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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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Agencies 'failing on carer theft'

A charity called for more custodial sentences for carers who steal Almost a quarter of care agencies fail to protect disabled and elderly people from thefts in their own homes by carers, the BBC has discovered.

12 Sep 2007
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Hain faces anger at closure plans

Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain has faced angry protests at the TUC conference over proposed closures of factories employing disabled people. Mr Hain was handed dozens of redundancy notices sent out to staff at Remploy - a government-funded organisation which has proposed 43 plants should close.

12 Sep 2007
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Remploy site saved from closure

Workers at Bridgend's Remploy factory, which was one of five in Wales under threat of closure, have been told the site will remain open. It was one of 43 across the UK which the disabled employment service had earmarked for closure in May, with mergers for another two.

12 Sep 2007
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Disabled walkway would spoil area

A proposal to put an elevated walkway through the trees at Symonds Yat Rock in the Forest of Dean have been rejected by planners. The Forestry Commission has been told the scheme is too visually intrusive to be acceptable in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

12 Sep 2007
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