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  • Grub's on the up at most of region's hospitals

    MOST hospitals in the region are given high marks today (Friday) in the first ever ‘league tables’ judging the food given to their patients.Three quarters score more than 90 per cent for the quality of the meals, with two in County Durham

  • A fitting tribute

    THE Northern Echo's editor Peter Barron paid tribute to all the readers who supported the campaign for a permanent memorial to Andrew Mynarski to be placed at Middleton St George.At a service to begin the Lancaster celebration day, Mr Barron spoke

  • A day many will never forget

          FOR those who were at Durham Tees Valley Airport today, to witness the flypast of a Lancaster bomber, it was a day they will never forget. "Vera", as the aircraft is affectionately known, had made her way from Canada to be

  • Youngster battles her illness to take on charity fun run

    A BRAVE youngster suffering with a rare and incurable brain condition is running a 3km race at the weekend to raise awareness.Five-year-old Middlesbrough schoolgirl Missy Russell has been diagnosed with a little-known condition which sees her brain going

  • A fitting place for Mary's ashes

    PHIL Etheridge travelled from Canada to Durham Tees Valley Airport with a very special mission in mind.His father, Norman, was the project leader in the decades-long restoration of the Mynarski Memorial Lancaster and his wife, Mary, did all she could

  • Leeds United sack Sedgefield born manager Dave Hockaday

    LEEDS' experiment with David Hockaday ended after just six games on Thursday as owner Massimo Cellino sacked his head coach. Fifty-six-year-old Sedgefield-born Hockaday was a shock appointment by the Italian on June 19 and now, 10 weeks later,

  • Cyclist seriously injured after lorry collision at Bradbury

    A CYCLIST suffered serious leg injuries after he was in a collision with a lorry.The Great North Air Ambulance service was called to assist the North-East Ambulance Service at the scene on the A689 at Bradbury, County Durham around 12.20pm on Thursday.The

  • Hospital celebrates life-giving landmark

    A NORTH-EAST hospital is throwing a party to mark the 100th patient born with complex heart disease to have undergone a heart transplant.The Freeman Hospital, in Newcastle, is celebrating this landmark with a balloon release, conference and celebratory

  • Barnard Castle new bridge studies are completed

    PROPOSALS for a suspension rope bridge over the River Tees in Barnard Castle have been passed back to a Teesdale marketing company.Durham County Council (DCC) spent £313,000 on feasibility studies to figure out whether the idea could progress to

  • Four in court accused of rabbit cruelty

    FOUR young men have appeared in court accused of torturing a pet rabbit before it was killed. The four, who are aged 17 to 20, from Seaham, County Durham, are charged with causing unnecessary suffering to Percy, the white lionhead rabbit. He

  • New look for community centre

    A COMMUNITY centre is hoping to attract new members after undergoing a facelift. A cafe and IT suite have been opened at The Haven Community Centre in South Moor, near Stanley. The cafe is open from 10am to 4pm every weekday and offers hot

  • Suspected loan shark arrested in Bowburn

    A SUSPECTED loan shark has been arrested in the region.A 46-year-old man was arrested in Bowburn, County Durham, yesterday morning (Wednesday, August 27) on suspicion of illegal money lending.Cash and documents were also seized.The operation involved

  • Benefit fraud 'paid for home improvements'

    A DISABLED man fraudulently claimed almost £20,000 in pension credits which he spent on home improvements, a court was told.David Berry received £280 a month from the Department of Work and Pensions over a five and-a-half year period between

  • 145th annual Weardale Show this Saturday

    THE annual Weardale Agricultural Show is set to celebrate its 145th year this weekend.The show will host a variety of attractions, family events and exhibitions on Saturday in St John’s Chapel.Included in the itinerary is archery, bale stacking

  • First dance led to 60 years of marriage for Darlington couple

    A DIAMOND couple who met at a military dance have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.Tom and Shirley Frame marked the milestone with a family get together at their home in Darlington today (Thursday, August 28).The pair met at a dance in Germany

  • Quarry extension recommended for approval

    A PROPOSED quarry extension that will boost employment but has prompted environmental concerns has been recommended for approval by council planners.W&M Thompson Quarries wants to extend its operations at Bishop Middleham Quarry by 15.7 hectares,

