Incapacity tests raise concerns
Two charities have expressed concern about plans, unveiled in the Budget, to extend a new eligibility test to all incapacity benefit recipients.
13 Mar 2008
Save our green belt
The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through Ministerial Directives and threats to adopt a Local Plan which will let developers target green belt first.
We oppose this government’s ‘developers charter’ and need your voice. Do you agree with us that the green spaces that make our area special need to be preserved, and new housing should first be built on brownfield sites, after the infrastructure is provided with schools, improved transport, and GP places guaranteed? Help us send a message to Government and make Labour listen to local people.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
Indian launches site for disabled
The Indian government has launched its first interactive web portal for people with disabilities.
13 Mar 2008
Pratchett funds Alzheimer's study
Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett is to donate $1m for research into Alzheimer's disease. The creator of the Discworld series was diagnosed with a rare early-onset form of the disease in December.
13 Mar 2008
Vitamin D 'cuts risk of diabetes'
Giving young children vitamin D supplements may reduce their risk of developing type 1 diabetes later in life, research suggests. Children who took supplements were around 30% less likely to develop the condition than those who did not. Type 1 diabetes results from the immune system destruction of pancreatic cells which produce the hormone insulin.
13 Mar 2008
Schizophrenia memory differences
People with schizophrenia use different areas of their brain to process some short-term memories, research suggests. The finding by US scientists might help explain why the condition is often linked with enduring memory problems.
13 Mar 2008
Mother's fight to save son's life
A mother whose toddler son uses Viagra to stay alive says a review into the cost of providing stronger drugs for his condition may put his life at risk. Oliver Sherwood, two, currently takes Viagra four times a day to treat pulmonary hypertension (PH) which can kill sufferers within two years.
13 Mar 2008