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FRIENDS are invited to pull to- gether to raise £1,000 for cancer care inMaidstone thismonth. The challenge fromBreast Cancer


Kent will see the group raising the most by June 30 presented with an award at Leeds Castle. Whether running a marathon,


selling cakes or holding a raffle, the cash collected will help train spe- cialist nurses, fund equipment and provide after-care support atMaid- stone Hospital’s oncology unit. Helen Teare, the fund-raising co-


ordinator for Breast Cancer Kent, re- ceived successful treatment at Maidstone Hospital in 2013. She says the unit, its staff and the char-


Relief at road progress: county council- lor Gary Cooke andWILLact pressure group campaigner Jenny Sutton


News Cancer care cash challenge


ity’s support provides patients with the very best of treatment. She said: “With the technology to


treat breast cancer galloping for- ward, the NHS can’t afford to keep up, so we fund state-of-the-art equipment and courses for after- care to give patients the confidence tomove forward after treatment.” The charity’s biggest fund-raising


event – Laura’s Ball – is at Leeds Castle on Saturday, November 17. The black tie dinner, charity auction and a band, aims to raise £30,000. For information on the £1,000


challenge or tickets to the ball, con- tact Helen Teare on 07736 649524 or email helen@teare.eu.


Leaders in truce over relief road


SQUABBLING leaders of the county and borough authorities claim to have buried their differ- ences over the south Maidstone relief road at a peace summit or- ganised byMPs Helen Grant and HelenWhately. Kent County Council (KCC)


leader PaulCarter (Con) andMaid- stone Borough Council (MBC) chief Fran Wilson (Lib Dem) met on February 2. The leaders and officers fromthe


authorities agreed to co-operate on a feasibility study to identify whether a Leeds-Langley by-pass would reduce congestion. The study would be carried out


by external consultants, a point seizedon by relief roadcampaigner, county councillor Gary Cooke. Several months ago, he an-


nounced the start of exploratory surveys with initial reports to be delivered to the parishes affected by the relief roadwhen completed. Cllr Cooke said: “While I am


happy to see a spirit of co-opera- tion breaking, I am mindful that this only comes about after KCC… has already committed to under- taking the feasibility work and commissioned contractors to per- form the works. We should also


welcome the expertise of MBC as the planning authority in provid- ing that perspective. Iwould, how- ever, hope that this will also mean a real recognition of the difficulties that mitigation can present and consequentlyMBCwill bemore ac- cepting of the need to apply plan- ning constraints in south-east Maidstone.” The meeting was delayed for


months as the pair exchanged frosty letters detailing their historic positions on the relief road. Cllr FranWilson, leader ofMBC,


said: “The differences of opinion arose primarily due to some mis- understanding over the respective roles of KCC as highways author- ity andMBCas planning authority. “Hopefully, these issues have


been resolved and we can move forward in an equal partnership for the benefit of all the people of this borough.” Jenny Sutton, of relief road pres-


sure groupWILLact, said: “It is up to us to ensure this remains on course. The feasibility studies could go eitherway…toomany are watching and aware now.” Helen Whately MP said: “I was


delighted thatHelen and I brought KCC andMBC together.”


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