  • Laundry move clears way for 395-bed student village

    MULTI-MILLION pound plans have been announced for a 395-bed student village on an industrial site.County Properties (Northern) Group want to build a “student residence eco village” on the Berendsen’s laundry site, off the A167 in Neville

  • Free rickshaw ride for shoppers to celebrate successful summer

    SHOPPERS were given a helping hand to carry their bags when they were offered a free rickshaw ride in Middlesbrough.Hillstreet Shopping Centre offered shoppers a free ride to the door of their car, to the bus or train station, or even to their front door

  • Grandfather cleared of historic abuse charge

    A GRANDFATHER accused of abusing a boy at his farm in the 1970s was today (Thursday, August 28) cleared by a jury in less than an hour. The verdict came after Gordon Currie was described as "a very straightforward and honest man" with "a strong

  • Complaints against NHS have increased

    MORE than 5,600 written complaints were made against the NHS in the North-East and Cumbria during 2013-14, according to new figures.It means that the NHS in the North-East and Cumbria was receiving more than 15 a day.New statistics, published by the

  • Estate could be yours - for £1m-plus

    AN extensive country estate is expected to fetch between £1m and £1.2m when it goes under the hammer in North Yorkshire next month.Newsham Grange by South Otterington, near Northallerton, includes a Grade II-listed Queen Anne house set in

  • Activity festival gets underway in Darlington

    SHOPPERS in a North-East town had the chance to discover the benefits of a healthy lifestyle during an activity festival.The two-day Mega (Move Everyone and Get Active) festival started in Darlington's Market Square on Thursday (August 28), having

  • Darlington poachers caught lamping on farmland are fined

    TWO poachers who were spotted hunting nocturnal animals by shining a light into their eyes have been fined.Darlington men Craig Usher, of Park Lane and Thomas Hurman, of Rockwell Avenue, were seen lamping by Borderwatch patrol volunteers on farmland near

  • Man split partner's head open with a ceramic bowl, court hears

    A DRUNKEN argument led to a man splitting his partner’s head open with a ceramic bowl, a court heard.Peterlee Magistrates’ Court was told on Wednesday (August 27) that Paul Lyons had been drinking vodka, cider and larger with his partner throughout

  • Sixty years of give and take

    HAPPY couple Eric and Mollie Dent are celebrating – after notching up 60 years of wedded bliss.The pair celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary by pottering around in their home and garden – and then enjoyed a meal out surrounded by their

  • Choir returns for new season

    A POPULAR choir starts rehearsals for its new season next week.The Durham Choral Society, the biggest choir in the Durham area with around 150 members, performs at Durham Cathedral twice each year, stages a Christmas concert and members sing Christmas

  • Sweet success for Darlington honey company

    AN artisan food company has tasted sweet success with a second award for its honey.The Honey B Company, based in Darlington, has won a Great Taste award for its heather honey, made by bees which feed on the moors in North Yorkshire, County Durham and

  • Warm reception for sing-a-long Frozen

    CHILDREN turned up in droves for a sing-along screening of the hit Disney film Frozen at a new mobile cinema.The screening was organised by a local group of the National Citizen Service, which is showing the sing-along version of Frozen ahead of its DVD

  • Cleaning firm's expansion hopes

    A CLEANING firm is looking to expand and take on more workers after moving to a new factory. Platinum Cleaning Products, in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, says its switch to a new 20,000sq ft base is proving fruitful.The company, run by husband and

  • University joins forces with Festival of Thrift

    A NATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED festival has announced a link-up with a North-East university.The free Festival of Thrift, which takes place at Lingfield Point, in Darlington, on September 27 and 28, has announced a partnership with Teesside University.Festival

  • Five arrested over drunken fight on train

    FIVE men have been arrested after a drunken brawl on a train in which passengers were injured.People travelling on the 18.35 Manchester Airport to Middlesbrough service on Wednesday looked on in horror as a fight broke out as the train neared Thirsk.One

  • Shadforth's Big Weekend returns

    A VILLAGE’S ‘big weekend’ returns next month. Shadforth, near Durham City, will host a scarecrow festival, village show and sports day over the weekend of September 13 and 14. The scarecrow festival takes place on the Saturday. About 24 houses

