Ashley goes to aid of Pizzey's Refuge

The plight of Pizzey's Refuge, the world's first haven for battered women, in Chiswick, will be addressed today in the House of Lords when Lord Ashley of Stoke, a veteran campaigner for victims of domestic violence, calls on the Government to provide funding for the charity after Independent London highlighted its cash crisis last month. The centre must raise pounds 50,000 by the end of September to stave off closure.