A Fair Chance for Every Child in Wiltshire
At the meeting of Wiltshire Council on Tuesday 18th October councillors are being asked to reject increasing the number of grammar schools in the county.
11 Oct 2016
National News
Stage 1 Complaint to Shepway District Council Against Refusal of Call-In Request on Cabinet Member Decision
Please accept this as a formal complaint on the process and decision made to fail to accept the call-in of the decision (officially dated 29th September) of the Cabinet Member for Transport on the Sandgate East Parking Zone. I understand that I should exhaust your complaints procedure before taking up my issue with the Local Government Ombudsman http://www.lgo.org.uk/make-a-complaint
11 Oct 2016
We need mental health support at work – and every employer should commit to it Norman Lamb
We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health, and in both cases we are on a continuum, where our health can vary day to day. It is estimated that one in four people experience a mental health issue in any given year, and that one in six employees is depressed, anxious or suffering from stress-related problems at any time. However, many of us know little about mental health. We often don't spot the signs that a colleague, employee, or we ourselves are struggling, and this delays help and recovery. Last week Business in the Community (BiTC) released the most comprehensive report of its kind, called Mental Health at Work. Worryingly, the report uncovered the fact that over three-quarters of employees have experienced poor mental health, and almost half of workers would not talk to their manager about a mental health issue. And while employers are talking more about it, words are not translating into action.
NLMP
11 Oct 2016
Why Facebook is so important to political campaigns
Likewise, Global Web Index found that four in five floating voters are on Facebook.
MP
11 Oct 2016
Newcastle-Gateshead to host Great Exhibition of the North
The Blazing World - The Fires of Invention is the theme of a 77-day Great Exhibition that Newcastle and Gateshead have been selected to host in 2018, showcasing art, design and innovation from the north of England.
11 Oct 2016
Who Cuts the Asparagus? A case for free movement
Asparagus is a cult vegetable in Germany. Anyone who has visited a restaurant between late April and late June will have seen the special seasonal asparagus menus. Most of the asparagus is grown in the sandy soils of northern Germany, but we have our own asparagus growing area around Darmstadt, just south of Frankfurt, where about 10,000 tons are grown annually. Every asparagus-growing region is proud of its own local product. Here it is sufficiently important that the Minister of Agriculture for Hessen, Priska Hinz, opened the season this year by cutting the ceremonial first asparagus.
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11 Oct 2016