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Plea Over Sunderland Care Home Arsonist

By The Sunderland Echo11th February 2008News England

A community is being asked to help catch a hooded arsonist who crept into a care home and started a blaze.

UK’s First Green Care Home Refusal

By This Is Exeter11th February 2008News England

Plans for the first eco-friendly care home in England have been turned down by East Devon District Council. The council decided on Friday to refuse permission for the project at Douglas Avenue, Exmouth.

We Considered Carer A Family Friend… But All The Time She Was Fleecing My Mum

By The Liverpool Echo11th February 2008News England

THE family of a 71-year-old disabled woman told of their disgust today after a care worker plundered her bank account.

Arrests As Four Chinese Sex Slaves Rescued During Raid

By The Scotsman11th February 2008News Scotland

FOUR Chinese women trafficked into Scotland by gangs to work in the sex industry have been found during a series of raids by police.

Carers’ Charity In Funding Warning

By The Herald11th February 2008News Scotland

A major charity for carers and users of community care services in the Highlands has warned that it will close if local authority funding is withdrawn.

Scots Government Pledges £667k To Malawi

By The Scotsman8th February 2008News Scotland

THE Scottish Government has announced funding of £667,775 as part of its ongoing commitment to improving the lives of the people of Malawi.

Boost For New Perth Cancer Care Centre

By BBC8th February 2008News Scotland

The opening of a new cancer care unit in Perth has moved a step closer thanks to a £1m donation. The Macmillan Cancer Support Appeal has been given the money by the Gannochy Trust.

Swansea In Heroin Treatment ‘Crisis’

By BBC8th February 2008News Wales

A drugs project claims heroin addicts in Swansea seeking to kick their habit are waiting over a year for help. Swansea Drugs Project said there was a “crisis” in the availability of treatment and called for more funding.

Thieves Raid Tees Romania-Aid Depot

By The Evening Gazette8th February 2008News England

A SICKENED charity worker has condemned the thieves who stole humanitarian aid from his Stockton yard. Convoy Aid Romania founder Rod Jones returned from his latest six-week trip to the impoverished country on Monday to find his depot ransacked.