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A study conducted by Conservative MP, Chris Skidmore, on 118 health trusts of the NHS, has discovered that health tourists have taken advantage of free treatment provided and had cost £40 million of the taxpayer's money. Now Mr. Skidmore is calling on the government to stop overseas patients from exploiting and cheating the system by introducing new laws. Although only patients who have lived for the past 1 year in... Read More»

Reports say that about 100,000 Londoners will receive 60+ London Oyster photocard with which they can travel free of charge on TfL (Transport for London) services from November. Also, an additional number of 10,000 people are expected to enjoy this facility every month. People who travel regularly from zone 6 stations such as Upminster or Uxbridge, Bromley in to the city centre will be able to save upto £2,136 per... Read More»

The leader of a teaching union, the NASUWT, Mr. Patrick Roach, who is the deputy general secretary of the union, pointed out that deregulation of schools could create a climate for racism and fascism to grow in and out of the campus. He was speaking at the Labour Party Conference, in a fringe meeting on 'Unite Against Fascism', when he accused of the Education Secretary Michael Gove, of creating... Read More»

Free school meals has got mixed response from school going students. The Institute for Social & Economic Research (ISER) has come to conclude, after some research, that the stigma attached to receive free school meals was the contributing factor for children not utilising it. The fact that eligible children often had to eat at different times or sit apart, for reasons like lack of space, also contributed to this.... Read More»

Hurray! Here is a right chance for all those interested to know about North Lincolnshire Museum. A free tour will be run and organised by North Lincolnshire Museum on Tuesdays ie., 9th October, 16th October and 23rd October between 11:00 - 12:00 and 14:00 - 15:00. During the visit you will get to know more about the history of the Vicarage and North Lincolnshire Museum built in the year 1875.... Read More»

Two free courses for parents will be held at Newmarket next month to help them raise their children effectively. The first course will be open to all and will be held at the New Astley Club on Monday. This course will be run by the Sharing Parenting group. And the second course will be for fathers exclusively and will be held at the Fred Archer Way club. Each of the... Read More»

Former show presentator of BBC Coventry and Warwickshire breakfast show, Liz Kershaw, is fund-raising to aid Age-UK, Warwickshire, by starting a fund-raising walk on Sunday, the 7th of October. The former broadcaster will officially start the walk, in the historic grounds of Warwick Castle, as the patron of the charity branch in Warwickshire. The walk is organised for raising money for a new minibus. Georgina Morgan the fund-raising manager says... Read More»

Free trees are available to be planted to improve the environment to Sevenoaks residents. North West Partnership's 'Tree to Treasure' project has 15,000 free trees up for anybody willing to plant. This is part of the bigger programme to plant one million trees across England by 2015, called 'Big Tree Plant'. In all, 14 different species of trees are available. Five different packs of woodland, forager, wildlife, hedges or... Read More»

Commuters at Winchester will not be allowed to use one of the free all-day parking spots. Instead, the city council will introduce waiting instructions at several spots and in car park along the Hillier Way close to the rugby club. Also, vehicles will be allowed to park for a maximum period of 3 hours with no return within 6 hours. A car park with 32 spaces on Hillier Way (Abbotts... Read More»

People of London aged 60 and above will be eligible for the free travel on the transport system. Earlier the eligibility age was fixed to 61 but Boris Johnson, the Mayor promised to lower the eligibility age to 60. The new 60+ Oyster Photocard will be issued by the Transport for London (TfL) from November 1st. Eligible persons can travel free on some of the national rail services and in all... Read More»

Customers at More More More in Newcastle, were entertained to their surprise by a celebrity who called for coffee with a friend. Tim Healy, the English actor, surprised the staff when he obliged to their request to play a tune on an organ, at this newly opened courtyard cafe. As he entertained the gathering, the crowd got growing. Cafe owner Antony Michaelides said Tim Healy was a supporter of... Read More»

Parent groups have joined forces to set up a special free school for children having autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and with social communication and language needs, at Mendip. Parents took the issue last year to the country's parliament and the minister for Special Educational Needs, and also gave their input to the SEN Green Paper. The core group comprises of 6 parents taken from Shepton Mallet, Frome and Wells parent... Read More»

Try out a special offer from the Gourmet Society. Join the society and with your dining card you can save right up to 50% at thousands of restaurants. For now, join and try it out for free, for 2 months. If you wish to continue, then just pay £39.95 only, £30 off the RRP. All you have to do is to register for your membership at the website. After... Read More»

The coalition government had announced one-off capital funding to ensure extra capacity for the free nursery education scheme for 2-year olds. It has now come to light that this funding for free nursery education will be sliced from the early intervention grant that goes to fund Sure Start Centres, parenting projects, parent-toddler schemes, short breaks for disabled children and the troubled families support initiatives of the government. So next... Read More»

Entry fees at heritage sites for under 16s and over 60s waived by the Welsh government in 2008 is at risk of being unlawful. Although the Welsh government said the scheme is no longer in operation. The Welsh ministers were advised of the legal point that if the policy was challenged, it might be declared unlawful. The former government of the Labour -Plaid Cymru coalition had introduced the free-entry... Read More»

According to UK researchers free bus passes given to citizens over 60 is a blessing for both the poor and the rich as it keeps them active and physically healthy too. This scheme was introduced in the year 2006 however is under pressure to be scrapped owing to its annual cost of £1.1bn. Although this is a considerable amount, older people find this scheme to give money value apart from... Read More»

The University of Cambridge will offer a free online course for all aspiring programmers to provide guidance on how an OS for the Raspberry Pi computer can be written. This course is created by the University of Cambridge Computer Lab and Alex Chadwick. Raspberry Pi is an ARM-powered computer that is developed by the non profit Raspberry Pi foundation. It can be connected to a TV or a monitor and... Read More»

Want to get that extra energy and nutrients you are deprived of? Don’t worry at all as Shotz Health is here to provide you with 2 free samples of Big Shotz loaded with essential vitamins and minerals. This is a Super-Vitamin health drink where a small amount of juice is added to the huge amount of minerals and vitamins. This is a 120ml product that provides all 11 of the... Read More»