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Maritime Memories pack launched for people living with dementia Activities have been designed to combat loneliness and encourage sharing of memories Maritime Memories aims to combat loneliness and spark conversations about the past (Image: Alzheimer's Society) Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have mor...

Published: 12:27 PM April 18, 2021    The empty Griffin Pub on the Yarmouth Road at Thorpe St Andrew. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY - Credit: Copyright: Archant 2020 A derelict former pub which has recently been engulfed in flames is one step closer to being brought back to use. Broadland Council gave the green light for the former Griffin site in Thorpe St Andrew to be demolished in January following a suspected arson attack. But a consultation has now been launched this month after Sequential Investors and Housing 21 teamed up to bring forward the scheme to bring the site back into use. The d...

Thatcham care housing provider putting residents 'at risk of harm' CQC report finds staff not administering medicine safely or on time Jonathan Ashby  '); A THATCHAM care housing provider has been criticised by a Government body for providing an unsafe service for a second consecutive year. A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of Alice Bye Court, run by Housing 21, found that residents were at risk of harm because staff hadn’t administered medicines safely and residents hadn’t consistently received their medicines as prescribed. In one example given in the report, a resident wasn�...

North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) has welcomed the return of indoor care home visits and has set out a cautious and vigilant approach to keep people safe in a letter issued to all care providers. The County Council welcomes the Government’s guidance which sets out detail for the resumption of indoor visits from today (Monday). The council believes that visits by family and friends is vital to the wellbeing of their loved ones and is making every effort to ensure that visits can take place safely. Since last Autumn, the Council has been working closely with care home residents, the...

Images show how the former Pontypridd Magistrates' Court is being transformed into a care facility It's hoped the new facility will be complete later this year Work is progressing at the new Cwrt yr Orsaf Extra Care development (Image: Rhondda Cynon Taf Council) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - don't miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we of...