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Fury At Liverpool Hope Nursery Axe

By The Liverpool Echo18th October 2007News England

Staff and parents have blasted university chiefs for bringing the axe down on a “lifeline” nursery.

Wirral Social Services Jobs Threatened In £45m plan

By BBC18th October 2007News England

Jobs and services at Wirral Council are expected to be cut to try and fill a £60m funding deficit over the next three years.

9,000 Elderly Fear Axe For Free Care After Ruling

By The Scotsman18th October 2007News Scotland

Scotland’s flagship free care scheme for the elderly was in turmoil last night after a judge ruled that it was wrong for councils to pay the care costs of thousands of pensioners in private nursing homes.

Fife : Row Rages On Over ‘Blame’ For Home Care Cuts

By Fife Today18th October 2007News Scotland

A heated verbal jousting match has erupted following the decision to increase home care service charges.

Barnardo’s Scotland In Plea For Foster Carers

By The Scotsman18th October 2007News Scotland

A recruitment drive has been launched to find new foster carers in West Lothian. Barnardo’s Scotland launched the drive this week which aims to encourage people in the region to consider fostering as a career.

Fifth Of Scots Drink Dangerous Amounts Each Week

By The Scotsman18th October 2007News Scotland

More than a million people drink too much alcohol at least one night a week in Scotland, a new report has revealed.

Social Policy & Administration, 41, 6

By Blackwell18th October 2007Reports & Resources

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Taoiseach Urges Pharmacists Not To Punish Recovering Addicts

By BreakingNews.ie17th October 2007News Northern Ireland

Pharmacists should not make recovering drug addicts suffer in their dispute over fees with the Health Service Executive, the Taoiseach told the Dáil today.

Anger As HSE ‘Sends Drug Addicts To Village’

By The Irish Independent17th October 2007News Northern Ireland

The Health Service Executive (HSE) decision to dispense methadone to recovering drug addicts from St Ita’s Hospital in rural north Dublin has sparked protests from local residents.