New figures have shown that the annual number of new applications to have children taken into care has for the first time passed the 10,000 mark. Councils in England launched 886 legal proceedings to remove at-risk youngsters from their families in March, taking the 12-month total to 10,199. The high numbers are demonstrating the continuing [...]
Archive | April 11, 2012
Man sentenced following furniture shop arson
A man has been sentenced to eleven and a half years in jail for starting a huge fire which destroyed a 140 year old furniture store during the riots last summer. Gordon Thompson, 34, was sentenced at the Old Bailey for arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered at House of Reeves in [...]
Drama activities offered to Skelmersdale youngsters
A youth group in Skelmersdale is working alongside Artz Academy to offer a range of activities for youngsters in the area. Leaders at local youth group, Skelmersdale Action for Youth, have said that the workshops teach a varied range of drama skills and techniques and that they are intended to create a fun and informative [...]
Warning issued after national figures show £billions are conned every year
Residents in Lancashire have been warned to be on their guard following the publication of national figures which have revealed that fraudsters are conning the population of the UK out of billions of pounds. The latest fraud figures from the National Fraud Authority (NFA) have highlighted a significant increase of fraud related crime; the NFA’s [...]
Man appears in court charged with attempted murder
A 51 year old man has appeared at court charged with the attempted murder of a four year old boy. The boy was discovered in the street with stab wounds. Steve Frogg, of Frederick Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, has been remanded in custody following a brief hearing at the town’s magistrates’ court. His alleged victim, who [...]
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