21/10/2013
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14-Year-Old Admits Manchester Uni Sexual Assaults
A 14-year-old boy is due to be sentenced after admitting five counts of sexual assault in Manchester.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged overnight, pleading guilty to the five assaults, three of which took place near the University of Manchester.
He was remanded in custody to appear again on December 02 for sentencing.
An 18-year-old man is currently on bail in connection with the assaults.
First Aider Reinstated After Being Sacked For Speeding
A volunteer first aider has been reinstated after he was sacked for speeding while on his way to an emergency call in Oxford.
64-year-old Gof Smith, who has spent 15 years as a community first responder (CFR), was sacked after he was caught driving at 33mph in a 20 zone, which the South Central Ambulance Service described as "serious traffic offences".
However, following a petition mounted in Faringdon, which received more than 1,500 signatures, the service reviewed the dismissal and agreed to carry out a process of "retraining and re-assessment" with Mr Smith, in recognition of his "valued service".
Shipping Container Homes Arrive In Brighton
The first of 30 converted shipping containers, which will be used as housing for homeless people, have arrived in Brighton.
The first six containers are arriving at the car park on a former scrap metal yard in New England Road, with a further 30 due by the end of the week.
Brighton Housing Trust (BHT) said the converted containers would provide temporary homes for five years for 36 men and women.
The units were designed and built in Holland for a social housing project, which was halted due to a lack of funding.
(MH/CD)
A 14-year-old boy is due to be sentenced after admitting five counts of sexual assault in Manchester.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged overnight, pleading guilty to the five assaults, three of which took place near the University of Manchester.
He was remanded in custody to appear again on December 02 for sentencing.
An 18-year-old man is currently on bail in connection with the assaults.
First Aider Reinstated After Being Sacked For Speeding
A volunteer first aider has been reinstated after he was sacked for speeding while on his way to an emergency call in Oxford.
64-year-old Gof Smith, who has spent 15 years as a community first responder (CFR), was sacked after he was caught driving at 33mph in a 20 zone, which the South Central Ambulance Service described as "serious traffic offences".
However, following a petition mounted in Faringdon, which received more than 1,500 signatures, the service reviewed the dismissal and agreed to carry out a process of "retraining and re-assessment" with Mr Smith, in recognition of his "valued service".
Shipping Container Homes Arrive In Brighton
The first of 30 converted shipping containers, which will be used as housing for homeless people, have arrived in Brighton.
The first six containers are arriving at the car park on a former scrap metal yard in New England Road, with a further 30 due by the end of the week.
Brighton Housing Trust (BHT) said the converted containers would provide temporary homes for five years for 36 men and women.
The units were designed and built in Holland for a social housing project, which was halted due to a lack of funding.
(MH/CD)
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