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Asthma sufferers warned before returning to school
Asthma hospital admissions have shot up in recent Septembers after a lapse in children's inhaler use.
bbc
Published: 21 August 2018
Children's colourful mural erases Ynysangharad racist graffiti
An underpass in Pontypridd daubed with racist graffiti has been given a fresh look.
bbc
Published: 21 August 2018
Splitting crisis-hit council could harm children's services, warns report
<img alt="Splitting crisis-hit council could harm children&#39;s services, warns report" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/2aa4b463-4962-4721-a6f2-c851ce2f8ab0/2/DISABILITYmartinbowraShutterstock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Northamptonshire County Council needs to make £60-70m worth of savings in 2018/19 and is currently under threat of being axed due to its financial plight. The government has recommended the local authority... </p>
cypn
Published: 20 August 2018
Children's home providers demand clarity over sleep-in pay liability
<img alt="Children&#39;s home providers demand clarity over sleep-in pay liability" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/b7cc7b1f-f07b-46c0-980e-0328c4eab9cc/1/61c68f16dbb6ca18ce05407d981e51a3jpg-320x198.jpg" /> <p> Providers had thought that a Court of Appeal ruling in July, involving Unison and the charity Mencap, would mean that care providers would no longer have to pay care workers the national minimum wage for... </p>
cypn
Published: 20 August 2018
Youth workers to be recruited to mental health support teams
<img alt="Youth workers to be recruited to mental health support teams" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/7a31bad6-1683-487d-a688-8130cca7af11/1/mentalhealthshutterstock-320x198.jpg" /> <p> The plans will see the creation of rapid response teams made up of mental health, youth work and social care practitioners to reach those young people in need of immediate help. It is one of a number... </p>
cypn
Published: 20 August 2018
Partnership approach helps council net 'outstanding' rating
<img alt="Partnership approach helps council net &#39;outstanding&#39; rating" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/403eeadd-24f0-4110-84c4-87688da153b1/2/Unknown1-320x198.jpeg" /> <p> The inspectorate praised the London Borough of Bexley for its new approach to partnership working between agencies, which it said has created a whole-system approach where all partner agencies are committed... </p>
cypn
Published: 20 August 2018
Fighting school holiday hunger in Birkenhead
How one town is filling the gap when free school meals are off the menu.
bbc
Published: 20 August 2018
The memory bear made from a father's clothes
Memory items such as teddy bears are being made to help families grieve for loved ones
bbc
Published: 20 August 2018
The woman who created 'Tinder for lonely mums'
As the first of her friends to become a mum, Michelle Kennedy didn't have a network of other mothers to share her experiences with.
bbc
Published: 20 August 2018