Monthly Archives: February 2012
Wales ‘Let’s reward valued carers’
‘Let’s reward valued carers’
Feb 23 2012 by David Powell, North Wales Weekly News
CARERS who look after ill or frail relatives or friends should be rewarded with a discount card in shops, it was claimed yesterday.
The “Carer’s Card” idea is set to be put to Conwy County Council – in an area which has the highest number of senior citizens proportionately in Wales – and could be extended across the country.
The proposal comes from Cllr Mike Priestley to reward these “unsung heroes”.
Norwich MP Simon Wright welcomes extra help for carers
City MP Simon Wright has asked the minister of care services what the government is doing to help identify and support carers in Norwich.
The Norwich South MP put a question to minister Paul Burstow after meeting staff from Norwich and District Carers Forum, of which he is vice presid
Liberal Democrat MP Mr Wright said: “Identifying and supporting carers of all ages is critical.
“The sacrifices they make to care for a friend or loved one is staggering, often giving up employment or retiring early. We need to recognise carers early so we can better help and support them.”
Disabled mans house burgled and carer kidnapped
Burglars held knife and gun to disabled man’s face after kidnapping his carer to break into his house
Last updated at 6:47 PM on 22nd February 2012
Masked robbers held a gun to a paralysed man’s face after kidnapping one of his carers and forcing the terrified woman to let them into his home.
The gang snatched the carer at gunpoint from outside her home in Sandwell and forced her to drive to disabled Noel Martin’s house in nearby Edgbaston at about 10pm on Monday.
Once inside, they grabbed a second carer and bound both women’s hands with electrical cord before threatening 52-year-old Mr Martin.
Attack: Disabled Noel Martin was robbed at gunpoint by a vicious gang who kidnapped his carer to break into his home
Mr Martin, who was left paralysed from the neck down in an attack by racist thugs in Germany 16 years ago, could only watch helplessly from his bed as the gang ransacked his home.
Mr Martin, who needs round-the-clock care, said: ‘When they burst into the room I was lying in bed. I saw the gun coming through the door and I thought it was a joke.
‘Then they started asking for the money and jewellery. I told them I only had £20. One of the men in a mask put a knife to my throat and then the gun.’
Despite the threat, Mr Martin refused to be cowed. ‘I’m not going to let a few people scare me. If they take my life, they take my life.
