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3 weeks ago | 
leighjournal.co.uk | Charlotte Hall
Aaron Ritchie and Ceri John Jenkins IT will never be known how a man with severe autism and epilepsy and his ‘extraordinary’ support worker fell into a freezing canal before they died, an inquest has concluded. Ceri John Jenkins, 60, and Aaron Ritchie, 49, drowned in a double tragedy in November 2023. Mr Jenkins worked at Mayfield House care home, where he helped care for Mr Ritchie, who had autism and severe epilepsy.
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4 weeks ago | 
wigantoday.net | Charlotte Hall
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowIt will never be known how a Wigan man with severe autism and epilepsy and his “extraordinary” support worker fell into a freezing canal before they died, an inquest has concluded. Ceri Jenkins, 60, and Aaron Ritchie, 49, both drowned in November 2023. Mr Jenkins worked at Mayfield House care home, where he helped care for Mr Ritchie, who had autism and severe epilepsy.
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1 month ago | 
business-live.co.uk | Charlotte Hall
A 'landmark' structure in Oldham that divides opinion among the town's residents could soon be turned into a hotel. The 15-storey Civic Centre tower could soon accommodate hundreds of guests if the council approves plans from developers Muse. Muse has proposed a change of use for the former council office block, aiming to convert it into a hotel with 126 rooms. The plans include service areas, a restaurant, and a conference hall across the basement, ground, and first floors.
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2 months ago | 
notreallyheremedia.com | Charlotte Hall
Developers Safina Ghaus and Mehtab Shaukat intend to turn the vacant Crompton Health Centre on High Street into an ‘exceptional’ and ‘safe’ housing complex. GPs from Oak Gables Partnership and Village Medical Practice vacated the single-storey building last year to move to the newly built Shaw and Crompton Medical Centre on Westway. At the time the old structure was considered ‘unfit for purpose’ for clinical use.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
notreallyheremedia.com | Charlotte Hall
Local MP Jim McMahon has warned the loss would cause a ‘huge disruption’ and called for government support to help save the Post Office branch. WH Smith confirmed its Spindles Shopping Centre location, which has operated the Post Office service since 2019, will be shutting down from 3 May 2025. Staff affected by the change are due to be offered jobs at other stores, according to Oldham Council.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
easterneye.biz | Charlotte Hall
THE INDIAN men’s kho kho team secured the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup title by defeating Nepal 54-36 in the final on Sunday. The victory came shortly after the Indian women’s team also emerged victorious in their final, beating Nepal with a commanding scoreline of 78-40. This was the first edition of the Kho Kho World Cup, organised with the backing of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The tournament featured 20 men’s and 19 women’s teams.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
easterneye.biz | Pramod Thomas |Charlotte Hall
BRITAIN is set to have the fastest growth among major European economies this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, a boost to finance minister Rachel Reeves who is under pressure over a slowdown since her party came to power in July. The IMF has raised its forecast for British growth for 2025 by 0.1 percentage points to 1.6 per cent, making it the third-strongest among the Group of Seven advanced economies after the US and Canada.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
easterneye.biz | Vivek Mishra |Charlotte Hall
AT LEAST 56 baby deaths and two maternal deaths at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust since 2019 may have been preventable, according to a BBC investigation. The findings, based on Freedom of Information data and whistleblower accounts, raise concerns about maternity safety at the trust’s units at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital. The data revealed 27 stillbirths and 29 neonatal deaths where trust review groups identified care issues that could have changed outcomes.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
notreallyheremedia.com | Charlotte Hall
Traders will move from the historic site to a newly built venue next to Spindles Shopping Centre, due to be completed by June. The demolition is planned for this summer, though the exact date is yet to be determined, according to a council spokesperson. The news has been met with a bittersweet response from stall holders, some of whom have worked at the site for decades. “It’s going to be strange moving,” Justin Brierley, 54, said.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
somdnews.com | Charlotte Hall
Is it something in the water? While Maryland is in the midst of a fiscal crisis, drowning in a $3 billion budget deficit, its neighbor Virginia is thriving with a $3 billion surplus. The urgency of the situation is apparent. How can two states so close in geography be so far apart in a fiscal sense? It boils down to the priorities of their governing political parties — what you tax, how you spend and whether your government is focused on growth or pandering.
