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In store beach party to raise funds for ENABLE Scotland
Life’s a beach for Thurso Co-op staff
LOCAL supermarket staff will be donning their sun hats and shades later today to raise money for a learning disability charity.
Workers at the Co-operative shop in Meadow Lane, Thurso, are having an in-store summer beach party to raise funds for ENABLE Scotland – the country’s leading charity for children and adults who have learning disabilities. It is the Co-operative’s chosen charity of the year for 2011.
Scotland leads the way with an autism alert card
New alert card to help autism sufferers
A NORTH MSP has welcomed the new autism alert card which can assist emergency personnel if someone with the condition is involved in an accident or becomes a victim of crime.
Families of the disabled say they have been hit by hikes in care bills
Disabled facing postcode lottery on fees for care
Families of the disabled say they have been hit by hikes in care bills over recent months from councils that have upped charges as budgets flatline.
Disabled people claim they are being unfairly punished by having to pay hundreds of pounds a month
for help with washing, cooking and other support, which was once free.
