BLACKPOOL Council has been accused of “turning the lives of vulnerable people upside down” by threatening them with redundancy.

Dragon’s Den entrepreneur and self-made millionaire Peter Jones, is to lead a new ‘Skills Academy’ for enterprise alongside one that could revitalise the social care workforce.

The Home Secretary today announced the next steps in ensuring that every victim of sexual assault has access to a centre.

A man whose teacher admitted abusing him over six years was told that his claim for government compensation should be kept at the lowest level because his experience was a “one-off incident” and “consensual”, the Guardian can reveal.

Sweeping changes are to be made to the regulation of Britain’s 13,900 care homes, including a new complaints system and tougher inspections for large private operators, The Times has learnt.

Financial support for some of Britain’s most vulnerable social groups is being undermined by the government’s decision to end ringfencing of grants from the Children’s Fund, experts have warned.

COUNCIL leader Steve Foulkes toured local adult social services facilities to listen to residents’ views and discuss plans for the future.

A FORMER social worker who tricked pensioners out of cash to pay for her drug habit will lose her home.

POLICE have launched an investigation into a privatelyrun North-East care home after an elderly resident died from blood poisoning.

A NEW Exmouth charity that supports children as young as four who care for disabled family members is appealing for volunteers.