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Leonard Cheshire Disability

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Name: Leonard Cheshire Disability

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Govt attaches value to disabled - Scott

Vice-President Dr Guy ScottVICE-President Dr Guy Scott says no person should be discriminated on the basis of being disabled.During the Leonard Cheshire disability young voices regional conference in Lusaka last week, Vice-President Scott who was represented ... [Published Zambia Post - May 20 2013]

Entities: Guy Scott, Attaché, Disability, Chongwe (Zambia), Leonard Cheshire Disability

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Minister warns firms denying the disabled jobs

DEPUTY Minister in the Vice-President’s office Davies Mwango has warned that government will not hesitate to take stern action against companies and organisations denying job opportunities to persons with disabilities based on their status.Mr Mwango said, ... [Published Zambia Daily Mail - May 18 2013]

Entities: Disability, Zambia, Human Rights, Leonard Cheshire Disability

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Blackburn brewery Thwaites pledges charity donation in memory of the Dambusters

Thwaites MD Steve Magnall with the Lancaster Bomber aleA BREWERY will give away 5p per pint of a special ale to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters.Thwaites in Blackburn will donate to the Leonard Cheshire Disability charity for every pint ... [Published Lancashire Telegraph - May 16 2013]

Entities: Leonard Cheshire Disability, Bomber, Donations, Memory

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

DAMBUSTERS: Toast the raid with Batemans’ anniversary ale

Want to toast the bravery and success of the Dambusters? Well, now you will be able to with a special ale to mark the 70th anniversary.Wainfleet’s Batemans Brewery will release its very own tipple, to be named 617 Anniversary Ale, in time for this year’s ... [Published Sleaford Standard - May 16 2013]

Entities: Operation Chastise, Squadron, Leonard Cheshire Disability

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Report blasts care home's standards

BOSSES at a home for the severely disabled today insisted they had made ?immediate improvements? after a report slammed its record on ?essential standards of quality and safety?. An inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlighted that Newlands ... [Published Burton Mail - May 16 2013]

Entities: Leonard Cheshire Disability, Social Welfare

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Create jobs for disabled, Veep urges firms

DEPUTY Minister in the office of the Vice President, Davies Mwango ( left ) chats with Cheshire Homes national chairperson Gaudenzio Rossi during the launch of the Young Voices regional conference at Sun Hotel in Lusaka on Monday. – Picture by CHANDA ... [Published Zambia Daily Mail - May 15 2013]

Entities: Guy Scott, Disability, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Lusaka

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Clare Pelham: Dambusters: Living Legacy

Many of us remember the outstanding bravery of the Dambusters from the epic film of our childhood. Others will have studied their heroism and the story of the "bouncing bomb" as part of the new school curriculum. But for me in the week which marks the ... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 15 2013]

Entities: Leonard Cheshire Disability, Squadron, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Reformism

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Stelios urges disabled entrepeneurs to challenge for £50k cash prize

A CASH prize of £50,000 is up for grabs as easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is calling for talented disabled entrepreneurs to apply for this year’s Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK.The winner of the award, now in its seventh ... [Published Redditch Advertiser - May 13 2013]

Entities: Leonard Cheshire Disability, Entrepreneur, David Hawkins, Stelios Haji-Ioannou

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Charity drinks to Dambusters funds

5p from every pint and bottle of Lancaster Bomber sold on the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid will go to charityA charity named after the pilot who led the legendary Dambusters raid is set to get a boost from drinkers on the 70th anniversary of ... [Published Malton Gazette and Herald - May 13 2013]

Entities: Leonard Cheshire Disability, Bomber, Operation Chastise, Fundraising, Donations

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Stelios seeks best disabled entrepreneurs, with £50,000 prize

easyJet founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is on the hunt for the UKs most talented disabled entrepreneur, who could win 50,000. This years Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs is jointly run by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation and Leonard Cheshire ... [Published B Daily - May 08 2013]

Entities: Entrepreneur, Leonard Cheshire Disability, David Hawkins, Stelios Haji-Ioannou

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Round the world cycling odyssey

All he has to do now is get across the Nullarbor. Zimbabwean Garth Lezard is on the home stretch of his fundraising bicycle odyssey. Photo: Joe McDonough.He is standing outside the Yass Tribune's Lead Street office, a far cry from the ancient ruins of ... [Published Yass Tribune - May 08 2013]

