More money to help disabled workers into sustained employment
More money will be available to help disabled workers move into sustained employment announced Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Peter Hain today.
30 Jan 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?
Needy 'face social care struggle'
Elderly and disabled people in England are increasingly being denied social services, a report says. The Commission for Social Care Inspection said councils were tightening their criteria which determines who is eligible for care. The watchdog said the situation meant there were 281,000 people in need of help receiving none while another 450,000 suffered shortfalls in care.
30 Jan 2008
Deaf boy's cotton wool bud 'cure'
A boy who has been partially deaf for nine years was suddenly cured - when a cotton wool bud popped out of his ear. Jerome Bartens was diagnosed as deaf in his right ear when he was just two and has struggled at school ever since.
30 Jan 2008
Is technology the answer to social care?
With the number of people over 65 predicted to rise from just under 10m to almost 17m in the next 50 years, experts are predicting a crisis in social care. To what extent can technology be used to bridge the gap?
30 Jan 2008
MoD contract boost for factories
Scottish factories will play a major role in a £6.6m Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to provide protective equipment for British troops. Remploy sites in Dundee, Cowdenbeath, Stirling and Clydebank will help produce 44,000 suits to guard against nuclear, biological or chemical attack. The suits are designed to seal around a respirator and come in woodland and desert material.
30 Jan 2008
Social care rules 'inconsistent'
The rules governing which elderly and disabled people in England are entitled to social care have been criticised. A Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) report says there are inconsistencies in how councils decide who gets help and how much they get. Social care minister Ivan Lewis has ordered a fundamental review of the rules on eligibility.
30 Jan 2008
