Archive for March, 2014

Parents launch petition against forced adoption

Parents launch petition against forced adoption

A group of parents have banded together and launched a petition against forced adoption in a bid to raise awareness of the increasing number of cases where children are separated from their parents without being told why. The Association of McKenzie Friends recently visited the EU Petitions Committee on 19 March 2014, hoping to get their children returned, after they[Read More…]

Inspirational mum awarded for her work with parents of disabled children

Inspirational mum awarded for her work with parents of disabled children

An inspirational mum has received a national accolade for her commitments in helping parents and carers of children with special needs disabilities. Emily Brailsford, of Matlock was named Derbyshire’s Inspirational Woman of the Year in the voluntary sector after setting up the Parenting Additional Needs in Matlock support group. Ms Brailsford set up the group after her own son was[Read More…]

Shop owner facing jail despite selling legal products

Shop owner facing jail despite selling legal products

A Leeds man has been convicted and sentenced to prison after selling…legal items. Shop owner Hassan Abbas, boss of Fantasia on Ludgate Hill in Leeds city centre was found guilty at Leeds magistrates court after selling bongs, plastic bags and grinders, despite the fact that the court openly admitted these items were perfectly legal. However he was convicted after prosecutor[Read More…]

Fracking linked to nuclear waste in drinking water

Fracking linked to nuclear waste in drinking water

An energy company has been stopped from fracking in Lancashire because of the levels of radioactive waste that would be produced from its fracking. Energy company Cuadrilla has withdrawn applications for permits to frack in the region after Environment Agency (EA) said it would not grant a radioactive substances permit until it was sure the water will be disposed of[Read More…]

Family rushed to hospital after buying Walmart steak laced with LSD

Family rushed to hospital after buying Walmart steak laced with LSD

When you buy meat from a local shopping store, the last thing you expect to get from it is an LSD trip. And yet that is what happened to one unfortunate family in Florida who had a very scary experience after eating beef steak brought from a Walmart store in Tampa, Florida. It resulted in a pregnant mother being rushed[Read More…]