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Over time, and with changes to legislation, we have come to realise that wearing a seat belt is an essential part of travelling safely. If my son is with me when I get in a car, the first thing that I do is make sure that he puts on his seat belt.
In New Pitsligo, we had an unfortunate situation where a local bakery that had been established for more than 100 years—John Smith & Sons—was forced to close permanently.
I recently attended an awards ceremony at which Alba Bioscience—a local company that has the good sense to employ my youngest son—was awarded the Queen’s award for enterprise for outstanding achievement in the international trade category.
First, carers do not necessarily see themselves as carers—they might see themselves just as a wife, husband, father or son, so they do not realise that they are a carer and that they are entitled to help and support.
She leads a team of caring professionals who do a job that is, frankly, invaluable to society. When my son was at nursery, 25 years ago, things were very different.
Yet, rather than my being too young to make such a milestone decision to show our commitment as father and son before the law, I found myself to be too old.