Programmes coming up ..
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Dave Price with The 80s Show
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Dave says: ""I hope , through my knowledge of music, my sense of humour, and a real interest of how music affects your mood, reaches emotions and prompts memories, I am very much looking forward to being on air with and spending some time with you."
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Peter Fairhead's Country Show
9:00pm - 11:00pm
Peter says: "I'm absolutely delighted to be part of Care Radio, playing the music I love and have spent the last forty years presenting on the radio".
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Alan Steadman's Jazz Waves
11:00pm - 1:00am
The very best of Jazz from across the years, presented by the longest standing jazz radio presenter in the UK.
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Matt Rosser
1:00am - 4:00am
Matt says: "people who care for us - in hospitals, homes, wherever care is needed - are people we are lucky to have. If we didn’t acknowledge it before, we certainly do now and we mustn’t stop".
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Martin Emery
4:00am - 7:00am
Martin says: "when we think about it, we all probably know somebody - a friend, a colleague or family member - who provides care, either professionally or unpaid. Care Radio is for them."
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Helen Bowden
7:00am - 10:00am
Helen says: ""My heart goes to anyone having to care full time for a loved one or as a job. You are amazing and brilliant people and should never be underestimated".
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Alex Cann
10:00am - 1:00pm
Alex says "I have huge admiration for the care sector, which dates back to my own stint in Sheffield Children's Hospital in 1991 having a leg lengthening operation. The nurses were just fantastic, and I feel this is my opportunity to give something back to a profession that has faced unprecedented challenges over the last few years."
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Matt Rosser
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Matt says: "people who care for us - in hospitals, homes, wherever care is needed - are people we are lucky to have. If we didn’t acknowledge it before, we certainly do now and we mustn’t stop".
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Martin Emery
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Martin says: "when we think about it, we all probably know somebody - a friend, a colleague or family member - who provides care, either professionally or unpaid. Care Radio is for them."
National & International News
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Spurs help rivals Arsenal after shocking second placed City
Harry Kane’s record-breaking goal fired 10-man Tottenham to a 1-0 win over Manchester City to further dent the champions’ titles hopes.
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Sean Dyche looking for more from Everton after starting out with important win
New manager Sean Dyche re-ignited the energy and tenacity missing for so long as Everton won their first match since October but warned there was much more required to drag the club out of danger.
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Witness comes forward in Nicola Bulley case as police warn against speculation
A woman described as a “key witness” by police searching for missing mother Nicola Bulley has come forward, as the force warned against “totally unacceptable” speculation and abuse on social media.
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Liz Truss I was never given a chance
Liz Truss has said she was never given a “realistic chance” to implement her radical tax-cutting agenda by her party and by a “powerful economic establishment”.
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Nurses leaders urge Rishi Sunak to step in to avert NHS strike
Nurses leaders have issued a direct appeal to Rishi Sunak to intervene in their pay dispute as the NHS faces its biggest day of industrial action in its history.
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US downs Chinese balloon over ocean and moves to recover debris
The balloon had flown over sensitive military sites across North America
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Police search for woman with pram in case of missing dog walker Nicola Bulley
Officers have released a picture of a key witness they want to speak to
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Derbyshire homes evacuated as man arrested on suspicion of explosive offences
People have been forced from their homes in multiple streets in Belper
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Ireland too good for Wales in Six Nations opener in Cardiff
Ireland underlined their status as the world’s top team and Guinness Six Nations title favourites by brushing aside Wales 34-10 in Cardiff.
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Care News
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COVID has huge effect on NHS staff in Essex
One ward at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow reported having just 43 per cent of the planned number of staff working due to staff shortages
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A Plymouth restaurant treats carers
Bistrot Pierre in the Royal William yard catered for 30 carers identified by Age UK Plymouth and treated them to a slap-up three course meal.
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10% in Barrow are unpaid carers
Government figures showed 9000 people in south Lakeland were caring for others
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NHS website top of the hits
No surprise at number one was symptoms of Covid, given the pandemic and its into the top 3 for high blood pressure
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Care charity boss takes thousand-mile challenge for veterans
Tim Tyler’s cross-trainer exercise is set to pass 1,100 miles, despite other commitments including recovery from Covid getting in the way
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Extra funding for children’s social care in England
The programmes should give better early support for children, and above-inflation increases in foster carers’ allowances
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On-line system personalises NHS cancer care options
The NHS says patients in the east of England can use the recently developed service called “Knowing your options”
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Woman whose heart stopped for 28 minutes meets her life-savers
The 59-year-old received more than half an hour of CPR from three qualified paramedics and a trainee at London Ambulance Service
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Transgender woman dies after three years on waiting list
Alice Litman, from Brighton, took her own life last May as she waited on a list with more than 11,000 people to discuss her transition
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Two new children's homes for Bristol
The homes will give care for teenage boys with criminal records and children with challenging mental health problems
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NHS staff facing Covid paycut
Thousands of NHS staff across the UK are facing pay cuts because of a change in Covid sickness policy
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Safety sensor to prevent falls
Sensio AS has joined the Innovation Pop-Up at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to launch its RoomMate safety sensor in the UK.
Today's Weather
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Edinburgh
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Cardiff
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London
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Manchester
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