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Campaigners fight to stop closure of learning disability centre
2025-05-06 09:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Campaigners are rallying together to save a hub for people with learning disabilities in Peterborough. The Industrial Hub, based in Hampton, provides training opportunities and work experience for people with learning disabilities and autism. After Peterborough City Council announced in February it would be cutting its funding, families and service users were told it would close on June 16. The hub has been based in Hampton since 2020 and has been running for around 30 years in Peterborough. It is overseen by City College Peterborough, and it encourages people to take in activities, including making woodwork items, crafts, painting and also gardening at its allotments. A petition campaigning against the closure, which has nearly 1,700 signatures, has been set up by Hayley Janceski, whose brother Richard, 41, attends. She said the hub supports some of the most vulnerable people in the community and it needs to be saved. Hayley added: We are promoting other families and their loved on...
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James McClean doesn't hide Wrexham stars' feelings on Rob McElhenney speech
2025-05-06 06:45:05| Spiritual Career Counseling
Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney gave his star players a pep talk before their win against Blackpool, and captain James McClean has lifted the lid on how it went downSportLiam Randall11:52, 22 Apr 2025Updated 11:52, 22 Apr 2025Wrexham captain James McClean has explained how a pre-match speech from Rob McElhenney helped inspire the team to victory over Blackpool. Phil Parkinson's side beat the Tangerines 2-1 away on Easter Monday to put them back ahead in the race for League One's second automatic promotion spot.Former Republic of Ireland international McClean opened the scoring for the visitors just after the hour mark. Ollie Rathbone doubled their lead just minutes later, before Rob Apter scored a late consolation for Blackpool deep into injury time.The result saw Wrexham rise back into second, two points ahead of Wycombe following their rivals' 4-0 defeat to Charlton. Watching on from the away end with the 2,000 travelling supporters was delighted club co-owner McElhenney.Article con...
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Minnesota Senate to vote on bill granting benefits to Hmong veterans
2025-05-06 06:45:05| Spiritual Career Counseling
The Minnesota Senate is expected to vote on a bill Wednesday that would grant some veterans benefits to Hmong and Lao soldiers who fought with the United States military in Laos during the Vietnam War.More than an estimated 900 Hmong and Lao veterans in Minnesota would receive benefits recognizing their contributions fighting in special guerilla units in Laos, according to Sen. Foung Hawj, DFL-St. Paul, the bills lead author. Some of the benefits include special designations on their drivers licenses, veteran burial ceremonies and gravemarkers. Healthcare benefits would not be included.The Senate is expected to vote on the bill around 11 a.m. The House has not yet voted on its version of the bill.Sen. Susan Pha, DFL-Brooklyn Park, said she was two years old when her father died in Laos during the Secret War, a covert CIA-military backed operation during the Vietnam War. About 35,000 Hmong soldiers died fighting in the war, according to a report published by the Special Guerrilla Units...
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