A few years ago, when Nusrat Ghani MP was a junior transport minister, we asked her about HS2 .. she replied almost immediately with her detailed and comprehensive views. An impressive response. Here is a …
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From ‘Asthma UK’ The New Year is a time for change and new beginnings, so why not resolve to manage your asthma a little better this January? Like many others, you might have found that …
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From Elin ‘My Blurred World’ ACCESSIBLE CONCERTS: WHAT DISABLED FANS WANT FROM VENUES Elin Lack of accessibility information, limited disabled access tickets, four hour long queues to get through to the accessible tickets line… It’s …
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From ‘Winston’s Wish’ From the often talked about ‘five stages of grief’ to the idea that grieving people should be crying all the time, there are many common myths about grief. The Winston’s Wish team …
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From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ 5 New Year’s resolutions to help reduce your risk of dementia We list five things you can do to help lower your chances of developing dementia with illustrations by multi-award winning cartoonist, …
Continue readingJOIN ‘DISABLED MOTORING’ IN SUPPORTING GUIDE DOGS TO TACKLE PAVEMENT PARKING
From ‘Disabled Motoring’ The charity Guide Dogs has launched new action urging the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps to prioritise tackling the issue of pavement parking. Grant Shapps MP It has now been a year since the UK …
Continue readingA MESSAGE FROM KAMRAM MALLICK: CEO OF DISABILITY RIGHTS UK
A message from Kamran Mallick .. CEO of Disability Rights UK After the past couple of years, it feels almost inappropriate to wish you all a happy new year. But there are two characteristics which …
Continue readingTHE THEME FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2022 IS ‘LONELINESS’
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 is announced as ‘Loneliness’ From the ‘Mental Health Foundation’ The week will run from Monday 9th May until Sunday 15th May 2022 and will raise awareness of the impact …
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