Tom Wright, group chief executive of the charity, says that the redundancies comprise about three per cent of all its staff Age UK expects to make up to 90 redundancies

A couple were left ‘helpless’ after their gravely ill one-year-old was taken from them by Surrey County Council on the basis of ‘wholly improbable’ fears. The High Court heard on

A CARE home is set to expand — creating 20 new jobs in Bolton. The Bakewells in Junction Road, Deane, has received a funding package to construct an extension with

A SPECIALIST dementia care home failed to train its staff on how to deal with the illness, an independent health watchdog has revealed. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found

More than 300 children in Cumbria have been protected against neglect and physical and sexual abuse, latest figures reveal. Cumbria County Council said just over 300 child protection plans were

TRAFFORD Council, Trafford Housing Trust and other partners have welcomed £3m funding towards a proposed extra care facility, aimed at improving services for more vulnerable residents in Trafford. The funding,

Private adoption agencies and charities are to be given a bigger role in tackling the backlog of children needing families as ministers move to cut their dependence on councils. Edward

Social workers and police swooped on a family home and removed a gravely ill little girl from her loving parents’ care, after what was termed by judge as a ‘feeding

An 86-year-old care home resident was left on the floor for an hour calling “help me” while a care worker swept around him, a jury has heard. Albert Riches’s treatment

A SOUTHPORT elderly people’s home has been closed by its owners after months of controversy. The Eagles Rest Care Home in Church Street was shut down by its owners last