  • Former Black Cats skipper to speak at dinner in Darlington

    FORMER Sunderland captain Kevin Ball will be the guest speaker at a sportsman's dinner to raise funds for Darlington FC.The event will be held at the Dolphin Centre, in the town, on Saturday, November 29.A spokeswoman for the event said: "As

  • Four-day beer festival begins

    DURHAM’S annual beer festival has got underway.The first pint was pulled at the 34th Durham Beer Festival at Dunelm House, Durham City, on Wednesday (August 27).The event was formally opened by Dr Bob McManners, who has played a key role in the

  • Self-deception could explain disasters

    OVER confident people can fool others into believing they are more talented than they actually are, a study has found.These ‘self-deceived’ individuals could be more likely to get promotions and reach influential positions in banks and other

  • Business groups plea over small firm finance

    SMALLER firms in the North-East must be given greater help to access finance and support their growth, a business organisation has said.The North-East Federation of Small Businesses made the plea after figures showed lending to small and medium-sized

  • Man jailed for bottle attack on girl, nine

    A NINE-year-old gymnast who will be scarred for life after a drunken yob hurled a beer bottle through a car window asks her family if she is now ugly, a court heard. After drinking 15 bottles of beer, Matthew McCrea recklessly threw one at a passing

  • Success in the lap of the gods

    IN my experience, Yorkshire folk are never happier than when they’re telling anyone within earshot that “God’s Own County” offers unbeatable beer, sport, scenery, fresh air – you name it, they do it better. Maybe so. One thing I’m happy to concede

  • UK 'must export more for growth'

    THE UK needs to invest and export more to prevent its world-leading growth being a flash in the pan, a business group has warned. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has upgraded its growth forecast to 3.2 per cent this year and to 2.8 per cent

  • Duke curries favour

    DUKE Street in Darlington has long been known as the street of estate agents. However, it can now equally be regarded as the town’s food quarter with the advent of several cafes and restaurants in recent years including the new Indian – Duke Bombay

  • Country by Brian Clough

    REVIEW: The Chet Atkins Story Properbox 187 ANY fan of country music or any guitarplaying musician will automatically understand the contribution Chet Atkins made to the world of music, be it either as a guitarist or a recording engineer/ producer

  • Classical by Gavin Engelbrecht

    REVIEWS: Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas (Hyperion CDA67514) Violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Steven Osborne join forces in towering performances of Prokofiev’s Violin Sonatas Nos 1 and 2. The first, written against the backdrop of Stalin’s Great

  • Folk by Jez Lowe

    I CAUGHT the tail-end of Whitby Folk Week last Friday, and it was enough to get an idea of what a fantastic time everyone had had in that great little seaside town. It really is an annual pilgrimage for folkies from all over the country, keen to get

  • Jazz by Peter Bevan

    CD REVIEWS: Anita O’Day/Four Classic Albums Plus (Avid AMSC1136) AVID’S fourth Anita O’Day brings another generous selection of albums recorded in her heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. A tremendous mix has her singing Rodgers and Hart with Billy May

  • Hats off to the stand-in star

    REMEMBER that classic moment in the stage musical 42nd Street where understudy Peggy Sawyer has to go on for the indisposed leading actress. “You’re going out there a youngster, but you’ve got to come back at star,” she’s told as she stands in the

  • One-man wonders

    WHEN it comes to one-man shows, Private Peaceful’s depiction of a young soldier facing the firing squad in the First World War must be one of the hardest, particularly with actor Andy Daniel facing the task of playing the heroes and villains of this

  • Drinking in the atmosphere

    PADDY Campbell’s play Wet House returns to Newcastle’s Live Theatre next month, but the playwright hasn’t been resting on his laurels following his debut full-length piece being named as one of the Guardian’s top ten plays of last year. As he revealed

  • Plans develop to protect future water supplies

    WATER bosses have set out their vision for the expected challenges they face across Yorkshire over the next 25 years.The main issues they must tackle include the combination of climate change and population growth and their impact on the county’

  • Film releases

    Million Dollar Arm (PG, 124 mins) 4/5 stars IF Jerry Maguire and Slumdog Millionaire gave birth to an impossibly cute love child, it would look something like Million Dollar Arm. Based on an incredible true story, Craig Gillespie’s feel-good sports