Entities: Leonard Cheshire Disability, Durban, Adventurer, Athens

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Home care visits are getting shorter

1:45pm Friday 3rd May 2013 in Your LettersAs some council budgets become more and more stretched, we are seeing a worrying increase in extremely short home care visits to disabled and older people, often lasting just 15 minutes.At Leonard Cheshire Disability ... [Published Bucks Free Press - May 04 2013]

Entities: Leonard Cheshire Disability, London

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The Dambusters: marking the 70th anniversary of one of the most daring wartime missions [Published Herald Scotland - May 17 2013]

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh paid tribute to Leonard Cheshire when he said "The history of the treatment of the sick and disabled is illuminated by the flashing humanity of a handful of reformers and innovators. Leonard Cheshire joins that select group for the world-wide network of Homes which he has managed to establish in the face of every kind of difficultly and discouragement. It is one of the greatest acts of humanity of our time."

Clare Pelham: Dambusters: Living Legacy [Published Huffington Post UK - May 15 2013]

Thwaites managing director Steve Magnall said: "We wanted an appropriate tribute to commemorate and honour the bravery of the men who sacrificed their lives during the Dambuster raids. It's a fitting tribute that a donation will be made to Leonard Cheshire Disability from every pint and bottle of Lancaster Bomber sold on the anniversary."

Charity drinks to Dambusters funds [Published Malton Gazette and Herald - May 13 2013]

He said: "We've got 100-plus years in a wheelchair between the five of us in the firm. You can't better that."

EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou backs disabled achievers [Published Mail Online UK - May 11 2013]

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Blackburn brewery Thwaites pledges charity dona... [Published Lancashire Telegraph - May 16 2013]
DAMBUSTERS: Toast the raid with Batemans’ anniv... [Published Sleaford Standard - May 16 2013]
Report blasts care home's standards [Published Burton Mail - May 16 2013]
Report labels disabled care home as 'unsafe' [Published Burton Mail - May 16 2013]
Create jobs for disabled, Veep urges firms [Published Zambia Daily Mail - May 15 2013]
Clare Pelham: Dambusters: Living Legacy [Published Huffington Post UK - May 15 2013]
Kirklees Business News: easyJet founder launche... [Published Huddersfield Daily Examiner - May 14 2013]
Stelios urges disabled entrepeneurs to challeng... [Published Redditch Advertiser - May 13 2013]
Charity drinks to Dambusters funds [Published Malton Gazette and Herald - May 13 2013]
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EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou backs ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 11 2013]
Stelios seeks best disabled entrepreneurs, with... [Published B Daily - May 08 2013]
Round the world cycling odyssey [Published Yass Tribune - May 08 2013]
easyJet founder calls for disabled entrepreneur... [Published Maidenhead Advertiser - May 07 2013]
Your Say - Wednesday 10th April 2013 [Published Lancashire Evening Post - May 07 2013]
Batemans launch Anniversary ale [Published Horncastle News - May 05 2013]
Zebra crossing in Cheltenham not a black and wh... [Published This is Gloucestershire - May 04 2013]
Home care visits are getting shorter [Published Bucks Free Press - May 04 2013]
Charity Commission unveils new board members [Published ThirdSector - May 03 2013]
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New faculty join Brown School, Law School [Published WUSTL Politics & Public Policy News - Apr 24 2013]
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MP joins protesters demanding access for disabl... [Published Hertfordshire Advertiser - Apr 22 2013]
North Yorkshire Man Runs First Ever Marathon at... [Published 104.7 Minster FM - Apr 21 2013]

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New faculty join Brown School, Law School [Published WUSTL Politics & Public Policy News - Apr 24 2013] Several new faculty members have joined the Brown School and the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis this academic year. Below are details about their backgrounds. Brown School Derek Brown , PhD, is an assistant professor. Brown teaches ...
Mental health in Afghanistan: Poverty, vulnerab... [Published WUSTL Politics & Public Policy News - Mar 06 2013] With the United States and affiliated NATO troops preparing to pull out of war-torn Afghanistan by the end of 2014, attention will continue to focus on the 12-year war and the aftermath on its citizens. Trani But a new study on mental health in Afghanistan ...