Near Miss on County for Lib Dems in Berkhamsted as Tory Vote Sags
O n Wednesday night Berkhamsted Liberal Democrats were celebrating a remarkable near miss in the recent County Council elections.
14 Jul 2017
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Near Miss on County for Lib Dems in Berkhamsted as Tory Vote Sags
O n Wednesday night Berkhamsted Liberal Democrats were celebrating a remarkable near miss in the recent County Council elections.
14 Jul 2017
The first ever Disability Pride event takes place in Brighton
England's first Disability Pride festival is taking place in Brighton. The one-day festival aims to celebrate and educate people about all physical and mental disabilities.
14 Jul 2017
Theresa May urged to appoint a Learning Disability Commissioner
The "shocking" case of a man with learning disabilities and terminal cancer has led to a call for the prime minister to appoint a commissioner for learning disabled people's rights. Ian Shaw, 34, spent nine years in secure hospitals before being moved into community care last year. The cancer was found and his parents say the units should have spotted it.
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14 Jul 2017
Tory cuts target the disabled
As part of the Tories' cuts to welfare spending they have tightened the rules for Motability vehicles. Under the old rules the test was being unable to walk for 50 metres without help even if this was difficult and painful for you. But this has been cut to just 20 metres and has meant that about half the disabled people who used to get Motability vehicles have lost access to them.
14 Jul 2017
My first Wirral meeting
I went along to my first Wirral based meeting last night. I had no idea where I was going or what to expect, but I went along to...
14 Jul 2017