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Making our Roads Safer

Work has now started at the roundabout at the junction between the A1 and A69 to install traffic lights on slip roads. The traffic will now stop in sequence to allow pedestrians and people using mobility scooters to cross the road safely. Over the

30 Nov 2010
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Access all areas: Disability survey

Some 90% of people surveyed by the BBC believe the government should provide funds to make the workplace accessible for people with disabilities. But 40% felt disabled people turned down job offers even when they were physically capable of doing them. The survey found that attitudes to disability and disabled people's rights varied between age groups and social groups.

29 Nov 2010
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Lib Dem logo bird projected on blockwork

Free disabled blue badge parking could end in Oldham

Oldham Council is proposing to end free parking for disabled blue badge holders in council car parks. The move is part of a series of cost-cutting measures by the council which said it has to save £25m in the next financial year. However the council also proposes to freeze town centre parking fees and rents for market stall holders. The proposals are due to be discussed at the council's full cabinet meeting on 6 December.

29 Nov 2010
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