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Praxis Care provides support to individuals with mental illness, learning disabilities, autism, and dementia throughout Northern Ireland. Source link

Tanbridge House School in Horsham has upheld its outstanding rating from the education watchdog, Ofsted.Inspectors praised the school, noting that pupils achieve “particularly well” and that a “clear sense of care resonates” throughout the institution.In the report published on July 18, inspectors highlighted: “Strong relationships are evident across the site, and pupils are known well by staff. Pupils are ambitious for what they can achieve, and staff encourage this through high expectations. A range of opportunities engage pupils’ interests beyond their curriculum. Behaviour at the school is calm and settled. The school’s values of kindness, care, and achievement are lived…

A brand-new production of Sleeping Beauty will be showing at the Orchard West Theatre from Saturday, December 14, 2024, to Sunday, January 5, 2025. With a major casting announcement yet to be announced, audience members can expect a show jam-packed with panto ingredients, with plenty of interaction, song, dance, and tonnes of laughter. Tickets are on sale now and start from £16. Located on the Westgate site just a stone’s throw from The Orchard Theatre, Orchard West is a unique setting for audiences to continue to enjoy live performances in a warm, safe and comfortable environment, whilst essential building work is…

People love picnics because they combine the joy of the great outdoors with the pleasure of good food and even better company. National Picnic Month in July celebrates this timeless tradition, encouraging everyone to pack a basket, ditch the screens, and embrace the simple, blissful act of dining alfresco. 1. Greenwich Park One of London’s oldest parks, Greenwich Park offers stunning views of the city, especially from the Royal Observatory hill. The park is expansive, with ample space for picnicking, beautiful gardens, and the historic Queen’s House and Maritime Museum nearby. 2. Crystal Palace Park Known for its full-scale dinosaur…

More than £340,000 worth of fines have been dished out to parents in Medway for unauthorised pupil absences over the last three years, it’s been revealed.A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Legal Expert has revealed the number of parents in the Towns that have been hit with the penalties.Medway Council has handed out £344,220 in fines since 2021. Picture: Stock imageBetween 2021 and 2022, 1,740 penalty notices for unauthorised pupil absences were handed out to parents, amounting to £83,040.In the 2022/23 period, 3,419 were given which means parents were fined a total of £163,860.For this academic year, up until…

The closures will impact both the west and east tunnels, potentially causing disruptions during the hot weather. The west tunnel will be closed Friday and Saturday night, while the east tunnel will be closed on Sunday night. This information is accurate at the time of publication, but may be subject to change, particularly in adverse weather conditions. Friday, July 19 – Saturday July 20 A282 Northbound A282 northbound Dartford Crossing West Tunnel 11pm – 5.30am Tunnel closure for maintenance works Diversion via National Highways network Saturday, July 20 – Sunday, July 21 A282 Northbound A282 northbound Dartford Crossing West Tunnel…

Roger Hallam, 58, Daniel Shaw, 38, Louise Lancaster, 58, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, 35, and Cressida Gethin, 22, agreed to cause disruption to traffic by having protesters climb onto gantries over the motorway for four successive days in November 2022. Hallam, co-founder of Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, was sentenced to five years imprisonment while the remaining four defendants were each handed four years’ imprisonment in what are thought to be the longest sentences ever given for peaceful protest. The sentences exceed those handed to fellow Just Stop Oil protesters Morgan Trowland and Marcus Decker, who scaled the Queen…

A kitchen blaze is thought to have been started by a faulty toaster.Fire crews were called to reports of a small kitchen fire at a flat on Union Street in Maidstone earlier this evening.Fire crews were called to a flat blaze in Union Street, Maidstone. Photo: GoogleTwo fire engines attended at around 5pm and crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames.No injuries were reported.The cause is thought to have started by a faulty toaster. Source link

The broke out on Dunkery Road yesterday (July 17) and a large number of emergency services were at the scene, including 15 firefighters and three fire engines. London Ambulance Service was also in attendance and treated the man at the scene for heat burns. The incident was first reported at 12.16pm and was fully under control by 1.05pm and crews from Eltham, Sidcup, and Lee Green fire stations responded to the fire. Investigations are underway to confirm the cause of the blaze, though initial police reports suggest the incident was accidental and not a case of arson. The man was…

Speculation is mounting that Kent MP Tom Tugendhat is preparing to launch a second bid to be the next leader of the Conservative party.The Tonbridge and Malling MP is widely thought to be preparing for a tilt at the Tory leadership.Speculation is mounting that Tonbridge and Malling MP Tom Tugendhat MP could launch a second bid at becoming the Conservative Party’s leaderMr Tugendhat has not formally declared his intentions and has chosen not to say anything publicly regarding whether he plans to stand.A leadership battle will be held but there is not yet a new 1922 committee to oversee one…