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Stress Awareness month: Keeping up the good work for the rest of the year
By Vanessa Chance April was Stress Awareness month and although we’re in May, obviously stress is with us all through the year. SEC Newgate’s Mental...
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The Night Before the Elections: A Visit from Nic
By Beth Park Twas the night before the elections, and all through the UK, politicians are stirring, ahead of E-Day… With less than 24 hours to go...
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Move over sofa, I am going to the Cinema
By Clotilde Gros I cannot remember the last time I went to a cinema, but I do miss it. For many people, the need to go to the cinema is directly...
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You Get What You Vote For
By Perry Miller The average turnout in English council elections is a derisory 35%. Hold a general election on the same day and you can push that up...
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Meet the developer: your local council
By Scott Harker A local authority acquires land, proposes to build over 2,000 homes on it, submits a planning application, processes that same...
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Hartlepool, Labour hopes left hanging?
By Christine Quigley This morning, armchair psephologists across the nation woke to a shock Survation poll predicting a 17-point lead for the...
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Oh I do like to be beside the seaside
By Andrew Adie As Hartlepool braces itself for crowds of media and political analysts, the rest of the UK’s 7,723 miles of coast are preparing for a...
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Purpose on Payday
By Andrew Adie April can be summarised in one word: ‘scrutiny’. Boris Johnson has felt the full force of governance scrutiny around the refurbishment...
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