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Asbestos in Yorkshire Power Stations
23 Oct 2017, 11:44 a.m.
From the 1940’s until the 1970’s a large number of coal fired power stations were built in Yorkshire.
These included:
Wakefield in 1948
Skelton Grange in 1955
Elland in 1959
Thorpe Marsh in 1963
Ferrybridge B and C in 1957 and 1966
Eggborough in 1967
Drax in 1974
These power …
read moreFormer Foyle & Kirk Painter and Decorator Diagnosed with Asbestos Cancer Seeks Former Work Mates Help
12 Oct 2017, 9:30 p.m.
Our Client, a painter and decorator from Leeds who has sadly been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lung associated with asbestos exposure, is appealing for former work mates to help him bring his claim.
Our Client was employed between the 1960s and 1970s by Foyle …
read moreJohn Pickering and Partners Charitable Trust Donates to Kirkwood Hospice
12 Oct 2017, 9:18 p.m.
The John Pickering and Partners Charitable Trust once again has demonstrated its commitment to protect and promote the health and care of respiratory disease sufferers, including mesothelioma sufferers, by donating £1000 to Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield. The hospice does excellent work in supporting those suffering from mesothelioma, a terminal cancer …
read moreJohn Pickering and Partners Charity Donates to Calderdale’s Overgate Hospice
12 Oct 2017, 7:46 p.m.
The John Pickering and Partners Charitable Trust are proud to have donated £1000 to Overgate Hospice who provide specialist palliative and end of life care for adults in the Calderdale and Kirklees areas of West Yorkshire.
Due to the use of asbestos by industries in the region, Overgate has sadly …
read moreAsbestos Law Partnership - Autumn 2017 Newsletter.
25 Sep 2017, 3:21 p.m.
The Asbestos Law Partnership LLP's Autumn 2017 Newsletter ALP Review is now online. Click this link to open a PDF version ALP Review Autumn 2017 Newsletter
Inside this edition:-
- HSE statisics underestimate mesothelioma deaths - interview with Robin Howie
- 35 Years Since The Alice A Fight For Life Documentary was …
ALP Conclude Mesothelioma Case for Plumber in Two Months
25 Aug 2017, 1:40 p.m.
We were contacted by the family of Harold in June 2017. Harold had recently been diagnosed with mesothelioma and needed to know whether he was able to bring a claim for damages against his former employer.
He had worked as a plumber for a local firm RB Stead & Son …
read morePalliative Care – So what is it anyway?
8 Aug 2017, 2:21 p.m.
This was the theme of the Manchester “Living Well With Mesothelioma” Support Group July Meeting.
The talk was presented by Dr Samantha Kay, a consultant in palliative care based at Wythenshawe Hospital and St Anne’s Hospice and also Lorraine Creech, a Mesothelioma UK Nurse and despite the technical difficulties with …
read moreMesothelioma Mars 2 Patient Experience Report
20 Jul 2017, 5:52 p.m.
The John Pickering and Partners Charitable Trust has been funding the Mars 2 Patient Experience Study. The interim report has now been released and makes interesting reading for those involved with mesothelioma randomised trials. The findings with regard to the understanding of the randomised trial process by mesothelioma patients merits …
read more35 Years Since Alice A Fight For Life Documentary
20 Jul 2017, 11:19 a.m.
35 years ago, Alice Jefferson (pictured above), made a claim against Cape Asbestos. She was diagnosed with mesothelioma from working in their Acre Mill factory (pictured above) in Hebden Bridge.
She only worked there for a few months when she was 17. Her story became the focus of the …
read moreMuffins for May Cake Sale for Mesothelioma UK
19 Jul 2017, 10:02 a.m.
On Monday 22nd May at our offices in the Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre in Halifax, we hosted a Muffin for May cake sale raising £152.33 for Mesothelioma UK.
The event was well attended, with many people for the Centre popping by to buy a muffin or a piece of …
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