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9 December 2008
Players from the Newcastle Falcons rugby team are supporting Mencap in this year's Santa Factor competition.
3 December 2008
Need for social care is growing up to 5.5 times faster than previously estimated, leading to fears that thousands will be left without support.
27 November 2008
CSCI says that social care services are improving, but the Law Commission warns that the system for deciding who receives help is 'inadequate'.
24 November 2008
Media reports have wrongly attributed an increase in the number of babies born with Down's syndrome to changing attitudes.
21 November 2008
Actor and comedian Mathew Horne has become an ambassador for Mencap.
20 November 2008
A report from the Prison Reform Trust has revealed widespread failings in the way people with a learning disability are treated while in custody.
19 November 2008
Actor and comedian Mathew Horne has become an ambassador for UK learning disability charity Mencap.
19 November 2008
Mencap has won a prestigious Third Sector award for brand development.
17 November 2008
A Mencap volunteer from Leeds has won two awards for her work involving people with a learning disability in volunteering projects.
17 November 2008
This year's theme is 'Being different, belonging together'. There are lots of events taking place and new resources available.
