A new method using brain scans to spot the early signs of Alzheimer's Disease is being tested in NHS memory clinics. An advanced computer programme compares a patient's brain scan with a database of 1,200 existing images of brains already affected by the disease.
The Jerome Booth Charitable Fund and Essex County Council Millennium Fund have awarded Disability Essex funding for two Training Bursaries.
Local MP Tim Farron has today called on the Conservative-led county council to stop plans to axe local bus services and instead put their plans out to consultation with local residents.
Kent County Council's revised Statement of Community Involvement was formally adopted on 14 January 2011. The Statement of Community Involvement forms part of the Minerals and Waste Development Framework and sets out how the community will be engaged in the preparation of the Minerals and Waste Development Framework, and also how the community will be consulted on planning applications that are determined by Kent County Council.
The Conservative Surrey County Council is currently planning to increase on-street car parking in many towns and villages in Surrey.
Today co-chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Treasury committee Stephen Williams has announced policy proposals to give shares in RBS and Lloyds to the British people.
