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Southend council has plans for a one-hour free parking scheme, in a bid to increase footfall in the shopping areas. More than 2,000 people had signed a petition that asked for free parking. It was organised by the owner of Nisa Supermarket at Broadway, of Thorpe Bay, Mr. Lee Shah. Independent councillor for Thorpe Bay, Ron Woodley, has campaigned since April for the... Read More»

Here’s glad news for parents and children aged between three and four! Wise Owl Private Day Nursery will offer free learning and childcare for 15 hours per week nation wide and also in all local authorities. Children will be entitled for this facility for 38 weeks per year. Parents get benefited by sending their children to this nursery as children learn to develop different skills such as communication, creation and... Read More»

It is reported that free parking facility announced in Carmarthenshire might be cancelled for this Christmas season. Hence, the executive board of the county council is planning to end their trading boost in areas such as Ammanford, Llanelli and Carmarthen owing to this reason. To compensate with this, shoppers can park for free in car parks owned by council for one week in the beginning of the New Year. According to... Read More»

St. Richard's Hospice will be hosting the new bereavement support service in Worcester. Chosen by the clinical commissioning group of Worcestershire, this is a free service extended to support people needing help after losing a loved one. Also bespoke awareness sessions will be given, depending on individual needs and circumstances. The service consists of a website- bereavementsupportworcestershire.org.uk, a helpline phone for people registered in South Worcestershire with a... Read More»

Mrs. Tania Sydney-Roberts, founder of the first free schools in UK, plans to make a copy of it in Leeds, to be initiated during her visit to the city soon. The Free School Norwich, opened last year by Prime Minister David Cameron, is 8-times oversubscribed now. The founder and head teacher Mrs. Sydney-Roberts says the success is due to its meeting demands of working parents. The free school remains... Read More»

Councillor Graham Newman has appealed to parents to look keenly at two competing bids for the free school at Ixworth, to be situated in the place of the present Ixworth Middle school, which would soon be closed. The rival bids are from two sources. One a parent group which is in association with the Seckford Foundation and the other second bid is from the Diocesan Board of Church of... Read More»

Ribble Valley Borough Council is offering free energy checks that will help you save money. This council will be using a free cutting edge technology for testing. Households will be given thermal imaging cameras along with heat-loss checks and “Owl” energy monitors. The use of these monitors is to track electricity usage with LED displays and sensors in it. It also calculates the cost as well as the amount of... Read More»

Late night shopping on Wednesdays of the month preceding Christmas day, will get a bonus, as shoppers will be provided free parking after 5pm, by the Sherwood and Newark district councils. This incentive follows the similar offer given last year for parking all day at the car parking of the Livestock Market, adjacent to Castle Station. In this project most multiple and independent shops will open on the 3... Read More»

Mark Barret is a father of three children and he has put forward a new form of education for kids. For the proposed new school he envisions teaching of life skills like cookery, DIY and parenting, to children. Mr. Barret, a teaching assistant at Fortismere School of Muswell Hill, admits parenting skills are not for young children but they can taught self organisation. He pointed out that although parents... Read More»

Here’s glad news for all shoppers in Huntingdonshire as limited free parking has been announced by Huntingdonshire District Council for this year’s Christmas season. This announcement has been made to encourage local high street shopping. Free parking will be available from 3pm on weekdays from December 3rd to 24th in the following places- St Neots (excluding Market Square car park), Huntingdon (excluding Sainsbury’s car park) and St Ives. Market Square car... Read More»

Here’s glad news for all as Peterborough Telegraph has listed a series of offers and promotions for this week (October 26 to 31st 2012). This newspaper brings before you news and articles related to entertainment, classifieds, sports, community and lifestyle. Details of various events are as follows: Supertots contest: Taking place on 29th October (Monday), there will be special Supertots photographer near Eye at Peterborough’s Garden Park that is off Peterborough Road... Read More»