Conservatives at Essex County Council are planning a series of cuts that are already biting into services provided for the more vulnerable members of the community. Cuts in library facilities have already taken place and there are proposals to drastically cut mobile library services. A proposed sell off of Greyfriars, an adult education centre in Colchester, will result in a nursery for children with special needs being put out on the street.
Tories plan cuts in library and education services
Regular exercise could reduce the risk of an age-related eye disease, US research has suggested.
DELGA has welcomed tomorrow's National Union of Students national campaign day on the ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men, and their female partners. The campaign, "Donation not Discrimination", involves a nationwide wave of awareness stalls, petition-signing, but also encouraging those who are allowed to donate under the current rules to do so.
Plans for a lorry park "buffer" zone to ease the problems caused by lorry parking and Operation Stack from the Port of Dover have come up against "considerable hurdles" according to Dover Harbour Board's Chief Executive.
A man has been shot dead by police during a Flying Squad operation to prevent a suspected armed robbery attempt in New Romney. The policeman involved in the shooting has since been named as one of the two officers who shot Charles De Menezes last year at Stockwell Tube Station.
