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.

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

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.

HEALTH officials today defended their decision to award a new contract to a controversial care organisation.

A ‘vital’ facility which offered respite care for the disabled in Tamworth has been closed by county health chiefs.

Mental health patients in Devon are not getting robust enough care when they find themselves in crisis, according to a new report.

A NEW £900,000 home for looked-after children has opened in Clay Cross near Chesterfield. The newly-built Stephenson Unit, on Market Street, is a modern seven-bedroom children’s home which provides emergency care for youngsters.

Most adults with autism do not feel that they get enough support or have access to sufficient services, a new study shows.

Reports of children’s services taking a baby from its mother within minutes of birth failed to consider the full facts, says Liz Davies

Lincolnshire County Council is not providing adequate social care for adults, a report states. The Audit Commission report says the council “is still not meeting the needs of some of its most vulnerable citizens”.