Apr
16th

Environment Agency Forecasts Drought May Last Until Christmas

By Thierry Battiste in Uncategorized
April 16, 2012 - 07:18 pm

17 English counties were declared as official drought zones as environment agency warns that water shortages may last until Christmas of this year.

The dry weather we have experienced over the past few months have caused a drastic decrease in the water levels of some rivers in England. The drought map has now extended into the Midlands and the South West of England, The Environment Agency says.

Authorities say public water supplies are not threatened by the continuing drought but are constantly reminding people to save water. Midlands and South West of England have moved into “official drought status” after having experienced two dry winters (leaving rivers and ground waters depleted), the agency said.

Drought Map

Official Drought zone in the midlands consists of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire while the South West region covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, parts of Hampshire and most of Wiltshire.

“As more areas of the UK move into drought it is vital that we use less water to protect the public’s water supply in the driest areas of the country. It is for everyone to share the responsibility to save water.” says Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.

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Man Finally Landed A Job After 1000 Tries

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Apr
13th

Man Finally Landed A Job After 1000 Tries

By Thierry Battiste in Economy
April 13, 2012 - 08:06 pm

Years of enthusiasm, patience and persistence has payed off for a young man from Newcastle named Wesley McGinn, 20, when he has finally landed a job after doing 1000 job applications in the past two years after leaving from school.

Wesley went for pretty much everything you could think of, including supermarket jobs and bar work, but someone else always beat him to it.

That often needs a large amount of patience, and Wesley, who lives with his parents Tina and Gary McGinn, has certainly learned that. He says:

“I applied for every job I could find. I went to ask around the local area at care homes but no one was looking for help.
Every day I would go to the library and use the internet to find jobs, and I would use the machines in the job centre. I was absolutely sick of writing my name. I only remember getting two replies saying I had been unsuccessful. It was very frustrating when I couldn’t even get part-time work. My family knew I was fed up.”

He was taken on by Care UK as a trainee support worker, working to help people with learning disabilities to live independently in their own homes.

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