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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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Waits for hearing aids 'too long'

Some people in England are facing waits of nearly two-and-a-half years for an NHS hearing aid, the RNID charity says. Among 99 primary care trusts, it found 10 were not treating people within a year, with the longest wait of 125 weeks in Kingston-upon-Thames, London.

30 Dec 2007
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Grant aids disabled entrepreneurs

A charity supporting Norfolk people with learning difficulties has been awarded a grant of £100,000 by the East Of England Development Agency (EEDA). Forward and Futures of King's Lynn will receive the cash from the agency's Investors In Communities fund.

30 Dec 2007
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Smoke Alarm

Start 2008 With Safety

With the start of 2008 many of us will be thinking about the usual New Year resolutions such as giving up smoking, losing weight and getting fitter. However, Kent Fire and Rescue Service would like to suggest a new but vitally important one - making your home safe from the threat of fire.

29 Dec 2007
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Rochdale MP condemns Bhutto assassination

The day after the funeral of Benazir Bhutto, Paul Rowen, Rochdale MP and Secretary of the All Party Group on Pakistan, has condemned the brutal assassination of the Pakistan Opposition Leader at a pre-election rally in Rawlinpindi. He said: "Benazir's death is a hammer blow to democracy in Pakistan. Since the execution of her father by General Zia in 1979 she had led the Pakistan People's Party.

29 Dec 2007
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