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Sewage in our Rivers

The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.

14 Sep 2022
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Disabled children 'short-changed'

Disabled and terminally-ill children are going without vital equipment as the NHS and councils are not providing enough funding, research shows. BDF Newlife, formerly the Birth Defects Foundation, found the bodies spent just £60 a year per child - leaving 250,000 children waiting for equipment. The charity said children under two need £7,000 of specialist equipment, including beds and wheelchairs.

20 Nov 2006
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Child 'adult mental care' scandal

Treating children in adult psychiatric wards is a "national scandal", the Children's Commissioner has said. Professor Sir Al Aynsley-Green told the BBC he fears children leave in a poorer condition than when they went in.

20 Nov 2006
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Essex: Give the public a proper say on mobile libraries

Liberal Democrats at Essex County Council have called into question the Tory administration's plans for public consultation over proposals to reduce the number of mobile library services across the county. Conservatives at county hall are proposing that all mobile library stops within two miles of a static library will be dropped. The two miles is simply an arbitrary 'as the crow flies' distance which takes no account of the actual distance by road or the much longer bus routes.

20 Nov 2006
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