Hazel Thompson has notched up more than six decades in first aid

The CEO of the Homecare Association, who has extensive experience in the social care, health, housing and technology sectors

Many ancient civilisations celebrated the new year not on 1 January, but in March. They certainly had a point: spring feels like a new beginning, as nature awakens after the cold, dark days of winter.

It came as a pleasant surprise to Linda Johnson, a cat lover of 40 years, when greyhounds entered her world. Introduced to her by her niece and a work colleague who both had a rescue greyhound, she im

Most mornings, Ian Duff walks to his pitch on Union Street in Bath with a huge, fluffy dog on one side and a lean, bright-eyed one on the other. Trigger is the showstopper – a big, mixed-breed rescue

→ Every child should have the right to education. They should have a space where they can learn and play alongside children their own age, one that supports them to thrive in the future. But children