News – April 2008

Darren Campbell

Darren Campbell's top marathon tips! 

01 May 2008

Top athlete Darren Campbell is offering essential tips to Shelter runners taking part in this year's Flora London Marathon.

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Shelter hosts mayoral candidates 

01 May 2008

On Tuesday 1 April, Shelter co-hosted a major housing and homeless debate between the three main candidates of the forthcoming London mayoral elections.

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Rate cut 'will do little to help' 

01 May 2008

Homeowners at risk of repossession will not be helped by interest rate cuts, Shelter chief executive Adam Sampson has warned.

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Taking the marathon by storm 

01 May 2008

250 heroic Shelter runners braved biting wind, hail and torrential downpours as they completed the 26.2 miles of the Flora London Marathon yesterday, raising almost £450,000.

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First-time buyers 'locked out' 

01 May 2008

House prices for first-time buyers throughout the UK have risen a staggering 200 per cent in a decade, the annual ROOF Affordability Index revealed.

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