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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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Who cares

Having a degree and excellent skills count for little if you are disabled and live in residential care. Why? If your CV read like Doug Paulley's, you would probably expect to spend a lifetime as a high-earning IT professional. First-class degree, excellent IT skills, head-hunted more than once as a web designer, age 29.

GAS
23 Jul 2007
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Disabled quizzed on housing needs

Disabled people on Tyneside are being asked for their views on how to make the housing service more accessible. The Gateshead Housing Company, which manages more than 22,000 homes, is holding a series of forums from August. These are open to any of its tenants or leaseholders that are disabled, deaf or have an impairment. Previous ones have resulted in initiatives such as a kitchen designed for visually impaired people and a new gardening scheme.

23 Jul 2007
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Council leisure facilities set for vital revamp

Rochdale Council are to invest £31 million into Rochdale's leisure facilities. The money will be put towards a range of projects including funding for the Middleton Arena, the upcoming Heywood Sport, Culture and Leisure Village and major redevelopments to the Central Leisure facilities.

23 Jul 2007
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