Law firm provides free wills
A HALIFAX law firm has provided free will writing services to 25 NHS staff and care workers as a thank you for their efforts on the frontline during the coronavirus crisis.
Pro Wills and Estate Planning had their offer of the free service to 25 staff completely taken up with 24 hours.
Managing director Adam Probets said: “I had been thinking how I can show my gratitude to the frontline workers of the NHS and care workers - those who risk their lives for us all on a daily basis.
“Given I have my own law firm practicing in will writing and estate planning, I decided to offer a free will writing service for these people via telephone or post given the current regulations.
“We’re only a small, independent business but fortunately it’s in the position where we can make this gesture.
”I am not bothered about the money, this is just my way of really saying thank you for all your efforts on the frontline.
”Obviously there are so many other key workers out there teachers, bus drivers, supermarket staff etc - who are doing such an important job, but it just wouldn’t have been possible for me to help them all.
“I’d heard on the grapevine that NHS staff across Britain had been told to sort certain things out given this pandemic and getting their will written was one of them and it inspired me to offer the service. The hardest thing for me was to find a balance on how many I could give away due to the time frame of actually writing a will.
”All 25 have now been drafted which took me the best part of 72 hours to do so but I couldn’t be more moved by what these people put themselves through on a daily basis.”
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THE GOVERNMENT’S plans to provide disadvantaged children with free laptops and internet connections to allow them to take part in online school classes from home should be extended to other age groups, a school and college leader has said.
Government plans to provide pupils with laptops and tablets is eligible for disadvantaged children in year 10, ahead of GCSEs next year, needs to extend to “other age groups,” according to Geoff Barton, from the association of school and college leaders (ASCL).
Mr Barton, the ASCL general secretary, said: “We welcome the government scheme to provide laptops and tablets to disadvantaged year 10 pupils who are in this position, but this needs to be extended to other age groups too”. Mr Barton said many schools across Yorkshire and the country are sourcing laptops for disadvantaged youngsters themselves.