Posts

Showing posts from December 28, 2011

Charity walker raises cancer funds

Charity walker raises cancer funds Mr Wallace said: "They have to raise hundreds of millions of pounds a year to make the charity function. It is the largest charity in the world and it only receives its funding from hair-brained schemes like mine." Simon O'Leary, Cancer Research UK's ...

Glasgow the 'wallflower' of UK's socialising scene

Glasgow the 'wallflower' of UK's socialising scene : GLASGOW is the least sociable city in the UK, according to a study which looked at how many nights out residents enjoy. Cardiff emerged as the best place in Britain for a great night out, according to CitySocialising, a network for meeting new people, ...

Some welcome signs that Glasgow may yet flourish

Image
Some welcome signs that Glasgow may yet flourish : IN an interview with The Herald today, the chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Stuart Patrick, has painted not so much a rosy picture of the city's economy as a realistic one. "A healthy position in the face of the unrelenting stream of ... United Kingdom | Ireland

New Glasgow family homeless after fire

New Glasgow family homeless after fire : A family of four escaped unharmed after a fire extensively damaged their home about 30 km southwest of New Glasgow early Wednesday morning. The family was renting a house on a rural road near West River Station. Canadian Red Cross volunteers met with ...

City pollution 'at danger levels'

Image
City pollution 'at danger levels' : WWF Scotland has analysed Scottish Air Quality data on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels in parts of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth. The group said they were in breach of EU targets designed to protect health. The Scottish government said ... BBC News

Walking stick self-defence lessons give a cane do attitude

Image
Walking stick self-defence lessons give a cane do attitude : If you saw an elderly person with a walking stick, you would not expect to see them use it in a baton-twirling motion to defend themselves. But for martial art experts at Cane-Fu, teaching pensioners to use the aid as a weapon of self-defence helps to ... Gazette Daily

Help for dealing with 'winter blues'

Help for dealing with 'winter blues' : Jo Dray, NHS North Lincolnshire's Programme Co-ordinator for mental health , said those suffering seriously with SAD can display symptoms such as depression, sleep problems, lethargy, overeating and irritability. "These symptoms can overlap into every ...

Weymouth military wife reaches the top spot with charity single

Weymouth military wife reaches the top spot with charity single : Proceeds are being donated to the Royal British Legion and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA). The group was formed for BBC2 TV show The Choir, which ended with a performance at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal ...

Reading charity PACT helps 40 children find new families

Image
Reading charity PACT helps 40 children find new families : According to British Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) figures, 3050 out of 65520 children in the care of local authorities in England were adopted during the year ending March 2011. Not all children in care seek permanent adoption, but are placed in ... BBC News

Pig manure deters teenagers from drinking in the woods

Image
Pig manure deters teenagers from drinking in the woods : Elderly people nearby had been upset by youngsters congregating in the woodland between Willowbank and Stainton Way to drink and smoke. Council staff thinned out the trees so the area was more visible from paths, then spread a thick layer of pig manure ... Telegraph.co.uk

UK government wants to improve property right to buy in England

Image
UK government wants to improve property right to buy in England : 'This is especially true for people living in social housing . The previous miserly restrictions on discounts meant Right to Buy became, for many tenants, nothing more than an empty promise, a social mobility scheme run by Ebenezer Scrooge. ... Property Wire

A look at the year ahead in Cardiff's local politics

A look at the year ahead in Cardiff's local politics by Peter Law, South Wales Echo n ON May 3, Cardiff will go to the polls and the parties will be desperate for your votes. With the balance of power in the capital on a knife edge, every seat – and every vote – truly counts. ...

Spot the faces from the world of Welsh business in our lookalikes special

Spot the faces from the world of Welsh business in our lookalikes special Ms Miller who has previously worked in London, travels each day to Cardiff from her home in Bristol. At the last Hugh James Exchange Ms Miller (aka Marianne) drew a distinguished panel to discuss the question of transport infrastructure in Wales . ...

