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DISABILITY CORNER - NUMBERS YOU MAY NEED FOR CHRISTMAS DISABILITY CORNER - NUMBERS YOU MAY NEED FOR CHRISTMAS
19 Dec 08 - IT'S THAT time of year again, when I wish everyone a Happy Christmas and prosperous 2009. Christmas can be a lonely time for some disabled people, but there is no need to eat Christmas dinner alone. ..

DR KNOW - ENJOY THE SPIRIT - SAFELY
19 Dec 08 - IT'S THAT time of year when many of us are out at Christmas parties with friends, family and work colleagues. While we're knocking back the glasses and enjoying ourselves, any thought of a healthier diet or of drinking less will probably have to wait until after the New Year. ..


FLOWER POWER - WINTER PLANTS FLOWER POWER - WINTER PLANTS
19 Dec 08 - AS DECEMBER progresses temperatures have edged lower (especially at night) giving the weather a seasonal flavour. Bright cold days with sunshine are ideal for working in the garden...

DR KNOW - KEEP WARM THIS WINTER DR KNOW - KEEP WARM THIS WINTER
09 Dec 08 - AS THE weather gets colder it's important to think about how you and older friends and relatives can keep warm to stay healthy. ..


FLOWER POWER - SEARCH FOR SLUGS! FLOWER POWER - SEARCH FOR SLUGS!
09 Dec 08 - MIDWAY THROUGH the month, the wind began to swing round to the north making it feel much colder. And as sunset is now around 4pm in the afternoon, time available for work in the garden is very limited. ..

DISABILITY CORNER - TRANSPORT OPTIONS FOR SOUTHWARK AND LONDON
05 Dec 08 - A WORD about transport in Southwark, some which is totally free or heavily subsidised for disabled and elderly people, specifically a system called Capital Call, which most people are not aware of. ..


THE DEPTFORD DIARIES
02 Dec 08 - THE TICKET inspector is pretending to be sympathetic. 'If your Oyster was a day over I'd let you go mate but it expired 2 days ago so I'm going to have to write you a ticket.'..

DR KNOW - HEALTHY WEIGHT - HEALTHY LIVES DR KNOW - HEALTHY WEIGHT - HEALTHY LIVES
17 Nov 08 - IT SEEMS we are constantly reminded that Britain is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. But what is obesity and why is it important?..


FLOWER POWER - DON'T BE TOO TIDY! FLOWER POWER - DON'T BE TOO TIDY!
17 Nov 08 - AN ARCTIC blast of easterly winds, sleet and snow ushered in November. The cold weather did not last and was quickly followed by rain and misty conditions...

DISABILITY CORNER - SAFEGUARDING ADULTS
13 Nov 08 - THIS WEEK I will be discussing safeguarding adults. Do not think it does not concern you, as it does. Safeguarding adults is everyone's business...


DR KNOW - VACCINATION FOR YOUR DAUGHTER
03 Nov 08 - DO YOU have a daughter in year eight? Do you know there is now a vaccination against cervical cancer? If you don't - read on.....

FLOWER POWER - REMARKABLE GINGKO FLOWER POWER - REMARKABLE GINGKO
03 Nov 08 - AS OCTOBER comes to a close the garden now faces a period of winter dormancy...


DISABILITY CORNER - FREEDOM PASS: THE TRUTH!
31 Oct 08 - THIS WEEK I will be telling you the truth behind the Freedom Pass fiasco, as I have been co-opted as an external advisor onto the scrutiny committee investigating the recent Freedom Pass renewal...

THE DEPTFORD DIARIES
29 Oct 08 - THESE ARE tough times. The credit crunch is kicking in and all but the most shrewd business operators are at risk of going under and succumbing to the global financial meltdown. But here on Deptford High Street trade is brisk. ..


DISABILITY CORNER - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
20 Oct 08 - THIS WEEK I will be discussing The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. No, I am not talking about a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western but local politics...

FLOWER POWER - THE COLOURS OF AUTUMN FLOWER POWER - THE COLOURS OF AUTUMN
20 Oct 08 - AFTER THE grey skies and heavy rain at the beginning of the month, the weather became fine with sunny days and clear blue skies.....


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