Railway station access modernised
Disabled access is to be improved at eight railway stations in Oxfordshire.
25 Apr 2008
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£60,000 benefit fraudster guilty
A 61-year-old man has been convicted of wrongfully claiming £60,000 in disability benefits. Leslie Webb claimed it took him 10 minutes to walk 50 yards but at the same time he carried coffins and drove a taxi for a living as well as playing bowls in his spare time.
25 Apr 2008
Officer warned on disabled space
policeman has been reprimanded for illegally parking a police van in a disabled bay at a supermarket car park.
25 Apr 2008
Government dithers whilst fuel poverty persists - Webb
Commenting on the outcome of Ofgem's summit today where energy companies promised to renew their efforts to tackle fuel poverty, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Steve Webb said:
23 Apr 2008
Bionic eye 'blindness cure hope'
A 'bionic eye' may hold the key to returning sight to people left blind by a hereditary disease, experts believe.
22 Apr 2008
Trust's treatment based on need
Cornwall Primary Care Trust (PCT) has reassured patients that treatment is based on need rather than personal circumstances. It follows criticism of its treatment of a rape victim who was told he was "too grubby" to be treated. The 50-year-old victim was attacked by Levi Lavers, 19, from Newlyn, Cornwall, after Lavers broke into his home. He was given six years in youth custody.
22 Apr 2008