Sat in her patterned armchair, watching out of her window, waiting for that daily visit. A car pulls up outside and she smiles to herself. Finally, when she talks someone will answer. She loves these fifteen minutes, its what she looks forward to each and every day. Currently, more than 1.4 million elderly people in […]
CRISIS PROJECT
Is there a High Street Crisis?
It is a cold winters afternoon and the promenade clearly shows that Cheltenham is definitely in the Christmas spirit. But where are the Christmas shoppers? It’s the first evening of late-night shopping and the Christmas Market is looking desperate for Christmas goers. The sound of Christmas carols playing on speakers in the background has created […]
“There were so many, I wish I could’ve taken them all”- The reality of hundreds of pets being abandoned this Christmas
The RSPCA expect a huge rise of abandoned pets this Christmas as shelters fill up over the holidays. Amy Owen investigates. Willow is full of life. She is a young Staffy-cross with a lot of love and energy to give. But this hasn’t always been the case. Just a few months ago Willow was left […]
Dampened spirits in Tewkesbury
13 deaths, 50, 000 homes affected, 10,000 motorists stranded and 850 families living in caravans. 20th July 2007, a day that had started off like any other. 140mm of rain had fallen within just a few hours, resulting in Tewkesbury becoming a remote island with no access to the rest of the country. Those who […]
Should we legalise euthanasia in the UK?
If you have ever lost a relative or close friend, whether it was to illness, old age or disease, you understand the difficulties of grieving and dealing with aftermath of death. But what if the loved ones in your life, be it your Father, Sister, Aunt or best friend told you they were going to […]
Dementia-the illness we can’t afford to forget about
“People describe it as someone’s personality changing, but I don’t like to think of it like that. I like to think of it as they’re desperately trying to hold on to what they’ve got. It must be so scary to not remember a person, or not remember what you were going to say, or what […]
The Food Bank Crisis: When will it end?
As Rachael returns home from work, she opens the fridge to find half a bottle of milk, bacon, two steak pasties, three eggs and a loaf of bread to last her and her son three weeks. She also delves into her pockets to reach for money. She spreads it across the table in her temporary […]
Editors Letter: Project Crisis 19th Dec 2019
Today marks the penultimate Newsday for our Crisis project. It’s also the second to last day of term before everyone disappears and becomes all Christmassy, and so as you would imagine, attention spans are stretching. We want to open presents and eat chocolate. Nevertheless, we’re soldiering on and determined to finish what we started. Last […]
January fallout: Loneliness spikes among the elderly after the Christmas period.
Christmas is a time of celebration and a time to be spent with friends and family. But for some they are less fortunate and have no one, or nowhere, to go to over the festive period. Loneliness in the elderly is as prominent as ever, with over 3 million over 65’s saying they aren’t looking […]
Editor’s Letter: Crisis (Dec 6)
As Rebecca Black reminded us all those years ago, you gotta get down on Friday. The second of our six Crisis-themed newsdays was at least as busy as the first, and about as enjoyable. Most of us by now are well into our projects, which involve us each producing a 1200-word web story and some […]