As the summer heatwave continues, Roger Hadley, Executive Councillor for Children and Learning has urged parents to be wary of health risks to babies. Cllr Hadley (left) said: “It is so important to protect babies and young children in this warm weather, I urge all parents to take note of this advice.” Southend Council...
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Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess launched a series of questions into food labelling and obesity yesterday. In a written question, Mr Amess asked the Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, “whether he has made a recent estimate of the cost to the economy of illness, economic inactivity and premature death associated...
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Next week (Monday 14th to Sunday 20th June) is Carers Week, which highlights the work carried out by carers for the ill and disabled. To mark the occasion, the Carers Week Roadshow trailer will be visiting various places in Southend. Carers and others can come and find out more about services available, and meet...
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By Rachel Charman Southend Borough Council has been rated in the top three English local authorities in improving the lives of people with Austism. The National Autistic Society awarded Southend two green lights on its Local Authority Progress Table as part of its ‘I Exist’ campaign. In an effort to build on this success,...
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Southend West Conservative MP David Amess has continued his investigation of abortions in the UK. Mr Amess, an outspoken pro-life campaigner, wrote to the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions have been performed in the UK last year where the unborn children in question had cleft lips or palates. Mr Amess received statistics...
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Rochford and Southend East Conservative MP James Duddridge yesterday asked for information on male breast cancer. Mr Duddridge wrote to the Minister for the Cabinet Office to ask how many men have died from male breast cancer in England and Wales in each year since 2005. The MP received a reply from Karen Dunnell...
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