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Planning committee votes to allow Travis Perkins and hotel applications
Ashford Borough Council’s planning committee, this evening, voted to permit two applications for construction of a total of 59 flats on two sites in Victoria Crescent/George Street, which had previously been occupied by Travis Perkins.
Councillors also voted to permit construction a 120 bed hotel, forming part of the ‘Victoria Way’ development on the adjacent site. At October’s planning meeting a brewery, with shop, bar and restaurant, three commercial units and 216 residential units and an Aldi superstore, which form the rest of the development, were permitted.
All three permissions are subject to the developers entering into Section 106 agreements for contributions for local infrastructure and services.
The Travis Perkins site case reference are 16/00981/AS and 16/00986/AS, as notified in our posts of 6 July 2016
The Victoria Way case reference is 16/01164/AS and was posted by us on 10 August 2016
Stay healthy this winter
By being prepared and making the right choices this winter, you will be better placed to stay healthy, keep control of your health and wellbeing and get the right care for you and your family when you need it.
The NHS will feel better too. If more people are able to meet their own needs that will ease the pressure on health services and help to make sure the right care is available when people really need it.
Plan ahead
Talk to your local pharmacist
about stocking up with over-the-counter medicines for everyday ailments like coughs, colds, aches and pains. Your pharmacist can also help you make sure that if you take regular medication you order your repeat prescriptions in good time.
Get your flu vaccine
The flu jab is available free from your GP if you are over 65, pregnant or have a long-term condition such as heart failure, diabetes or respiratory disease. This year the vaccine is also available to children aged two and three as a nasal spray. If you are not in one of these groups you can pay for the vaccine – ask your pharmacist for details
Be prepared for bad weather
Make sure you have plenty of warm clothes and food at home and keep an eye out for your elderly neighbours. If you have to go out in bad weather, think carefully about what you wear – especially on your feet – and how you travel.
First aid
Think about doing a basic first aid course. This will help you better deal with minor injuries like burns, strains and sprains, as well as basic life support. For more information about courses visit: www.redcross.org.uk/firstaid
Talk before you walk
Sickness rates increase over the winter. Most people recover from minor illnesses without needing to see a doctor. A combination of rest, fluids and the right over-the-counter medication will usually get you back on your feet – but there is lots of medical help and advice close at hand if you are worried or are not getting better.
Use your local pharmacist
This is a good place to start when you need health advice. Your pharmacist can provide over-the-counter medication for everyday ailments such as coughs and colds, as well as pain relief for headache, stomach ache and earache.
Call NHS 111
When you need help quickly but it’s not an emergency, call 111 and you will be directed to the best service for your needs. NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is free to call from landlines or mobile phones. You can also call NHS 111 for health advice – and health information is available around the clock at www.nhs.uk
Use Health Help Now
Health Help Now also offers reliable health advice and links to other useful websites. It works on smartphones, tablets, and computers.
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Know the risks associated with alcohol
Alcohol is a causal factor in more than 60 medical conditions, including: mouth, throat, stomach, liver and breast cancers; high blood pressure, cirrhosis of the liver; and depression
Alcohol is one of the three biggest lifestyle risk factors for disease and death in the UK, after smoking and obesity
In the UK, in 2014 there were 8,697 alcohol-related deaths
Alcohol Awareness Week
Alcohol Concern www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/
- #AAW2016
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Self Care Week
Information from One You www.nhs.uk/oneyou/drinking
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Local support
Turning Point
Out There Everywhere
Transport House, Drum Lane
Ashford
TN23 1LQ
Telephone 01233 655360
Email: info@turning-point.co.uk
http://wellbeing.turning-point.co.uk/eastkent/
Pilgrims Ashford Christmas tree collections
Raffles the bear is looking forward to helping with Pilgrims Ashford Christmas Tree Collections again this year!
Ashford Borough Council residents can recycle their real trees again this year with Pilgrims Hospices ‘Tree Recycling’ Christmas tree collections.
Just register your details and, in return for a chosen donation to the hospice, we will visit your home in the new year to pick up your tree.
Give to charity; get rid of your Christmas tree
Every £20 raised by the hospice scheme could cover the cost of 1 hour’s care from a Pilgrims nurse – on the ward, in patients’ own homes or in the community.
Christmas tree collections: dates
Doorstep collections take place across the Ashford Borough on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 January 2017.
Contact Pilgrims Hospice Ashford for more information on 01233 504111 or click here to register online. (more…)
Choose the right care
In Self Care Week learn how to Choose the right care
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Eyes on diabetes
415 million adults have diabetes.
There will be 640 million by 2040
In 1 in 2 adults with diabetes it is undiagnosed. Most of these
cases are type 2 diabetes
Symptoms of diabetes include:
- excessive thirst
- weight loss
- frequent urination
- lack of energy
- blurred vision
Many people with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes already have complications: (more…)
Understanding self care for life
Self care means knowing how to keep fit and healthy, how to deal with medicines appropriately, manage self-treatable conditions and when to seek appropriate clinical help.
- Find advice about minor illnesses in the NHS Choices Health A-Z section www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Pages/hub.aspx,
- Find information on how to live healthily from the One You website www.nhs.uk/oneyou
- Download Self Care Forum’s fact sheets from their website www.selfcareforum.org/fact-sheets/.
- Use the Health Help Now app
it works on smartphones, tablets, and computers.
If you have a long-term condition, self care is about understanding that condition and how to live with it.
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Email scams
Criminals don’t just try and contact you by phone and text, they also ‘phish’, contacting you by email too. So always be suspicious of unsolicited emails that are supposedly from your bank or some other trusted organisation because the address can easily be faked. Never automatically click on any links they contain either, not before stopping to check if they seem genuine first. It is safer to type the web address of your bank or other organisation rather than use a link from an email.
https://takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/advice/
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