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November, 2003 stories

November 28, 2003

Re-brand for foster service
Family placement team is being re-launched with a new name

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Leslie Richard Morley Sandra Elizabeth Morley

Bill under fire over plot
Outcry as police drama plans shocking story line

November 27, 2003

Oldfield's autobiography
Life story includes time spent in care

Searching Questions
New book and video asks questions about identity, origins and adoption

November 26, 2003

Mandy's search for her birth mum
Emotional quest to track down her 'real' mother

Asylum seekers could lose children
Asylum seekers could have their children taken into care under Home Office plans

Today on the bulletin board
Journalist seeks your help with Mothers Day article

November 25, 2003

Diary of an adopter
Week 3-Harry and Ellen hope for the best New Year gift ever

Helping keep children safe
Protecting children from harm can be a delicate and complex operation

Registration talks for social workers
Councillors will be discussing new national arrangements for the registration of the social care workforce

November 24, 2003

Increased funding for children's services
Resources available for Children's Social Services to rise by 8.7 per cent

Man on a mission
John Ceri tries to track down the brother he hasn't seen for half a century

Carer admits £25,000 theft from council
A foster carer with social services has appeared before magistrates charged with the theft

November 21, 2003

One of the world's great survivors
Miracle boy Sam Day is literally one in a billion

Searching Questions
New book explores the issues and complexity of searching for birth relatives

November 20, 2003

Inspectors praise fostering service
National Care Standards Commission inspectors have commended managers and staff

Fears over child curbs
Charities claim new legislation could make criminals out of law-abiding children

Raped wife's secret baby
Rape victim has lost a legal battle to hide her secret baby from her husband

November 19, 2003

Today on the bulletin board
ITV is looking for mothers who were forced to give up their babies for adoption

Yeo yearns for lost daughter
Senior Tory is desperate to be reunited with the daughter he gave up for adoption

Mother beat her children
Children in foster care after mother pleads guilty to assault

November 18, 2003

Excellent in social care
Social services chiefs are providing an outstanding service, the Government has declared

Shocks from family's past
After years of searching a 64-year-old man has found his long-lost family

November 17, 2003

Make way for those new toys
Detox the toy box and raise money for Barnardo's this Christmas

City is now more caring
Health and social services in Bristol are improving

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Reader looking for any information about adoption in Northern Ireland

November 14, 2003

Social services gains two stars
Council achieves improvement on last year's single-star rating

New social services director
New Director of Social Services has been appointed

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Anthony John Bowden

November 13, 2003

Thanks to county carers
Sixty foster carers have been honoured for their long service

Social services gets upgrade
County council has been upgraded from its single-star status

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace half-brother

November 12, 2003

Funding boost for adoptive parents
Extra funding could help encourage more people to adopt a child

New appeal for foster families
City council officials are urging more prospective foster parents to come forward

Tyler's Wishes
New book helps children to think about what they really want from their forever family

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Paul Kirkland

November 11, 2003

Diary of an adopter
Week two of our latest adoption diary

Adoption brings us happiness
'Adoption may be hard work, but it brought us happiness'

Search for black and Asian foster care
A fostering service is launching a week-long campaign to recruit more black and Asian carers

November 10, 2003

I'm mother to 300
Carer has fostered more than 300 youngsters over the past three decades

They want a loving home
30 Gloucestershire children are in care because no 'one wants to adopt them'

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Mary Elizabeth O'Grady

November 07, 2003

My life has been fulfilled
Being adopted opened a new door for me - I got a second chance at life

New book to Cherish
Cherish is a story of love, race, class and heartbreak

Help to give a child a home
Dozens of Merseyside children are desperate for adoptive families

Honesty the best policy
Parents talk about the benefits of been honest about adoption

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace June Ford

November 06, 2003

'IVF made us feel like freaks'
Lesbian couple talk of their adoption journey

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Janet Gee

'Found you a daughter'
As part of National Adoption Week Katharine Barney spoke to a woman who was adopted 30 years ago

November 05, 2003

Sorrow that turned to joy
Woman, who was raped 42-years-ago, meets her son

College gets £600 boost
Foster carers and their families help raise cash

Campaign encourages adoption
A new campaign has been unveiled aimed at encouraging more people to adopt

I felt like I was in a real family
Nine-year-old girl looks forward to being a big sister

November 04, 2003

The fulfilment of a dream
After three attempts at IVF Mel and Tim decided to adopt

Adoption agencies go shopping for parents Five adoption agencies are working together during National Adoption Week

Waiting room
The wait begins for approved couple

November 03, 2003

Open adoption
Story of how contact with birth parents can really work

Make a wish
Make a wish come true at the Museum of Science & Industry

Plea for more foster parents
Council launch campaign to attract more people to adopt or foster children

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