and decided to join the Pancre- atic Cancer UK Grand Canyon Challenge Trek in October. I am self-funding the trip to ensure that all donations go directly to the charity..” This is the third big fundraiser
the family has taken part in. Kate’s daughter, Laura, took part in a su- perhero fun run dressed as Super- man in 2012, raising over £2,000, and her sister Rebecca organised a dinner dance in Tenterden which raised £10,300 in 2015. In the UK, pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of the 21 most com- mon cancers. Pancreatic Cancer UK supports
that point, his only symptoms had been a few weeks of mild gastric discomfort. He was diagnosed the same day with stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer, which had spread to his liver. “We knew the score; survival
rates from pancreatic cancer have not improved much in the last 30
those affected, investing in research and lobbying for recognition of the disease. To sponsor Kate, visit www.just-
giving.com/fundraising/Kate- Minett. For more information on Pancreatic Cancer UK, visit
www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/fun draise.
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