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NORTHWICH MP Mike Amesbury has hit out at the government for refusing to invest in further education in the town. Warrington and Vale Royal College axed its Hartford campus with the land being turned into a new housing development, meaning there is now no provision for further education in Northwich at all. Mike, a fierce critic of the original plans, launched a petition at the time to oppose the closure and called for the principals resignation. He also held meetings with the Secretary...

New research from a UK charity has found that lung rehabilitation programmes have been cancelled throughout the Covid-19 pandemic despite an expected rise in respiratory complications as a result of the virus. The survey of UK patients and carers, conducted by the Pulmonary Fibrosis Trust, reports that the cancellation of treatments has affected more than one third (82.9 per cent) of pulmonary fibrosis patients. Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is an incurable disease that causes scarring of the l...