Abandoned dogs

10:18am Thursday 14th August 2008

11.08.08 AG IRRESPONSIBLE dog ownership has become a major problem across the country and all animal charities are reporting increasing numbers of unwanted, abandoned and neglected dogs, particularly the tough-looking breeds.

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Lessons have the right ingredients for fun

2:38pm Thursday 26th June 2008

PREPARATIONS for a lesson has never been met with so much enthusiasm at King’s Caple primary school where children were making their own tuck shop snacks.

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Fighting the battle of obesity in Britain

10:07am Thursday 29th May 2008

SLIMMING off the pounds for most people has long been one of those irritatingly frustrating ‘pingpong’ lose it, gain it games – a preoccupation that never seems altogether achievable but one we have learned to live with. Not anymore, the Government has put the issue right up there on their agenda and with the dramatic increase in childhood obesity in recent years introduced a £372m strategy to help everyone lead healthier lives.

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Titan prisons a 'massive mistake'

Updated 7:35am Thursday 28th August 2008

Pressing ahead with plans to build three huge "Titan" prisons would be a "costly and hugely damaging mistake", the Government has been warned.

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