Pot Hole Roadshow
Do you have a pothole or worse in your street then pop along to the Heart in Walton today (Friday) and speak to the peop...
2 Nov 2012
National News
'No excuse' for care service failures, says health minister
Health minister Norman Lamb has said there is "no excuse" for the further mistreatment of patients moved from failed care home Winterbourne View.A BBC Panorama report on Monday is due to reveal new safety alerts have been issued for some former patients.The Lib Dem minister said it would highlight the "unacceptable failures" still crippling care commissioning.The report comes after six workers were jailed for ill treating and neglecting patients at the now closed hospital.Another five former support workers were convicted at Bristol Crown Court for the ill-treatment of patients there.
BBC
1 Nov 2012
Hurricane Sandy
This is just a short post from a disabled person in London, England, wishing all disabled and elderly people safety and support during Hurricane Sandy as it hits New York City and any other parts of America it may choose to visit.
1 Nov 2012
The best of your ability
As regular readers of this blog will know, I am very candid about dementia and the experiences my dad had during his 19 years with this disease. It should come as no surprise then that this post is on one of the most sensitive subjects in dementia care, and one that has polarised opinions amongst many people that I know. Indeed the merits or otherwise of it divide clinicians, therapists and relatives alike - everyone searching for the 'right' answer.
1 Nov 2012
Farron backs calls to end Beer Duty Escalator to help local pubs
In light of this afternoon's debate in the House of Commons, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the Government to help local community pubs to survive in this difficult economic climate by end the unfair beer duty escalator.
1 Nov 2012
Simon Wright MP - a Local MP with Far-Reaching Ideas for Green Growth
Cllr Nick Hollinghurst is seen here at the recent East of England Liberal Democrat Conference in Cambridge with Simon Wright, Liberal Democrat MP for Norwich South. Simon is passionate about green issues and environmental matters dominate most of his time in Parliament. He is a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee in Westminster and during this last year has been active on several inquiries into such issues as: sustainable food production; wildlife crime; protecting the Arctic; measures to strengthen and deepen the Green Economy. He also participated in the Rio+20 Sustainability Conference.
1 Nov 2012