Garden scam costs couple £17,000
A disabled couple have been left almost penniless after bogus tradesmen swindled them out of £17,000.
22 Apr 2008
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Disabled badges stolen from cars
Thieves have been smashing car windows in order to steal disabled parking badges, police in Berkshire have said. Officers are investigating three similar incidents in Chalvey, Slough. On Friday night, a Ford Escort and a Nissan Almera were broken into in Burlington Avenue.
22 Apr 2008
Clampdown on the phoney disabled
Police are to check cars displaying disabled signs to ensure they are genuine.
22 Apr 2008
Discrimination law revamp planned
Plans for new laws to protect workers from discrimination on the grounds of age, sexuality, disability, race or religion have been unveiled. Although current laws stop people being sacked, there is nothing to stop Isle of Man employers refusing to recruit people on similar grounds.
22 Apr 2008
Disabled polling plan first in UK
The Electoral Office in Northern Ireland is planning to make it easier for disabled people to vote. It is launching a consultation process on Friday and wants to hear from anyone who had trouble using their polling station.
22 Apr 2008
Disabled man attacks scooter ban
A disabled man has complained he is being discriminated against because he is not allowed to take his motorised scooter on to a bus. Bill Pearsall, of Woodside, Shropshire, has been unable to catch the No. 44 Arriva bus into Telford.
22 Apr 2008