YOUNG carers can enjoy a bit of time with a good book
A novel way to get young carers reading
READING UP … June Hindmarsh, left, and Jackie Buckley at the library with young carers.
By ANGELA REED
Published on Monday 27 June 2011 09:50
YOUNG carers can enjoy a bit of time with a good book – thanks to libraries in South Tyneside.
The bookshelves at the Young Carers Project, run by Carers Association in South Tyneside (Cast), were bolstered by £500 worth of new titles.
Failure to reform elderly care ‘will be catastrophic’
Failure to reform elderly care ‘will be catastrophic’
The system of care for the elderly will face “catastrophic” breakdown if politicians are not prepared to work together to back painful long-term reform, experts warn today.
By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent
7:00AM BST 27 Jun 2011
Leading charities and experts have written to The Daily Telegraph warning the current care system is “reaching crisis point” and must be radically overhauled, even it means making people pay more.
Families and carers can go online to find help they need in Cheshire
Families and carers can go online to find help they need
3:20pm Sunday 26th June 2011
CHESHIRE East Council has launched an online service to help families and carers get the help and information they need via one website.
The online directory enables people to find family services, activities and childcare services in one place.