  • DVD/Blu-ray releases

    The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (12, 146 mins, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) PETER PARKER (Andrew Garfield) is haunted by memories of his father Richard (Campbell Scott) and mother Mary (Embeth Davidtz), who abandoned him in the dead of night in the

  • Rooney named new England captain

    ROY Hodgson has named Wayne Rooney as the new England captain. The 28-year-old Manchester United skipper got the nod ahead of the likes of Chelsea's Gary Cahill and Manchester City's Joe Hart to become the successor to Steven Gerrard, who retired

  • Saturdays living the dream

    IT’S an intimidating sight, all five of The Saturdays in one place. Mollie King, Una Foden, Vanessa White, Rochelle Humes and Frankie Bridge are an excitable bunch, all eager to talk and aware that getting a word in can’t be taken for granted when

  • Middlesbrough sign Tottenham starlet on loan

    MIDDLESBROUGH have brought full-back Ryan Fredericks on a season-long loan from Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. The 21-year-old right-back has signed in time for Saturday’s Championship match against Reading. Fredericks, a product of

  • Celeb round-up

    Paul Potts... the shy moon-faced Carphone Warehouse manager from Wales with a big tenor voice and wonky teeth, was one of those unlikely contestants who turned the judges from sceptical to overwhelmed. Potts, below, went on to win the first series

  • Vanessa’s in a real mess

    SCHOOL’S out and so is Vanessa the vet’s affair with young Kirin in Emmerdale (ITV1). She’s caught giving the 17-year-old extra-curricular lessons – biology, I think – by a surprised Leyla and Priya, whose other half is Kirin’s father. That was

  • Quakers ready for return to FA Cup action

    Few could have imagined the significance of the occasion when Darlington travelled to Hinckley United on November 1, 2011. Shortly after Mark Cooper’s exit as manager, Craig Liddle was in charge for only the second time of his spell at the helm

  • A wreath to remember a hero

    IT was a great honour this morning to lay a wreath on behalf of the readers of The Northern Echo at the feet of the statue of war hero Andrew Mynarski. This was my speech:  "A decade years ago, a debate was raging about what this airport should

  • Cooper insists James is part of his plans

    A WEEK after being missing from training and handing in two transfer requests, Luke James is back in the Hartlepool United fold. The striker was absent from last weekend's first win of the season, a 2-1 triumph at Wimbledon, after not turning up

  • School to open its doors to aspiring jazz musicians

    TALENTED young jazz musicians are taking to the stage at Yarm School when it plays host to the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO). The orchestra, one of the UK’s long-established bands for young people playing big-band jazz, will be performing

  • Newcastle's Jack Colback named in England squad

    NEWCASTLE midfielder Jack Colback has been called up to Roy Hodgson's England squad for the upcoming games against Norway and Switzerland. Three more uncapped players - Calum Chambers, Danny Rose and Fabian Delph - are included in a new-look 22

  • Van carrying windows and conservatory parts crashes on A69

    A VAN carrying double glazed windows and conservatory parts was wrecked on a major North-East road this morning. The accident happened on the westbound carriageway of the A69 between Heddon-on-the-Wall and Corbridge , Northumberland, at about 8.30am

  • Drivers badly hurt after car crash on outskirts of Consett

    POLICE are investigating after a collision between two cars, which injured both drivers. It happened on the outskirts of Consett, County Durham, yesterday (Wednesday, August 27) afternoon just before 3.10pm on the A691 at Iveston, close to the

  • Five minutes with Michael Woodwood

    Ibsen wrote A Doll’s House in 1879, why do you think it is still relevant today? It still remains one of dramatic literature’s greatest appeals for the rights of women. Although much has been achieved in equality for women one could be excused

  • Hot stuff

    SO there I was, in the leisure centre changing room, after another hour spent on the treadmill, desperately trying to hold back the ravages of time. Some teenage lads, fresh from a game of five-a-side football, were engaged in a passionate debate

  • Banker’s draft

    THE funny thing about South Bank, or at least about South Bank railway station, is that it smells exactly as it did all those long gone years ago when we’d pitch up for the football. It’s a hokey-cokey, smokey-blokey, almost okey-dokey sort of

