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LISA TRIUMPHS AT WORLD’S TOUGHEST ENDURANCE RACE

Charity, Local News
A staff member from a leading vets in Yorkshire has successfully completed what is widely regarded as one of the toughest endurance races in the world. Lisa Wright, receptionist at Calder Vets’ Dewsbury animal hospital, triumphed at the Montane Spine Race, an epic 268-mile race along the Pennine Way, from…

First food parcels delivered to clinically vulnerable people

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Government confirms first boxes have been delivered to those at highest risk from coronavirus as biggest effort to deliver supplies to those in need since World War Two begins. 1.5 million clinically vulnerable people have been advised by the NHS to stay at home for 12 weeks and be shielded…

MHRA approves new life-saving breathing aid to help keep coronavirus (COVID-19) patients out of intensive care

The MHRA has provided regulatory guidance to a team of University College London (UCL) and Mercedes Formula One engineers and clinicians to build an adapted Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device that delivers oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator. The device, which has now been approved to use in patients,…

General licences introduced for the humane trapping of stoats

Local News
From today (1 April 2020), any trapping of stoats will only be lawful under the authority of a licence issued under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, for instance to help conserve birds or livestock. Natural England has developed two general licences to permit the trapping of stoats in specific…

A joint statement to the self-employed community from leader of Leeds City Council, Councillor Judith Blake and chief executive of Leeds City Council Tom Riordan

“We know that many self-employed people have been faced with delayed projects and cancelled work and have been incredibly worried about supporting themselves and their families as we navigate the coronavirus crisis.   “We want to reassure you that you are not alone. We are working hard to ensure the…
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