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Help for carers and other residents to keep warm in North Norfolk
Almost 2,000 in North Norfolk to save money on energy bills
Monday, April 15, 2013
3:31 PM
Almost 2,000 north Norfolk households are set for a spring cut to their electricity and gas bills, having signed up for a pioneering scheme. Across the district, 2,796 homes registered with Big Switch and Save, with 71pc expected to save money.
Today’s adults ‘unhealthier than their parents were’
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Today’s adults are so unhealthy they are 15 years ‘older’ than their parents and grandparents at the same age,” reports The Daily Telegraph. This gloomy message is based on a study that found that despite a continuing trend of increasing life expectancy, overall, the adult population is less healthy than it used to be in the past.
Researchers drew these conclusions after comparing the prevalence of risk factors for stroke, heart disease and diabetes within different generations.
£5.5m DOH fund to improve hospice facilities across the East of England
Norfolk Hospice gets go-ahead after Government cash boost for care
ANDREW PAPWORTH Thursday, April 11, 2013
9:33 AM
A new hospice designed to meet Norfolk’s growing need for end-of-life care has today been given the green light thanks to a £510,000 government grant.
The money, part of a £5.5m Department of Health fund to improve hospice facilities across the East of England, means The Norfolk Hospice, Tapping House can now confirm it will go ahead with its long-awaited multi-million pound facility near the A148 at Hillington.
Richard Shaw, chief executive of the charity, said the new site is needed to meet the county’s ever-increasing demand for palliative care amid warnings that many people are not getting the care they need.
