Later start for free buses
BUS pass-holders in Reigate and Banstead will have to wait half an hour longer for free bus travel from next month.
14 Mar 2008
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City worker wins dismissal claim
A City worker has won her claim for unfair dismissal, victimisation and disability discrimination. Julie Pine, 31, from Leavenheath in Suffolk, who suffers chronic fatigue syndrome, was made redundant from her job at buyout investment firm Cinven.
14 Mar 2008
Care cost changes 'not working'
Government attempts to end the postcode lottery in who gets continuing NHS healthcare in England are having little impact, a charity has claimed. Age Concern said figures for the three months after new guidelines came in showed the differences remain huge.
14 Mar 2008
Disabled man's two-year gas bill row
A DISABLED veteran who hasn't paid his gas bill for two years has forced a power giant to back down in a row over paperwork. British Gas decided not to go ahead with applying for a warrant to cut off 48-year-old David Hughes's supply after he failed to pay in protest when the company's letters did not comply with disabled laws.
13 Mar 2008
Incapacity tests raise concerns
Two charities have expressed concern about plans, unveiled in the Budget, to extend a new eligibility test to all incapacity benefit recipients.
13 Mar 2008
Indian launches site for disabled
The Indian government has launched its first interactive web portal for people with disabilities.
13 Mar 2008