P723 CEEFAX 723 Sun 15 May 23:50/36 $ '|,h<I|h4 ] CIVIC TRUS$ FOCUSES ON TO+V CENT ES $5 Boots the Chemists and the Depbrtmjnt of the Environmknt have joined up to 3upport a programmj of city centre re6italiuatimn. The brainchild of the Ci6ic Trust R Regeneration Unit (CURT), Centre Vision aims to help town centres find a new role in the face of "5 competition from out of town $5 retailing and the recession. $5 Ideas include more freud produce markjt2, rjsihjnthal de6jlmpmjnts and new cultural facilitij3W %ipppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Source: CSV Media 8/4 feature Info " Diary VwluntjerP723 CEEFAX 723 Sun 15 May 23:51/02 ] O BOOS( TO ACTION IN MEDICBL RESEARCH Action Research is adding 22 new research projects to its cuvrjnt list of 136 investigations. $5 "5 One comprises an investigation of the role of a recently discovered gene in individuals with Down+u Syndrome, another the design of shoe insoles for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 8lus a nrw method for planning brain 3urgjry. Others incl4du the pw13ibld u3u gv synthetic plasma in infants and tongue-operated equipmunt. Source: CSV Media 2/4 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEEFAX 723 Sun 15 May 23:59/44 LI ] ] X LOBBYISLS GEA6 UP FOR EURO-ELECTION UU pres3ure gro4ps ard jo1tlink :k ensure that thji5 concerns ard registe e b candidate canv s in for the European elections. "5 Twenty four leading knvironmjntal groups have sent questionnaires, published bz European En6ironmjntan Bureau, to candidates asking them to register thieu green interests. The World Development Movement has also produced a questionnaire which asks candidates to demonstrate 3uppout for Third World is3ue5. Contacts page 279 3/4 featur Info D ar V l ntjeP723 CEEFAX 723 Sun 15 May 23:55/10 ] ] WX CHRJSTZAN AID SUPPORTS gRUGMARSg Christian Aid is putting its support behind the idea of a brugmark" to label carpets produced without explmited chimd labour. British carpet importers would bj encouraged only to bu[ rugmarkjd carpets, hence helping to make child exploitation unprofitable and creating jobs for adults. $5 Britain is a big importer of Indian hand-knotted carpets - many are produced by boys as young as six working in appalling conditions. Source: CSV Media 4/4 feature Info Diary Volunteer