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New homes boost for Newbold Verdon

NEWBOLD VERDON families in need of housing will be able to benefit from four brand new houses that have just bought by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.

10 Feb 2015
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COUNCILLOR CALLS ON NEIGHBOURHOOD TO JOIN THE ARMY OF 1,177 LOCAL BONE MARROW DONORS”

Anthony Nolan and Cllr Michael Mullaney on the hunt for selfless superheroes to save lives Parliamentary candidate for Bosworth Cllr Michael Mullaney and the charity Anthony Nolan are searching for more local heroes in Bosworth to join the Anthony Nolan bone marrow donor register and help in the fight against blood cancer. The charity has revealed that, in Bosworth there are now more than 1,100 selfless people willing to donate their stem cells, or bone marrow, to save the life of a stranger. In total, more than half a million people are currently on the Anthony Nolan register and the average per constituency is 927. Now, Michael Mullaney is encouraging more 16 to 30-year-olds to sign up. He says it is particularly important that young men and people from ethnic minorities join the register as they are currently under-represented. The blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan created the world's first bone marrow donor register, and has been saving lives for four decades by matching remarkable people willing to

30 Jan 2015
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NHS in Leicestershire should aim for zero suicides – Cllr Michael Mullaney

Health bosses in Leicestershire have been urged to back a campaign aimed at dramatically reducing the number of suicides across the NHS. Hinckley and Bosworth Liberal Democrat Cllr Michael Mullaney has called on local NHS trusts to commit to an ambition for 'zero suicides' in their care. It follows Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's call for an overhaul of how the health service treats mental health. Today Cllr Michael Mullaney said Leicestershire NHS Trust should think about how it could provide better care for people suffering depression and other serious illnesses. Cllr Michael Mullaney said: "Latest figures show 374 people took their own lives in the East Midlands with 4,700 suicides in England in 2013. "This is not inevitable. These tragic deaths can be prevented. The majority of people who are feeling suicidal do not want to die. We have to do more to make sure people have the support they need so they do not get to the point where they believe taking their own life is their only option. "That's w

30 Jan 2015
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