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Mayor announces new arts job for Veronica Wadley Jun 11, 2010

Mayor announces new arts job for Veronica Wadley

Victoria Wadley will take up a new arts job when she starts work as the London chair at Arts Council England.

Mayor Boris Johnson said: "She will bring energy, drive and ambition to this vital sector that does so much for our quality of life in London and the capital's reputation around the world."

Investment from the government and hard work from communities and organisations will help Ms Wadley suppo...

Pay as You Save is brilliant for property owners, say those in housing jobs Jun 10, 2010

Pay as You Save is "brilliant" for property owners, say those in housing jobs

The government's Pay as You Save campaign is a "brilliant" opportunity for property owners, one professional in a housing job has suggested.

The initiative has been created to help residents refurbish their homes in a bid to making them more energy efficient.

Such renovations "should be easy, affordable and attractive", according to Simon McWhirter, campaign director at the Great British...

Those in health care jobs could see more sufferers of diabetes, say experts Jun 10, 2010

Those in health care jobs could see more sufferers of diabetes, say experts

Professionals in health care jobs are diagnosing more people with Type 2 diabetes.

The increase is "worrying", according to general practitioner Dr Dawn Harper. She claims this strain of the condition used to be more prevalent in older generations, but that is no longer the case.

"It is simply because as a nation we are getting fatter and fatter," the expert remarked, adding she would like to...

Professionals in health care jobs ''should not discriminate against age'' Jun 10, 2010

Professionals in health care jobs should not discriminate against age

Professionals in health care jobs may not be providing the same level of healing to older women suffering from breast cancer.

This is the opinion of Arlene Wilkie, director of research and policy for Breast Cancer Campaign who said: "Studies show that some older women may not be receiving potentially beneficial treatments because of their age rather than the type of tumour."

Ms Wilkie claims research h...

Mainstream ethical investment to boost green jobs? Jun 09, 2010

Mainstream ethical investment to boost green jobs?

People looking for green jobs might find more employment opportunities as investment in a number of sectors moves into the mainstream.

Penny Shepherd, chief executive of UKSIF - a sustainable investment and finance association, said: "We fully expect demand for green and ethical investments to increase over the next few years ... People have much more of a sense that they need to understand how their money is inve...