  • An Evening with Jackson Browne

    An Evening with Jackson Browne SINGER-songwriter Jackson Browne has announced his autumn tour dates to include a visit to Sage Gateshead on November 20. The tour, which crosses the US before arriving in the UK for five dates, ends with a sold-out

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Working Hypothesis

    Sherlock Holmes: A Working Hypothesis, The Guildhall, York THE game's afoot and this particular one is a game of two halves as the Flanagan Collective offers a fresh take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's much portrayed character. Actually that's

  • Family tragedy for Mrs Brown

    Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC One, 9pm) COMEDY and tragedy are never far apart, and in the case of the man who has created the comic character Mrs Agnes Brown, Brendan O'Carroll, the horrific murder of his grandfather – who had the note "Traitor

  • Fundraising launch party for Darlington music festival

    FOUR bands will perform live at a launch party next week for a music festival in Darlington. The launch for Oxjam Darlo will be held at The Forum Music Centre, in Borough Road, at 6.30pm on Thursday (September 4). Weekend Sun, Capture, Atlas

  • Part of the reunion

    DURHAM County’s cricketers have held their annual reunion. Henry McLaren stirred reminiscences with an aide memoire which some might have preferred to forget. Henry was 12th man on July 10, 1974, when Durham – then playing Minor Counties cricket

  • The joy of bringing the past back to life

    CONGRATULATIONS to all those who organised and participated in Hunwick Village Fayre. Whilst recreating the photograph celebrating the Relief of Mafeking in 1900, it was a wonderful day for old friends to come together and to meet new ones.

  • NHS praise

    THERE is always criticism of the NHS and staff in the media but I would like to express my gratitude and sing the praises of the NHS and especially the Darlington Memorial Hospital nursing staff. My father, 85-years-old, took ill late on Wednesday

  • Public toilets

    I READ with interest your online poll of Northern Echo readers regarding the Market Hall toilets. A substantial majority wanted to see them re-opened. In better times, I would have agreed with your readers. To appreciate the situation the borough

  • Disabled parking

    I HAVE just read about Councillor Neil Foster’s visit to the new £27m development to replace Durham’s former ice rink site. It’s a pity he could not have walked round the corner to the Freemans Quay Leisure Centre where he would have seen the barriers

  • Charity donations

    WHY are we bombarded by Save the Children adverts on television? More of the money you send in goes on paying outrageous wages to its top earners. I feel there must be more accountability within all the charity organisations to show just where

  • Brownlee brothers

    I WAS watching the triathlon, from Stockholm, on Saturday afternoon television, and seeing the Brownlee brothers win was marvellous. The country needs more young people like them. It’s that sort of spirit we need to put the great back into Great Brittan

  • Scottish vote

    I AM surprised that First Minister Alex Salmond thinks an independent Scotland would take over five years to get rid of nuclear submarines. For what these vessels have cost, one would have thought that they would be able to sail down the Clyde

  • Quality street!

    DEAR Love Productions, I understand that you have decided to come to our town and make a television series about it. As far as I can see your justification comprises: 1) There are unemployed people there claiming benefits; 2) You will be giving them

  • Standing up for Stockton

    MIKE McGROTHER is a musician, teacher, and father who cares deeply about his local community. He was the man who recently inspired Stockton’s poignant sunflower commemoration of the local men who died in the First World War. His open letter

  • Powerhouse on faulty foundations

    IF you ever feel unloved by this Government – with its power base 200 miles to the South – then George Osborne is on a mission to change that. The Chancellor is preparing to woo Northern voters in a bid to convince you to give the Tories another

  • Murray hopes for better health

    ANDY MURRAY will hope he can at last trust his body when he plays his second-round match against Matthias Bachinger at the US Open today. The Scot arrived in New York in a positive frame of mind and declared himself in his best shape since winning

  • Durham can cause an upset, believes Colly

    WITH the experience of 197 one-day internationals behind him, Paul Collingwood is confident Durham can spring a surprise in today’s Royal London Cup quarterfinal against Yorkshire at Headingley. In the week when he signed a contract to continue

  • O’Shea rejects criticism

    CONOR O’SHEA has branded criticism from Lawrence Dallaglio for demoting Chris Robshaw as Harlequins captain as a “load of rubbish”. Joe Marler will lead Quins throughout the 2014-15 season to enable Robshaw to concentrate on his duties as England

