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Donate your unwanted Christmas presents Do you wonder what you're going to do with the unsightly jumper or the singing hamster? Does Christmas represent a pile of gifts which are destined never to be used? Why not donate your disaster Christmas presents to the Unwanted Christmas Gift Appeal. £12 million to improve care for the dying The Government has announced that an extra £12 million is to be invested to improve care for people coming to the end of their lives. The money will be used to increase the number of staff who are trained in meeting the needs of people nearing the end of their lives. It will also be able to offer them support in the setting of their choice. 
Last winter in England and Wales, 21,800 older people died as a direct result of the cold. The total figure for the past ten years has reached well over 330,000. Year on year these figures spell out the same story of thousands of unnecessary deaths due to cold-related illnesses. Help the Aged is calling on the Government to adopt the Scottish Central Heating Scheme giving all older people the right to affordable heating. Send John Prescott an e-card urging him to help end this scandal.
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The 19th Leeds Abbey Dash had some added glamour this year with the presence of Nell McAndrew and Charlotte Bellamy (aka Laurel Potts from Emmerdale), who not only started the race but ran alongside the record numbers of runners completing the 10k course. |
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