Deaf Benefit Claimant Wrongly Sanctioned For Arriving 10 Minutes Late To Meeting
A deaf benefit claimant had his Job Seekers Allowance wrongly docked for four weeks by the Department for Work and Pensions, a judge has ruled.
10 Sep 2015
National News
This disabled man has lost HALF his care after Tories axed the Independent Living Fund
Just like 18,000 others on the Independent Living Fund, Gabriel Pepper was promised he'd be looked after. He says the reality is very different
10 Sep 2015
Improving outcomes for dyspraxia
Sally Payne explains how occupational therapists can work in partnership with schools to support children with dyspraxia/DCD
10 Sep 2015
East Folkestone By-election: Bev Rolfe would be a Real Champion for Folkestone
Well known Folkestone campaigner and former Folkestone Town Councillor Bev Rolfe is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the forthcoming East Folkestone ward Folkestone Town Council by-election.
10 Sep 2015
Your Essential Events guide - Bournemouth Conference, 19-23 September 2015
The HSLD Essential Events guide to the Bournemouth Conference is now published, with four more reasons to come to Conference in Bournemouth.
10 Sep 2015
News from Rickmansworth Liberal Democrats
In June we reported the sad death of Sheila Taylor, former Mill End resident and a councillor on Three Rivers District Council. We passed on the information that her family plan to have a special service in her memory at St Peters Church and a number of people have asked when this service will take place. We understand that it will be in the New Year. When we know the date we will pass the information on to you. …………………………………………………… A letter has been received from a Government Minister asking for local views on Sunday trading. The current rules limiting the opening of shops over a certain size to 6 hours between 10am and 6pm (apart from Easter Sunday and Christmas Day when it falls on a Sunday when they must remain closed all day) were established over 20 years ago. The Minister points out that the consumer environment has changed significantly and high streets face growing competition from online and mobile phone shopping. He 'considers the current rules are unduly restrictive, stifling efficienc
9 Sep 2015