A private tenancy for a minimum of one year is proposed in a consultation launched today on new approaches to housing homeless people.

Local authorities will be given more flexibility to use the private rented sector to ease waiting times experienced by thousands of homeless families.

Gordon Brown is to set out his vision of increasing fairness and social mobility, in what Downing Street says is a major policy speech.

Parents who agree to options such as treating children with behavioural difficulties or accepting free childcare places will receive £200.

The Scottish Government has published its draft report on the consultations held to develop and implement a three year National Strategic Delivery Plan to address the needs of children and young people affected by domestic abuse.

This can be viewed at Scottish Government, 18 June 2008

The Ecology Centre, Kinghorn

When gardeners garden, it is not just plants that grow, but the gardeners themselves …………..