Salmond lobbied over council cuts
Campaigners opposed to council cutbacks in Aberdeen have lobbied First Minister Alex Salmond in the city.
17 Feb 2008
Campaigners opposed to council cutbacks in Aberdeen have lobbied First Minister Alex Salmond in the city.
People with learning disabilities and their carers are calling on Cornwall County Council not to close their day care centre. The Blantyre Centre in St Austell is one of a number of sites earmarked for possible closure as the council bids to improve its adult social care services.
Rheumatoid arthritis patients may be able to reduce their high risk of heart attacks and strokes with a gluten-free, vegan diet, a study suggests. Heart attacks and strokes are among the leading causes of death for sufferers, as the inflammation caused by the disease impacts upon the arteries.
A disabled man is being forced to live downstairs because his council home is completely unsuitable, his family says. Malcolm Bowers, from Redditch, Worcs, suffered a stroke 20 months ago and his family has been asking the council to find suitable accommodation.
A Carlisle woman who falsely claimed £23,000 in disability benefits has been warned she faces jail.
A man has been jailed for two years at Cardiff Crown Court for attacking a disabled smoker who did not hear his request to stub out his cigarette. Robert Russo, 35, asked Glyn Robbins to stop smoking while they were waiting at a bus stop in Cardiff central station.