The Milngavie reservoirs offer a peaceful escape, a short-distance from Glasgow It s a very special, unique and precious place, says Arvind Salwan, taking in the view. Twenty minutes from the centre of Glasgow by train, there is an oasis of calm where walkers and runners can very quickly forget how close they are to Scotland s largest city. It was considered an ambitious project at its time. In 1856 engineers appointed by the city s water authority were tasked with bringing water from Loch Catrine to Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire across a distance of 26 miles. Their goal was to create a clean water supply for a population which had endured successive cholera outbreaks, the water-borne virus costing thousands of lives.
Teen Runaways: Vancouver Island police say ‘disturbing trend’ is on the rise
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RCMP say it’s important guardians sit down and talk with their kids, and really explain the dangers lurking in the shadows.
Cst. Maury Tyre with the Campbell River RCMP says missing person files are a “daily regularity.”
So far this year, officers have responded to a total of 55 missing persons related calls. Fortunately, he notes they’ve all been found.
However, Tyre says there’s a more “disturbing trend” on the rise: a drastic increase in teen girls running away from home.
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File photo of a woman showing signs of depression. NEW data has revealed the rate of resident in Mid and North Essex diagnosed with depression ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week. Analysis of NHS estimates by the House of Commons Library shows the average rate of adult GP patients across England being diagnosed with depression in 2019-20 was 11.5 per cent. In Essex, the rates were 12.1 per cent in Colchester, 11.2 per cent in Tendring, 11 per cent in Braintree, nine per cent in Chelmsford, and 8.6 per cent in Maldon. Out of Colchester s 20 areas, it was higher in Monkwick where 15.9 per cent were depressed and lower in areas such as Wivenhoe and University where 8.2 per cent of patients were depressed.
File photo of a woman showing signs of depression. NEW data has revealed the rate of resident in Mid and North Essex diagnosed with depression ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week. Analysis of NHS estimates by the House of Commons Library shows the average rate of adult GP patients across England being diagnosed with depression in 2019-20 was 11.5 per cent. In Essex, the rates were 12.1 per cent in Colchester, 11.2 per cent in Tendring, 11 per cent in Braintree, nine per cent in Chelmsford, and 8.6 per cent in Maldon. Out of Colchester s 20 areas, it was higher in Monkwick where 15.9 per cent were depressed and lower in areas such as Wivenhoe and University where 8.2 per cent of patients were depressed.