Manchester, Salford and Manchester Metropolitan universities are teaming up in a new initiative to combat dementia in the region and beyond. To mark Dementia Awareness Week last week, leading researchers
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Police have been criticised by a family court judge over the way they questioned a six-year-old girl suspected of being sexually abused. Recorder Carly Henley, who analysed evidence at a
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A convicted sex offender who has gone missing from a Lancaster care home should not be approached, police have warned. Lancashire Police said 41-year-old Andrew Westbury could pose a risk
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Hospital bosses have come under fire for closing an accident and emergency department to protect patient safety. The A&E department at Chorley Hospital in Lancashire will close temporarily from Monday
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Greater Manchester has taken control of its £6 billion annual health budget in a “landmark” power transfer. It is the first time the Government has devolved health spending to a
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Cafcass has launched Parenting Plan and Family Meetings: a free support service for separated parents in Greater Manchester, Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire to assist families to agree arrangements for
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A woman has won a family court fight for the return of her two-year-old son despite social workers’ concerns about the implications of a Christmas Day “drunken sexual escapade” with
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A senior family court judge has said the way a council handled proceedings relating to the care of two brothers was “reprehensible”. Mr Justice Newton – who is based in
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Seven men and one woman have been arrested in an investigation into historical abuse at a former boarding school. Cumbria Police said the arrests were made in connection with “non-recent”
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The growing number of people living with dementia are to benefit from a new initiative poised for launch in care homes across Bradford, Airedale, Craven, Wharfedale and East Lancashire. The
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