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TROY, Mich., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- InPro Insurance Group, in partnership with Barnard Elementary school, recently brought the community together to have fun for a serious purpose: saving lives. During the 7th Annual InPro Blood Drive and Fun Fair, a total of 146 pints of blood were collected, helping the American Red Cross of Southeastern Michigan save an estimated 438 lives. Held at Barnard Elementary school on May 29, the event included food, music, entertainment and a...

TROY, Mich., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: InPro Insurance Group is teaming up with Barnard Elementary school and the American Red Cross to hold its 7thannual Blood Drive and Fun Fair. WHAT/WHY: The InPro Blood Drive and Fun Fair provides a fun family- oriented environment that brings the community together to...

SHOP assistant Emma Hutchinson is preparing to do the Great North Run in memory of her cousin, who died this year at the age of 16. The 18-year-old hopes to raise money to fight cystic fibrosis (CF), the disease which claimed the life of her cousin, Rebecca Cork, of River Garth, Darlington. Miss Hutchinson, who has never taken part in any long distance event before, is building up her fitness with regular training runs from her home at Manor Cottage, in Winston, near Barnard Castle. She...

THE green light has been given for a multi-million pound care home development in the region. Teesdale District Council has approved plans to build a pounds 6m residential care centre for the elderly on the former Richardson Hospital site in Barnard Castle. The site is being developed by Hadrian Healthcare with building contractor, Northallerton-based Walter Thompson. The new elderly care centre located in the centre of Barnard Castle, next to the newly built hospital, proposes to be...