Unemployment set to rise in 2012, suggests CIPD

Image
Unemployment set to rise in 2012, suggests CIPD : That may not be good news for older job seekers, the CIPD's John Philpott points out: "In a weak economy where jobs overall are not rising, any benefit to young people is to the detriment of older people ." Karen Stromberg. BBC News

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Weds Dec 28

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Weds Dec 28 : The UK blue chip index index is currently down 6.5 percent on the year, having swung from a peak of 6105.77 to a low of 4791.01 over 12 months. London markets are open as normal on Wednesday and Thursday this week but will close at 1230 GMT on Friday ...

Cyclist deaths rise during recessions, figures suggest

Image
Cyclist deaths rise during recessions, figures suggest : "Cycle lanes in some cases can be part of the problem, the seemingly random lanes imposed on older roads. These lanes encourage cyclists to 'ride in the gutter' which in itself is a very dangerous riding position – especially on busy congested roads as ... The Guardian

UK's Times newspaper names Bouazizi person of 2011

UK's Times newspaper names Bouazizi person of 2011 : Bouazizi set himself alight last year after officials confiscated the unemployed 26-year- old's unlicensed grocery cart, reportedly slapping and insulting him. His desperate act struck a chord with millions of Arabs living with few job prospects or ...

Youth MP aims to remove stigma of mental illness

Youth MP aims to remove stigma of mental illness : A PLYMOUTH member of the UK Youth Parliament is campaigning to remove the stigma of " mental health ". Emily Carter was elected at the beginning of this year on a platform of raising awareness of mental health issues. "Everybody has ' mental health '," ...

Hyde FC signs UK government's Charter Against Homophobia and Transphobia in Sport

Hyde FC signs UK government's Charter Against Homophobia and Transphobia in Sport The Tigers pride themselves on being very much a community club and they welcomed Lindsay England from football's LGBT campaigning organization JUST A BALL GAME? as a guest for the home fixture, and Manager Gary Lowe and player Gianluca Haveren were ...

Riots may hit UK again: MP

Riots may hit UK again: MP : David Lammy said poverty and poor housing allied to a lack of male role models, crumbling community links and simple greed had combined with "toxic" results in his constituency four months ago. He said that the social and economic problems facing ...

UK plunges into moral, economic decline

Image
UK plunges into moral, economic decline : In this case I think it's a signal light that when you have Cameron and Osborne with one quarter of Britain already living in poverty by the Roundtree Foundation definition. If we are going to pitch a 100 thousand more children into poverty , ... Press TV

Failure of northern schools revealed

Failure of northern schools revealed : ... a researcher at the CentreForum think-tank, also suggests that “pupils in London may have higher expectations than those of pupils in the rest of the UK ”. It is harder to motivate children in working-class towns where multi-generational poverty is ...

Bucks tackle child poverty

Bucks tackle child poverty : Families struggling with fuel bills can check out the United Sustainable Energy Agency, a not for profit organisation, who are working you're your local councils and health authority to help people keep warm in winter. www.usea.org. uk or phone the ...

State Prisons Appear to Fall Short on Overcrowding Reduction Order

Image
State Prisons Appear to Fall Short on Overcrowding Reduction Order : By Dave Rice | Posted December 27, 2011, 4:16 pm Today is the first benchmark date for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to reduce prison overcrowding as per a US Supreme Court ruling. CDCR has until January 10 to prepare and ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Paws in Prison program helps dogs and inmates

Image
Paws in Prison program helps dogs and inmates : “The Paws in Prison program will reduce the number of animals who perish by better preparing them to be loving, obedient and adoptable pets,” Wilson said. “The program will give inmates the skills necessary to support successful rehabilitation and ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK tenants face risk of eviction during the holiday season

UK tenants face risk of eviction during the holiday season Following the latest numbers from the homeless charity shelter , nearly one out of every 100 households in the United Kingdom is under threat of eviction by a mortgage lender or landlord, report Helpland. This news follows months of reports outlining ...

70000 UK children are roofless: Report

70000 UK children are roofless: Report According to UK government figures 69846 homeless children across England living in temporary accommodation, the Housing and Homeless Charity Shelter says. Remarking on the data supplied by the Department for Communities and Local Government, ...

