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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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Ex-MP battles NHS over eye drug

A former Halifax MP says she may go to the High Court to force the NHS to provide a drug which she says could help her failing sight. Alice Mahon, 69, lost most of the sight in one eye due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and expects to lose it in the other.

30 Jan 2007
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Councils 'failing disabled young'

Thousands of severely disabled young people are being let down by local authorities who fail to plan care for them as adults, a report has said. The Commission for Social Care Inspection is calling for urgent action to ensure disabled children continue to get the help they need into adulthood.

30 Jan 2007
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Digital Switchover Help Scheme Extended By Local Mp

During the Third Reading Debate of the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill yesterday in the House of Commons, Paul Holmes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield argued for the addition of local authority information in the identification of people who should benefit from the Digital Switchover Help Scheme. Paul Holmes said:

30 Jan 2007
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