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Organisations in East Lancashire have warned of a “real systemic poverty issue” amid the cost of living crisis.

CORONAVIRUS test site workers will be working all over the festive period as cases surge around the UK.

Volunteer vaccinator Mohammed Sidat with his bus shelter portrait WHEN the coronavirus jab emerged as the way out of the pandemic, being a Samaritans volunteer was not enough for big-hearted council worker Mohamed Sidat so he promptly signed up to become a vaccinator. In February he trained for his new life-saving role with St John Ambulance and now does weekend shifts immunising people. The 48-year-old father-of-three, who works in Blackburn with Darwen Council’s social integration tea...

GOVERNMENT delay and dithering had hindered the response to coronavirus a local authority boss has claimed.

Published: 7:39 AM April 2, 2021    Citizens Advice has closed its Wymondham office after a funding cut from South Norfolk District Council. - Credit: Denise Bradley Norfolk Citizens Advice says it had "no choice" but to close one of its offices after a council stopped funding its services. On Thursday, April 1, the charity permanently closed its "much needed service" in Wymondham as it could no longer afford to continue. Citizens Advice said it used to receive £22,500 annually from South N...

Cllr Julie Gunn A SINGLE father has benefitted from a special coronavirus assistance scheme which provides him and his son with essential food parcels. Following the death of his wife Kelly, bereaved Shaun Bury from Darwen has had trouble making ends meet. But the delivery of provisions has meant he and his five-year-old son Alfie can still eat well. The fortnightly food package is provided by Blackburn with Darwen Council through the government-funded Covid Winter Support Scheme. It ...

A CARE assistant whose life began to fall apart when problems mounted up has told how the council’s Help Hub enabled her to get back on track. Alison Keir moved to the Blackburn from Yorkshire in November to be closer to her son who lives in her home city of Liverpool. But the 48-year-old, who has a heart condition and asthma, found that having given up her job her depression and anxiety worsened as she struggled to pay the household bills for her and her partner Terry, 58. But after ...

How to see what Facebook knows about you, and download your data Kudos to Facebook: Its easy. Credit: Facebook What data does Facebook have on you? A staggering amount if you’ve been using the service for a while. Fortunately, the social network makes it easy (if not straightforward) to find out exactly what information it has about your activities, and even lets you download your Facebook data. Here’s how. Before you begin, make sure you’re logged into your Facebook account in ...

Picked by Techconnects Editors What data does Facebook have on you? A staggering amount if you’ve been using the service for a while. Fortunately, the social network makes it easy (if not straightforward) to find out exactly what information it has about your activities, and even lets you download your Facebook data. Here’s how. Before you begin, make sure you’re logged into your Facebook account in your web browser. If you’re not, this won’t work. Once that’s done, head over to the...

Guide to the latest coronavirus restrictions and the roadmap out of lockdown ); PRIME Minister Boris Johnson has revealed a “roadmap” for easing coronavirus restrictions in England. After the first stage next month, further lifting of the rules will happen if certain conditions are met, such as the continuing successful rollout of the covid-19 vaccines. The aim is for all restrictions to be lifted by June 21 at the earliest. Mr Johnson said that lockdown easing would be “cautious and ...