David Allard

Sep 2, 2024 | aol.com | David Allard |Marcus White

September 2, 2024 at 1:19 AMThe Westside Community Centre was shut in September last year [BBC]The future of a community centre remains uncertain a year after it was suddenly closed due to an unsafe roof. Westside Community Centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire, was shut in September 2023 after reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) - a material prone to decay and collapse - was found in roof panels.

Aug 11, 2024 | yahoo.com | David Allard |Katie Waple

David Allard - BBC News and Katie Waple - BBC NewsAugust 11, 2024 at 1:30 PM·3 min readA family said they feel "helpless" after heavy downpours of rain left their home contaminated by sewage. Will Capper, from Winchester got a call from his partner Lauren on 1 August saying that "the manhole cover in the garden had started to overspill."He explained that a sewage pipe that runs through their back garden had overspilled, got into the home and "soaked through under the flooring".

Apr 4, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | David Allard |Jo Couzens

A children's hospice charity said fundraising was vital to help it continue providing care as it faces a £1m deficit this year. Julia's House, in Dorset, said 92% of its annual running costs of £3.34m were met by fundraising efforts. The charity's CEO, Martin Edwards urged: "Something has got to change quickly on this."The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it has made more than £350m available to hospices since 2020.

Feb 14, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | David Allard

A police officer missed opportunities to report the risk posed by the killer of three men in Reading's Forbury Gardens, an inquest has heard. Khairi Saadallah stabbed James Furlong, 36, Dr David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, to death in 2020. Counter terrorism officer Det Sgt Daniel Spiers previously reported that Saadallah was "not a national security threat", the Old Bailey inquest heard. However, the officer told the court he regretted his judgement.

Feb 10, 2024 | aol.com | David Allard

Ian Dickens visited Winterbourne at Bonchurch where his famous ancestor stayed in the summer of 1849The summer that author Charles Dickens spent on the Isle of Wight is being celebrated with a series of events. The author and his family stayed at Bonchurch for several months in 1849 while he wrote one of his most famous novels, David Copperfield. Events include an exhibition of colourised photographs and a writing competition.