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Government axes school LGBT bullying projects

Funding for projects dealing with LGBT bullying in English schools has been pulled by the UK Government. The school programmes were aimed to target issues involving homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying. The government previously pledged to continue investing in LGBT projects. This also comes after ministers admit those in the LGBT community face a higher […]

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“This was a revenge attack”: Controversial councillor responds exclusively to Parklife over Gollywog row

The district councillor who this week found herself at the centre of a racist row has spoken exclusively to our Parklife editor.  Distressed Lynn Sterry, who shared a “Bring back the Gollywogs” post on her Facebook page, has said the row has caused her to have “horrible thoughts” about her life as she has been hounded […]

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Alex Chalk: “A&E waiting targets have been met”

Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk has praised local hospitals for tackling the NHS crisis ‘head-on’. Today the organisation which represents NHS bodies said the country was running out of hospital beds. But in Parliament yesterday, Conservative Mr Chalk said: “The calibre of local trust leadership can play a huge role. In Gloucestershire, new trust leadership has tackled […]