How a pensioner’s bills rocketed to £400 a month PLUS The Edwardian parade of shops saved from the brink
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It was finally revealed this summer that her meter was crossed, but it took another 14 weeks and for her MP to raise the matter in Parliament before the necessary changes were made. Breast cancer survivor Ms Stenner said she went into a ‘numb phase that nobody is believing you and nobody is listening’ as she struggled to resolve the issue and her bills kept rising.
Worrying about a having a place to sleep This story, by Ethan Davies, demonstrates how easy it can be to fall through the gaps and find yourself homeless. Ethan spoke to Eric, who says he missed an appointment with his job coach a decade ago, was sanctioned and ended up £4,500 in rent arrears. He says authorities admitted a mistake and repaid him the money sanctioned but did not refund his arrears.
Eighteen months ago, 28 people a month were using the Barnabus centre. In July that figure had jumped to 54. CEO Yvonne Hope, is braced for a tough winter and says the charity desperately needs to repair one of its showers for clients. However, on current trends, the think tank says it would take almost a century to close the productivity gap with London to a 'reasonable point'. The report looks at what needs to be done to get that gap down from 35 per cent to 20 per cent.
Yvonne Arrowsmith was appointed last December following an inquest that revealed the toddler died after prolonged exposure to mould and damp at his home on the Freehold estate. She led RBH's recovery plan after it was found to have 'missed opportunities' to tackle the issues by the Regulator of Social Housing.
But the company’s contract has now been renewed after the Department for Transport cited said Avanti has reduced the proportion of trains cancelled to 'as low as 1.1 per cent over the past year'.
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