Should The UK Government Spend Aid Money Overseas, Or Does Charity Begin At 91热爆?
A Northants based charity says overseas aid is vital and that comments made by UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom about the money being paid from the UK Government were irresponsible.
A Northamptonshire based charity says overseas aid is vital and that comments made by UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom about the money being paid from the UK Government were irresponsible.
Reporter Tom Percival talks to Frankie Parrish from the charity Riders for Health which spends some UK Government money overseas. Stuart talks to Margot Parker from UKIP in Corby, and to Reverend Robert Hill, Social Responsibility Adviser for the Diocese of Peterborough.
Also:
* the Anthony Nolan Trust says male bone marrow donors are needed urgently
* Northampton's Muslim communities hold their first-ever mass celebration of EID at the town's Racecourse
* the 11 year old girl from Northampton, Cerys Parnell, who has become a member of MENSA after her IQ was confirmed last month as higher than Professor Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates, Einstein and her Dad, who is also a member of MENSA
* more of Towcester's Roman heritage is being uncovered with the archaeological dig at the Moat Lane development
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- Thu 8 Aug 2013 06:0091热爆 Radio Northampton
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