Just one criminal goes to prison for every 100 crimes

Just one criminal goes to prison for every 100 crimes However, Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary, is hoping to cut the prison population by 3000 within three years as part of his sentencing and rehabilitation reforms. Victims groups last night said it meant numbers being sent to prison is likely to ...

Help is just a call away

Help is just a call away Figures from Age UK say half of all people aged 75 and over live alone and one in 10 people aged 65 or over say they are always or often feel lonely. East Durham Trust chief executive Malcolm Fallow said figures also show one in three elderly people ...

Man, 28, living in squalor seeks aid

Man, 28, living in squalor seeks aid A HOMELESS man living in an electricity and water-free caravan in Thorndon says he has been told by Mid Suffolk District Council 'get rid of your dogs or we can't help'. Adam Lawrance is a tractor driver by trade, but said such work is currently ...

Teenager held over fatal shooting of student

Teenager held over fatal shooting of student Anuj Bidve, a 23-year- old micro-electronics student, was shot and killed as he walked into central Manchester with friends from their hotel in Salford during the early hours of Boxing Day. Bidve, who was studying for a postgraduate degree at Lancaster ...

Thousands warned of charity hacking threat

Thousands warned of charity hacking threat The group, which is based mainly in the US and UK , also orchestrated “denial of service” attacks on Visa, MasterCard and PayPal, aimed at severely disrupting their internet operations, in protest for the payment processing companies withdrawing ...

Giving hope to the homeless

Giving hope to the homeless For some people this year it has been particularly tough and it would have been a whole lot worse if it wasn't for Shelter from the Storm (SFTS), a charity founded by Louie Salvoni, owner of Espresso Service, and Sheila Scott, Shelter from the Storm ...

Right-to-buy discounts 'to increase to £50000'

Right-to-buy discounts 'to increase to £50000' But housing charity Shelter has warned that any new scheme must include "rigorous affordability checks" to ensure people can afford to buy and maintain their home. Plans to raise right-to-buy discounts for tenants in England were announced in the ...

South Tyneside is housing eviction blackspot

South Tyneside is housing eviction blackspot By PAUL KELLY SOUTH Tyneside is one of England's eviction and repossession blackspots, a shock new report reveals. Worrying figures from housing charity Shelter show that the rate of home possession claims issued in the borough is one of the worst ...

Homeless women 'die by age 43'

Homeless women 'die by age 43' Shelter , a housing and homeless charity , also highlighted Government figures showing there are 69846 children in England living in temporary accommodation such as hostels, bed and breakfasts and refuges. A Department of Health spokesman said: ''We know ...

Homeless people die 30 years younger, study suggests

Homeless people die 30 years younger, study suggests The charity Shelter has also highlighted the plight of the 70000 children they say will spend Christmas in temporary accommodation without a permanent home. Shelter said the problem has not been fully addressed. It pointed to the latest government ...

UK fails to address homeless crisis

UK fails to address homeless crisis And Shelter urges the government to do more to prevent the nightmare of homelessness. Press TV: Well, just tell me a little bit more about Shelters and Organizations. It's a charity , it's been around for quite a long time and, yet, homelessness seems ...

Homeless scandal: Scots sign up to campaign to help 6000 nomad children this ...

Homeless scandal: Scots sign up to campaign to help 6000 nomad children this ... Shelter Scotland are also asking people to sign up to the online petition at www. shelter .org. uk /noroom. Shockingly, the number of children stuck in temporary accommodation is twice as high as a decade ago. Yesterday, MSPs also backed the drive to end ...

Homeless Cancer Research UK fundraiser in desperate hunt for shelter in Birmingham

Homeless Cancer Research UK fundraiser in desperate hunt for shelter in Birmingham Matt was inspired to raise money for the charity after a close family friend died from cancer in 2008. He will walk 1500 miles in total, visiting 16 research centres along the way. He said: “I've realised, that for me, a paid job, a flat and material ...