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Charity shortlisted for helping people heat their homes
Posted onJasmine Ketibuah-Foleyand Alastair McKee,West of England BBC Anton Hammer said his warm home has meant fewer visits to his GP A charity has been shortlisted for an award after helping vulnerable households keep warm during the winter months. Gloucestershire charity Severn Wye started its Warm Homes Prescription pilot in 2022. Patients with respiratory, coronary, or…
Blackpool Big Food Project foodbank ‘could close without support’
Posted onAn emergency food charity that sends meals to foodbanks across Blackpool has said it could face closure without support to keep its services running. The Big Food Project is a redistributor of surplus food from supermarkets and manufacturers to 125 foodbanks, schools, community kitchens, crisis services and families across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. It said…
South Korean workers detained in US raid arrive home
Posted onMore than 300 South Koreans who were detained in a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in the US state of Georgia have arrived back home. Their return comes as the country’s president and Hyundai’s chief executive have warned about the impact of the raid. A chartered Korean Air jet carrying the workers and…
Most bus fares in England to be capped at £2 from January
Posted onThe bus fare cap in England will revert to £2 from January, new prime minister Andy Burnham has announced. The government says the policy, which is expected to cost more than £500m, will “help with the cost of living and give people the breathing space they need”. In January 2025, the England-wide bus fare cap…
Police consider corporate manslaughter charges in Post Office scandal
Posted onPolice officers investigating the Post Office Horizon IT scandal are now considering corporate manslaughter charges. In an update, shared with victims in the past few days, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said the investigation is looking at offences of perjury and perverting the course of justice, along with corporate manslaughter – which affects companies,…
