Monthly Archives: October 2011
TV stars sign up for run
Richard, whose mum had Alzheimer’s, will be doing the run for the third year in a row.
Two South Yorkshire celebrities will lead the Alzheimer’s Society team in this weekend’s Great Yorkshire Run.
Sheffield-born Richard McCourt, one half of TV presenting duo Dick and Dom, and Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes star Dean Andrews, born in Rotherham, are both lending their support to the charity.
Ways that my son with autism has embarrassed me
Autism, Social Thinking and Embarrassment: It’s Not a Bad Thing…
A couple of weeks back, the theme for a wonderful facebook group called Special Saturday was Embarrassing Moments. This has been rattling around in my head for a while now as I have been considering a couple of different ways that I could approach this as a topic.
Flu jab appeal launched in the Highlands
By Alex Johnston
PREGNANT women and people with medical conditions in the Highlands are among those being urged to have an early flu jab.
Over 32,000 people across the region are eligible for the flu jab, which provides protection against the dangerous virus.
Flu is especially hazardous for people aged 65 or over, to those with existing medical conditions, pregnant women and unpaid long-term carers.
