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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Claire thought her nightly headaches were caused by her full-on life... until she was diagnosed with a brain tumour at 35. This is why she - and hundreds of other women - believe this very common contraceptive is to blame
As a working mum Claire Love presumed she was waking up with headaches at night because her life was so full-on. 'I was getting very little sleep anyway, so I just put it down to the stress of it all,' says Claire, 41, a special needs school assistant from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, who is married to business systems manager Mat, 42, and has two sons Archie, 11, and Jack, nine, both with special needs.
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Completion of £16m medical centre 'firmly in sight'
The completion of a £16m integrated care centre is "firmly in sight" following the installation of a new roof. The Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre in Wiltshire has been described as a "state-of-the-art health and care facility" and is due to open to patients early next year. The site will become the location for the minor injury unit and X-ray department that are currently based within the nearby Trowbridge Community Hospital. Interim executive lead for cancer, planned care and community, Caroline Holmes, said: "The building work is well under way, the finish line is firmly in sight, and local people can now see their new integrated care centre really begin to take shape. Using the latest green technology, such as solar panels and heat pumps, the centre is designed to be fully self-sufficient and net zero carbon. Representatives from Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) marked the "milestone" occasion on the recently installed roof. They were joined by the Mayor of Trowbridge, along with a number of NHS colleagues who will soon call the new centre home. Ms Holmes thanked those who had helped bring the new centre to life. She added: "When the very first spades went in the ground, it was difficult to picture how a brand new health and care facility could emerge from what was essentially a very muddy field. Yet, here we are." The new centre is set to be a "flagship location" for local health and care, with teams from many different organisations, including HCRG Care Group, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership and the Royal United Hospital, working together under one roof. Follow BBC Wiltshire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. New £16m health centre given go ahead Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB
BBC News
15-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Completion of £16m Trowbridge medical centre 'firmly in sight'
The completion of a £16m integrated care centre is "firmly in sight" following the installation of a new roof. The Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre in Wiltshire has been described as a "state-of-the-art health and care facility" and is due to open to patients early next site will become the location for the minor injury unit and X-ray department that are currently based within the nearby Trowbridge Community executive lead for cancer, planned care and community, Caroline Holmes, said: "The building work is well under way, the finish line is firmly in sight, and local people can now see their new integrated care centre really begin to take shape. Using the latest green technology, such as solar panels and heat pumps, the centre is designed to be fully self-sufficient and net zero carbon. Representatives from Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) marked the "milestone" occasion on the recently installed were joined by the Mayor of Trowbridge, along with a number of NHS colleagues who will soon call the new centre Holmes thanked those who had helped bring the new centre to added: "When the very first spades went in the ground, it was difficult to picture how a brand new health and care facility could emerge from what was essentially a very muddy field. Yet, here we are."The new centre is set to be a "flagship location" for local health and care, with teams from many different organisations, including HCRG Care Group, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership and the Royal United Hospital, working together under one roof.
Chicago Tribune
11-06-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
CoAction selling Valparaiso property as strategy shifts toward preventing homelessness
CoAction is selling its property at 2001 Calumet Ave. in Valparaiso to invest in more modern housing. It's a pivot toward housing that people making less than $30 an hour can afford. 'We're trying to direct ourselves more into the diversion of homelessness,' President and CEO Jen Trowbridge said Wednesday. The former apartment building, built in 1966, was acquired by Housing Opportunities in 2011, Chief Housing Officer Jordan Stanfill said. Housing Opportunities merged with CoAction in August 2023. 'As mergers go, you have to do a lot of business decisions,' Trowbridge said. Among them was examining whether it would be smart to invest an estimated $5 million into the former apartment building to refresh it or sell it and build new elsewhere. The Housing Opportunities board had been pondering it for a few years before putting the decision on hold while the merger was being contemplated. In addition to the housing units, CoAction has office space spread over three stories in the building closest to Calumet Avenue. There are a lot of small rooms, but they're not conducive to networking and collaborating, not to mention accessibility issues. 'Even on the staff end, it's not ideal,' Trowbridge said. Several years ago, the property was valued at about $2.5 million. 'We could do a better investment if we're not putting money into this property and repairing it,' CoAction decided. The property includes 15 units for low-income housing and some shelter use. Programs like Family Promise and Daybreak have done much to help people in crisis, Trowbridge said. CoAction is leaving that sector of the housing assistance field to them. 'We want to be in the diversion space and the housing stability space,' she said. The units at Calumet Avenue devoted to shelter use aren't ideal. 'Once they live in an apartment-like setting, it's hard to transition them out,' Trowbridge said. 'Shelters need to have some communal elements to it.' CoAction has other properties throughout seven counties in Northwest Indiana, including some in Valparaiso. 'We actually added 36 units to Valpo over the last three years,' she said. 'We build in Lake, Porter, LaPorte. We can build in rural,' Trowbridge said. 'The hardest part is the land and zoning.' Where the next homes will be developed depends on where suitable land can be found. It has to be zoned correctly, and the city has to be committed to housing people earning less than $30 an hour. Like other agencies, CoAction applies for special tax credit funding to subsidize the housing. It's a competitive process, with only 30% of grant applications successful. With that assistance, CoAction can build apartments that retail, restaurant and other workers can afford, Trowbridge said. 'We like to build usually no less than 30 units. Thirty to 50 units is usually great for a project,' with two buildings possible for larger developments. Across the region, CoAction's portfolio has 275 units. Selling the Calumet Avenue property will bring that number to 260, but Trowbridge hopes to quickly increase it to 300. She'd like to see 100 new units built every year, but that's not easy to accomplish. Money from the sale of the Calumet Avenue property will help close the funding gap for new projects. Even with the incentives, Trowbridge said, 'there's still a $1 million gap or maybe more, depending on what the project is.' Trowbridge acknowledged there has been a lot of attention lately on housing affordability. Builders erect higher-priced homes to get more profit than they would from less expensive homes. Those high-priced homes are needed so people can move up to more deluxe homes, freeing up others along all price points. But with supply low and demand high, she said, 'the city has to be intentional and create special housing for people who can only afford $150,000 or $200,000.' As the agency looks for a buyer, existing residents at the Calumet Avenue site will be transitioned into housing elsewhere. 'This sale is about doing more, not less, for our communities,' Stanfill said. 'We are committed to expanding affordable housing and continuing to work closely with our local partners to make that happen.' Housing is just one area where CoAction helps Northwest Indiana residents. 'We're all over Valpo supporting the residents, from prenatal care to older adults,' Trowbridge said. 'We're a community development org. We're all over Valpo in a lot of ways.'