  • Rashid is tipped for England

    ANDREW GALE says Yorkshire are lucky to have Adil Rashid in their ranks as the leg-spinning allrounder continues to press for an England recall. Rashid has enjoyed an excellent summer, particularly with the ball, with 68 wickets in all competitive

  • Dismal England are made to pay

    ENGLAND descended to a miserable 133-run defeat against India in Cardiff to concede a 1-0 Royal London Series lead. Alastair Cook’s team paid for a patchy performance with the ball as Suresh Raina hit a brutal century in India’s 304 for six in

  • West Auckland appoint former Heed boss

    WEST AUCKLAND have appointed Anth Smith as their new manager. Smith’s last job in charge at Gateshead ended soon after the beginning of last season. He will take charge of West for the first time this Saturday against Darlington in the preliminary

  • Alonso quits Spain

    REAL MADRID midfielder Xabi Alonso has announced his retirement from international football. The 32-year-old was a member of the Spain squads which won the World Cup in 2010 and European Championships in 2008 and 2012 during a sustained period

  • Work starts on new Boho building in Middlesbrough

    WORK has started on the latest phase of a landmark redevelopment scheme. The £4m Boho Five building in Middlesbrough is designed to accommodate a wide range of start-ups as well as established businesses within the digital and creative sectors.The

  • Bradford stun Leeds

    Final score: Bradford City 2 Leeds United 1 JAMES HANSON’S late winner heaped further pressure on Leeds head coach Dave Hockaday as Bradford claimed a 2-1 victory in a fiery West Yorkshire derby to progress to the third round of the Capital One

  • Cook hits back at Swann

    ALASTAIR COOK numbers Graeme Swann as only a “so-called friend” after his former team-mate’s assertion that England would be better off without his captaincy at the World Cup. Cook’s team put in a wretched performance with ball and then bat on

  • Remembering the heroism of Andrew Mynarski

        I'M going to Durham Tees Valley Airport this morning to remember Andrew Mynarski who gave his life in the Second World War ikn 1941, trying to save his friend Pat Brophy who was trapped in a stricken Lancaster bomber. I'll be laying

  • Pro-Am Tournament returns to Middlesbrough for second year

    MIDDLESBROUGH Municipal Golf Course is set to tee-off with its second Pro-Am tournament. The event, organised by the Professional Golfers Association, will tee off at the Municipal Golf Course this Saturday aiming to emulate its successful debut

  • Jessica is making progress after a successful year

    Bishop Auckland golfer Jessica Hall has continued her remarkable progress following a record breaking triumph. The golfing prodigy capped a sensational year by being chosen as first reserve for England’s under-16 match against Switzerland on August

  • Match Ratings: Birmingham City 0 Sunderland 3

    Goals: 0-1: Gomez (77, received the ball from Johnson on the left and drilled angled drive into the bottom right-hand corner) 0-2: Johnson (87, guided home a first-time finish after Doyle made a good save to deny Altidore) 0-3: Wickham

  • Vulnerable elderly man's home targeted by couple

    A WOMAN under the influence of a prescribed sedative stole personal items from the home of an elderly neighbour, a court heard.Sally Ingleby claimed she needed to use the toilet after barging into the man’s home, in Dalton Crescent, Shildon, at

  • World Cup base announcement welcomed by rugby rivals

    RUGBY club leaders in Darlington have welcomed the announcement that the All Blacks will train in the town during next year's World Cup. The defending champions will have a base at Darlington Mowden Park during the tournament, it was announced

  • North Yorkshire school children missing out on free meals

    ALMOST one in five poor children in North Yorkshire are missing out on their free school meals – despite 100 per cent take up in much of the North-East. An alarming divide in the numbers of eligible youngsters not receiving free healthy dinners

  • Emirates 'here to stay' in North-East

    ONE of the world’s most prominent airlines has reiterated its commitment to the North-East ahead of a milestone in the region. Emirates, which operates flights from Newcastle Airport to Dubai, says its services are continuing to flourish. The

  • 'No living wage' for many women

    WOMEN are bearing the brunt of work poverty and earning less than the living wage in part-time work, a study has warned.The TUC said most part-time female staff in more than 50 local authority areas were on less than the living wage.The union organisation