23+ hour, 31+ min ago  (983+ words) An angry mother has accused the county council of "picking on" people with disabilities after her son's subsidised transport was withdrawn. Caroline Hedley, 52, claims she may have to abandon her career to ferry 18-year-old Thomas, who has complex needs and…...

23+ hour, 31+ min ago  (357+ words) New government scheme aims to open up opportunities to young people, but one group thinks more needs to be done Norfolk's young job seekers could be benefitting from the Governments plan to roll out a "2. 5 billion initiative to provide 300, 000 new…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (347+ words) Students from Stockton, and Hartlepool among finalists after golden buzzer moment Four young dancers from the North East are set to take the stage in the final of Britain's Got Talent this weekend. Brooke Ferrand from Teesside, Kai Woodhead from…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (486+ words) New findings from education watchdogs reveal continued issues in service delivery Suffolk County Council's efforts to enhance its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services are yielding improvements, according to a new report by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1270+ words) The number of young people neither working nor learning could reach 1. 25 million within the next five years, a review by an ex-Labour health secretary will warn amid fears of a "lost generation. Its author Alan Milburn is expected to say…...

4+ day, 1+ min ago  (309+ words) The new online service aims to help parents find funded childcare Families in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset are the first in the UK to access a new tool designed to help them find nearby childcare,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (397+ words) Coventry University graduate overcame major health challenges to pursue nursing A woman who was inspired by the nurses caring for her during childhood has taken her first steps into a nursing career after graduating from Coventry University. Sehanaj Kaur, now…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (648+ words) Sebbie Harris is nearing the end of his month-long challenge supporting Oxford Hospitals Charity An 11-year-old boy from Buckinghamshire has been running 5km every day this month to raise money for the hospital teams who helped save his life when he…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (527+ words) Facility at BRI will offer support to families with babies in neonatal intensive care Construction has begun on a new facility at Bradford Royal Infirmary aimed at supporting families with premature or ill babies in the neonatal intensive care unit....

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (400+ words) Pupil recovering well as health measures implemented A fourth case of meningitis has been confirmed in Reading. The UK Health Security Agency has reported that a pupil at Westwood Farm Junior School has contracted the infection. It's been confirmed the…...