Nick Sadler has been missing since Friday morning. Picture: Will Sadler Archant The search for a missing 25-year-old UEA student will resume this morning. Nick Sadler with his sister, Lauren. Nick has been missing since Friday morning. Picture: Will SadlerNick Sadler was last seen at his Norwich home on Thursday, February 7. Since then there has been growing concern for his welfare.His family yesterday issued an emotional plea for him to make contact after his “unusual and out-of-character” disappearance. He had been “worried” about the future after graduation, his family said, and was last seen by his house mates in the early hours of Friday morning.Nick’s father Will Sadler, 59, has urged his son to let them know he is safe as concerns build over his whereabouts. Nick Sadler. Picture: Norfolk Police“We are all very worried about you and want to know you are safe,” said Mr Sadler. “Whatever you may think, nobody thinks any less of … [Read more...] about Police to resume search for missing 25-year-old UEA student
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Why a Pitstone mum believes parents should charge their offspring rent if they return to live at home
Pitstone mum Becky Wiggins has been used as a case study by Skipton Building Society whose new research says 2.7 million parents in the UK are taking on the financial burden of supporting their grown-up children into later life. With an increasing number of older children returning home to mum and dad, 72% of parents admitted that household expenditure increased as a result, but just 41% say that they charge their adult children any rent to live at home.Office of National Statistics figures reveal there has already been a 6% rise in 18-30-year olds living with their parents since 2007, indicating that parents may be putting their own savings aspirations onto the backburner.The figures identified show that for those parents that do charge rent, £123 per month is the magic number.With UK private monthly rent currently averaging £943 per calendar month, moving home offers some significant savings opportunities for young people.Becky, 48, founder of parenting blog, English Mum, … [Read more...] about Why a Pitstone mum believes parents should charge their offspring rent if they return to live at home
Eric Clapton’s tortured life and what really happened when his four-year-old son fell 53 floors to his death through an open window
A new book, Slowhand: The Life And Music Of Eric Clapton, by Philip Norman, is published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on November 6, and explains the legend's tortured life and what really happened when his four-year-old son fell 53 floors to his death through an open window. Here we take a look back at an article written by Eric's daughter Ruth, who herself still lives in Doncaster.Ruth Clapton-Bartlett inherited her famous father’s love for music but is kept busy currently with her young family in Bessacarr, where she and her husband chose to make their home.She said:Having Eric Clapton as my father has impacted my life massively, sometimes in a positive way and sometimes in a negative way.I try to look at the positives, so he has given me a great musical education for sure, but he has also taught me to overcome pain and adversity.He has visited me here in Doncaster lots of times, more often when I was younger to watch my school plays etc., but nowadays to visit his … [Read more...] about Eric Clapton’s tortured life and what really happened when his four-year-old son fell 53 floors to his death through an open window
Mum speaks of heartbreak as 25-year-old son’s organs save four lives
A popular footballer who died on his 25th birthday as he was getting ready to go on a stag do has helped save four lives by donating his organs. Carl Shenton suddenly collapsed from a cardiac arrest while still holding his hair straighteners at his family home in Kidsgrove. The chemical machine operator should have been travelling to Dublin to celebrate a friend’s upcoming wedding and his birthday but instead he was in critical care at Royal Stoke University Hospital. Tragically, Carl, who played football for Biddulph’s Roaring Meg pub, lost his fight for life surrounded by his loved ones on February 1 last year. His family bravely took the decision to respect Carl’s wishes to allow his organs to be donated. Carl’s mum Pam Shenton said: “Carl was funny, sociable and likeable young lad with a great future to look forward to. “He loved to travel, spend time with his friends and play football but now we had to face an unbearable life without him. … [Read more...] about Mum speaks of heartbreak as 25-year-old son’s organs save four lives
Mum’s heartbreak after discovering two-year-old son has DEMENTIA
A MUM has shared her heartbreak after discovering her two-year-old son suffers from dementia. Rebecca Griffiths is coming to terms with the fact she will never hear her toddler Reggie talk after learning he suffers from an incurable degenerative disease. The 25-year-old from Knutton, Staffordshire, was advised to take Reggie to hospital after his slow development gave her cause for concern. Further tests revealed that he suffered from Sanfillippo syndrome, a disease that affects just one in every 70,000 children and is also known as childhood dementia. Rebecca said: “People ask me all the time how I cope and I just get on with things. This condition means they don’t live past 20. "Reggie’s brain is very damaged and so it may be shorter than that." But she added: “Me crying or falling apart won’t help him, I want to make the most of him while he’s with me.” Mucopolysaccharide Type 3 disease is caused by the shortage of an enzyme and … [Read more...] about Mum’s heartbreak after discovering two-year-old son has DEMENTIA