Daily Mail
06-06-2025
- Daily Mail
'Disgusting' man who sneaked into stable and had sex with Shetland pony before fleeing on CCTV with no trousers on avoids prison
A 'disgusting' pervert who sneaked into a stable and had sex with a Shetland pony has avoided jail. Damion Ogeare, 43, was captured on CCTV making a 'beeline' towards the equine stables before emerging some 10 minutes later - without any trousers on. A court heard the man had arrived at the outdoor building armed with a dog lead which he used to restrain the mare, named Cassieopia. Pony owner Christine Woolley said she believed Ogeare had 'scoped' out the area in advance of carrying out the 'degrading' assault. The homeowner told the court the incident has left her feeling 'exhausted', 'angry' and 'frustrated'. Ogeare has now been handed a community order by a judge who said any right-thinking member of the public would be 'disgusted' by his actions. 'Judges in court are used to most things but sometimes certain crimes stop even a hardened judge in their tracks, and this is one of those offences,' Recorder Gordon Bebb said. Winchester Crown Court, Hampshire, heard the incident took place on January 24 last year at a home in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Tom Wright, prosecuting, said: 'CCTV showed the defendant making a beeline for a pony stable at an address in Trowbridge, a residential address with an equestrian facility. 'It was the property of Christine Woolley.' Mr Wright said the animal owner received an alert from her CCTV camera at around 6.30pm. The footage showed Ogeare enter the stable and reappear some 10 minutes later, the court heard. When he reemerged, the sexual deviant wasn't wearing any trousers. The prosecutor said this gave Mrs Woolley 'grave concerns' over what may have happened to her livestock. It was heard that Ogeare's face could clearly be made out in the CCTV footage and he was arrested by police later on in the year. Mr Wright said DNA taken from the Shetland pony 'connected' Ogeare with the offence. His address was searched and police found a baseball cap and a dog lead. The prosecutor said: 'It had been found discarded at the address. 'The lead had evidently been used to restrain the animal, no doubt, at the time in question.' The court heard there had been 'concerns' when Ogeare had assaulted other animals in the area, as one local reported finding a dog lead on top of his cow. Mrs Wooley spoke of the impact the incident has had on her. She said: 'I am exhausted from this incident. 'Since the day I know it happened I have been unable to sleep until about 3am. 'I have been feeling very angry and very frustrated, my horses are almost a part of me. 'To have one assaulted in such a degrading manner has completely ruined my trust in society.' She continued: 'This sort of behaviour is is completely unacceptable Ogeare has now been handed a community order by a judge who said any right-thinking member of the public would be 'disgusted' by his actions 'I also have no doubt that that these acts are not only intentional, but also planned out. 'Damion clearly scoped out the area in which he wanted to target.' Mrs Woolley urged the judge to consider handing Ogeare a custodial sentence. Holly Fagan, defending, said there is little to say to mitigate the offence other than the fact there was no injury caused to the pony. 'There doesn't seem much point in trying to rationalise something like this,' she said. 'He was going through a period of acute loneliness and isolation. 'He's expressed a great deal or remorse.' Ms Fagan said he felt a 'deep sense of regret' over the events which took place and wanted to apologise to Mrs Woolley. 'Clearly, it's a beloved animal that's been violated and he's very apologetic for all the distress caused,' she added. Ogeare pleaded guilty to one count of sexual penetration of a living animal. Recorder Gordon Bebb handed Ogeare an 18-month community order with 30 days of rehabilitation activity requirements. The judge said: 'I know that any right thinking member of the public would be completely disgusted by what you did.' Recorder Bebb also ordered Ogeare to pay £299.52 in costs, and handed him a restraining order meaning he must not contact Mrs Woolley or attend her address. 'You have to stay well away from that area, do you understand,' he added. 'That will remain in place until further order.'
