Smoking 'raises risk of diabetes'
Smoking is linked to a significantly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, US research suggests.
12 Dec 2007
Born Survivors: Looking after Mum
Melissa (12) and Ryan Luker (14) are among the estimated 175,000 young carers in Britain. They juggle the enormous responsibility of looking after a parent and running their home whilst still going to school.
12 Dec 2007
EXCLUSIVE: Sandgate Road Could Be Shut "For Months or Longer"
The section of Sandgate Road in Folkestone from its junction with Earls Avenue to the junction with Castle Hill Avenue could be closed for months "if not years" as exploratory work has found major "voids" down the entire stretch, the Shepway Lib Dems have learned. The voids make the road unsafe to HGV traffic, and have been caused by a cracked Southern Water sewer which is leaking at many points down its length.
11 Dec 2007
Re-Open Sandgate Road or Fix it - Now!
One of the main approaches to Folkestone - Sandgate Road - has now been closed to traffic for weeks from the junction with Earls Avenue towards Folkestone. However, a walk down Sandgate Road shows there are is no work going on, no holes in the road, no plant or equipment - nothing.
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11 Dec 2007
Renewables rule making green a reality- The Guardian Unlimited
The Merton Rule is making a difference:
11 Dec 2007
Minister confirms British Waterways funding reduction discussions
Local MP Tim Farron has received confirmation through a parliamentary question that the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are in discussion with British Waterways about reducing their funding for the next three years. Jonathan Shaw, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs confirmed that there were ongoing discussions about delivering an 'affordable and sustainable network'.
11 Dec 2007