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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Victoria Hollins
Vacant hotel rooms become 'lifeline' for carersVictoria HollinsSusan CoppingSusan Copping said she enjoys "sleeping, reading and not watching the clock" when she takes her respite breaksCarers have described a charity that offers them a night or two of respite care as an "absolute lifeline". Carefree connects unpaid carers with hotels that have spare capacity - something Gabrielle Warner took advantage of just before Christmas.
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Jun 24, 2024 |
bbc.com | Victoria Hollins
The big election issues in debt-ridden WokingBy Victoria Hollins, BBC News, WokingBBCWoking is effectively bankrupt with debts of £2bnWoking in Surrey has become infamous for its towering skyline and its sky-high debts. But will the changing landscape impact on the way people vote? Banging their xylophones and waving their ribbons, the toddlers at Little Bears music class are very happy. But the adults in the hall at St Paul’s Church are less content.
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Mar 4, 2024 |
bbc.co.uk | Victoria Hollins
Two-hundred years ago, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution charity was created. The service's motto is "saving lives at sea", but its beginnings were very much on dry land - right in the heart of the City of London. A lifeboat service was the vision of Sir William Hillary, a resident of the Isle of Man, who published a pamphlet detailing his plans in 1823. However, they fell on deaf ears until he convinced a group of influential men in the City of London to take notice.
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Jan 6, 2015 |
bbc.co.uk | Victoria Hollins
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Jan 6, 2015 |
bbc.co.uk | Victoria Hollins
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