Single Mum of Four Gains two Degrees.

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As a single mum I never have enough energy or have enough hours in the day. But single mum Vicky Garnett has managed to juggle looking after her four children, teaching part time, all the normal mum things like housework etc and also complete 2 post-graduate degrees in Blackburn and Liverpool.

Single Mums Do Have Brains.

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Carol Vorderman who is a single mum proves that. Carol was also raised by her mum single headedly for ten years before she remarried.  Carol. Once famous for being on Countdown,  has found a level of contentment in her life. She has written her autobiography, It All Counts, which has put her life in the same kind of order that she puts hard sums. And not being on the telly so much has meant she’s been able to spend more time with her kids.

Single mum became “entangled in complex benefits system”

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It’s been reported in The Western Telegraph that Magistrates handed down 50 hours of unpaid work and £100 costs yesterday (Monday) to a Haverfordwest single mum who had been overpaid £5,261 in benefits.

Emily Jane Ardran, of St Marks Close, had previously pleaded guilty to failing to notify the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that her partner, Brian Kelly, had moved in with her in April 2009.

Single Mums – BBC Three Comedy

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Showing on Thursday 10 June 21:30 on BBC Three is Dappers. A light hearted comedy set in Bristol and based around two best friends Faye and Ashley who are young mums living on benefits. They have dreams though and are determined to become rich businesswomen, whatever it takes.

I haven’t seen this so I can’t comment if it’s any good. Just thought It may be of interest to some of you. It has potential though as it is written by Catherine Johnson who scored international acclaim with the hit musical Mamma Mia. Catherine drew on her own experiences as a single mum in housing association lodgings as well as returning to her home town as she set out to challenge some of the perceived notions of young single mums.  She also tackles some of the more serious troubles of being a single mum but with some humour added in.

Dappers is the final show of three openers for potential new series. We will have to wait to see if Dappers is deemed good enough to be awarded its own series.

You can read the BBC blur and schedule of airings at the Dappers BBC page

Depression-hit mum setting up support in Accrington

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I like good news, happy news and inspiring news. Especially if its about single mums. So to kick the new section of we have an inspiring bit of news.

On Monday 10th May, Lancashire Telegraph reported on how a single mum who had been battling depression is to set up a charity to help support struggling families.

Elaine, a self-employed holistic and beauty therapist, said she wants the group to be a network of families supporting families, rather than specialists and experts offering advice.

And she said that the vital part of her group will be that no-one will be turned away.

She said: “There are quite a few support oraganisations out there but for almost all of them you must meet strict criteria for help.

“I am setting up a network of people who can offer help because of their life experience.”

You can read the full story over at the Lancashire Telegraph.