Cafe for Western Park?
Peter Coley and Stuart Emmerson are seeking Western Park residents views on bringing back a Cafe for Western Park.
5 Nov 2010
National News
Suffolk Outsourcing
I read with interest Richard Driscoll's concerns. (BFP 5/11/10), but he is fundamentally mistaken in his belief that the actions of Suffolk County Council in proposing to outsource services have any support from Liberal Democrats who, with the exception of one Councillor, voted against this proposal. Nor is this outsourcing anything to do with the Coalition Government which has clearly set out to protect vulnerable services. Indeed the Spending Review committed a extra £1 billion towards the local authority budget for Social Care, as well as £1 billion towards the care of the elderly being looked after by the NHS, so there is no need for any changes to Care Homes in Suffolk.
DC
5 Nov 2010
A visit to the fantastic new classrooms at Cauldwell Lower School
This morning I visited Cauldwell Lower School to look round the major extension to the school which opened in September. Head Judith Apps showed me round, and I was very impressed by the extremely high standard of the facilities. The development was part of our major ongoing investment in schools, and it's fantastic to see children in the classrooms at Cauldwell Lower benefiting from the new facilities.
4 Nov 2010
IVF cerebral palsy risks probed
Fertility problems in parents cannot explain why babies born through IVF treatment face a higher risk of cerebral palsy, say Danish scientists. The University of Aarhus found babies of couples who struggled to conceive naturally had similar risks compared to those who conceived quickly. But they found that the risk doubled in babies born with the help of IVF. Other potential causes, such as the treatment itself, should be investigated, the scientists say.
4 Nov 2010
Implanted chip 'allows blind people to detect objects'
A man with an inherited form of blindness has been able to identify letters and a clock face using a pioneering implant, researchers say. Miikka Terho, 46, from Finland, was fitted with an experimental chip behind his retina in Germany. Success was also reported in other patients. The chip allows a patient to detect objects with their eyes, unlike a rival approach that uses an external camera.
4 Nov 2010
Stroke damage could be reduced by a drug
Blocking a molecule which stops brain cells working properly after a stroke could help people recover better. Californian scientists, writing in the journal Nature, said doing this in mice helped reverse the effects of a stroke. A treatment based on this approach could be given days later, while conventional treatments need far quicker action. The Stroke Association said far more testing would be needed on any new drug.
4 Nov 2010
