Half marathon spree for teen

A teenager plans to raise money for the Heart of Kent Hospice by running five half-marathons in 28 days.

Joshua Llufrio-Elliott, 17, has booked himself in for the Brighton halfmarathon in February, plus Eastbourne, Dartford, Hastings and Liverpool in March.

He said: “I’ve lost two people close to my heart through cancer, a friend of mine when I was 10 – she had a brain tumour, and my grandad when I was seven. So I know how difficult life can be for those with terminal illnesses and their families.”

The Maidstone Girls Grammar School A-level student of Beckett Road, Barming, has set up a JustGiving page – www. justgiving.com/fundraising/ josh-llufrio-elliott1

The Yalding Residents for Sensible Development Group examine the plans with Helen Grant MP. From Left, Elke Day, Lisa Brooks, Jenny Scott, Helen Grant, John Ackerman, Bethan Godden, Meg West, Susie Welland and Stephen Day

CHALLENGE: Josh Elliott