内容摘要：But train companies and the previous Conservative government argued that changes to ways of working, for example to driver training and rosters were necessary to make the railway function more reliably and save money.

But train companies and the previous Conservative government argued that changes to ways of working, for example to driver training and rosters were necessary to make the railway function more reliably and save money.

I can't say it was particularly pleasant - I mean, nobody really wants to have to catch their poo in toilet paper and a dip a little test stick in it, do they? But, after my mum's close call, I'm more than happy to do it.It might save my life.

Mum says she's incredibly grateful to the NHS, and so am I to still have her with me.Now I just have to hope that my test comes back all clear.A charity which runs Swindon's women's refuge has lost its contract after 12 years, when the council awarded the job to a national charity.

Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service (SDASS), known as Swindon Women's Aid (SWA) has managed the refuge on behalf of Swindon Borough Council since 2012, but the authority has decided to award the contract to national charity, You Trust, through a tendering process.Nicky Alberry, chair of SWA, said the organisation is "extremely disappointed" with the council's decision, and believes the tendering process to be "flawed".

Swindon Borough Council leader Jim Robbins said: "We've gone through a process, it was a really fair legal process and someone else has won and we're looking forward to working with them."

Mr Robbins added: "This new organisation has really impressed with the work they've put in, it was a really close decision."There are nine councils in total - not including town and parish councils - each with a chief executive and a headquarters.

It's also particularly problematic for the city council, because it has a small boundary, mostly covering low-income areas, with 80% of properties in council tax bands A or B.Meanwhile, much of the city's more affluent suburbs aren't actually in the city's administrative area.

People living in those suburbs might go into the city and use city services, but they don't contribute to the city pot through council tax.At this point, it seems like this system's days are numbered.