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Adult Disability Payment Introduced To Help Support Those With Extra Needs
There have been significant delays in the role out of Scotland's new disability benefit, the Adult Disability Benefit which will have a huge impact on the quality of life that disabled people have. This is mainly due to the fact that apart from the three and a half Scots who are being automatically transferred over, it can take four to six months to go through the whole application process and for a decision to be made on your claim to any kind of funding or support.
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Lifehack
Female Kickboxer Given New Role To Help Shape Future Of Martial Arts
An experienced female kick-boxer has been appointed as a member of the National Association Of Karate and Martial Arts Schools management committee. Within her role as National Management Committee Officer, it is hoped that Kelly McFie will be able to use the experience and skills she has gained while taking part in the sport to further strengthen the organisations governance as well as increase elements of equality so that coaching with in the sport will be t the highest level and be able to nurture and easily discover the next generation of champions.
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Motivation
Teenage Wheelchair Motocross Champion Sheds Light On Career So Far
Gaining a foot hold and establishing your self in the sports industry can be difficult for anyone with the time and money it takes to train and travel to different tournaments around the world. It can be even more difficult for people who are disabled as they have to overcome more obstacles that put them at more of a disadvantage to those who they are competing against. More provisions need to be put in place to help support disabled sports people and enable them to gain equal opportunities with other sports professionals at the same level.
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Wheel
Employers Join Forces To Help Support Disabled People
It may seem like a shocking statistic, but only around half of the people in the UK who are registered as disabled are in employment. This equates to about 52.1%. That's compared with around eight out of ten people which is 81.3% in 2020. So what could be causing this downward trend in the number of disabled people in the UK workforce?
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Trader
Report Finds Funding For Local News Better Guided By Communities
Communities are demanding more local news outlets be supported and saved from extinction. That's according to a report published by the Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) and NewsNow, the UK's independent news discovery platform. They also call for a new funding system to be put in place to help with the survival of local news to ensure that everyone knows what's happening in the area around them. This new funding approach should be decided by local communities themselves rather than shareholders or politicians.
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Journal
Collaboration Formed To Take Action On Food Waste
A number of different environmental organisations have come to an agreement to work in collaboration to help tackle greenhouse gas emissions and climate impact produced by the UK food and drink sector. The organisations which include Wrap, the World Wildlife Federation as well as eight other supermarkets are looking at ways in which they can refduce the enviromental impact of the products they sell.
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Earth
Chancellor Delivers 2023 Budget
British Chancellor Of The Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has delivered his first budget in front of many MP's at the House Of Commons. In an effort to sure up the country's finances and help to promote growth in the economy, there were many measures which were laid out aimed at encouraging people to work longer in their lives and help create a stronger market place in which everyone can flourish and cater for those in need during these difficult times. There was strong emphasis placed on helping to prompt those who had recently left their jobs to return to work which would help to boost business investment and create more confidence in the economy. The measures which were introduced were divided in to different sections to help ensure that there was no confusion between what was affecting different roles or jobs.
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Trader
Study Reveals UK's Filthiest Football Stadiums
Nottingham Forest's City Ground is the filthiest football stadium in the Premier League. That's according to the results of a survey which looked at the number of times certain key words were used in Google reviews as well as the government web site for official food ratings which gathered data to determine what fans perceived to be the filthiest stadiums in the Premier League. According to the study which looked at around two hundred and forty thousand reviews, there was a high number of reviews which contained negative terms such as dirty, poor, 'needs cleaning', disgusting, vile, unhygienic, filthy & gross, the resulting data found that The City Ground was the filthiest stadium.
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Cleats
Hindus Around The World Prepare To Mark The Festival Of Holi
In March, Hindu's all around the world are preparing to celebrate Holi. This is a traditional Hindu festival which is celebrated to welcome Spring and celebrate love and new life. Families around the world who observe the Hindu religion traditionally hold religious ceremonies to bring in the brightness from the dark and cold of the winter months. For many people, Holi is a time to have fun and commemorate a colourful festival with dancing, singing and the throwing of powdered paint and colourful water.
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Families
UK Trade Association Warns Of Need To Rethink Skills Agenda
A trade body which is in charge of the professional recruitment sector has published a set of guidelines which help to define what it plans to do to help increase the strength of the UK's labour market. The Association Of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) who work with organisations all around the world have offices in Australia, Germany, throughout South East Asia and the UK. This helps to give a broader outlook on what is going on in the recruitment industry in different areas of the world and this can help to find ways that the lives and working patterns of many different workers can be improved in order to ensure that they have a better work/life balance and don't unintentionally burn out due to high levels of working tasks and low performance.
By Ashish Prabhu3 years ago in Education
