New bins are rubbish for disabled users
Oldham Council has left the town centre filled with new bins which cannot be used by wheelchair-bound residents, after it failed to carry out any Equality Impact Assessment for their purchase.
16 Nov 2022
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Highlighting Carer Needs at PMQs
Liberal Democrat MP Wendy Chamberlain got the very last Prime Minister's Questions of 2022 this year, and used the opportunity to highlight carer concerns.
14 Dec 2022
Disabled people don’t want to cost the Earth
Independent liberal-minded website Liberal Democrat Voice features a piece by the Vice Chair of our fellow equality group LGBT+ Lib Dems on disability.
5 Dec 2022
Farron highlights inaccessible train stations
Westmorland & Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has written to the Secretary of State for Transport about disabled access and the railway network.
6 Feb 2023
MP’S JOY AT £2 BUS FARE CAP EXTENSION
Today, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has welcomed the Government's announcement that they will be extending the £2 bus fare cap until the end of October this year and a £2.50 fare cap will be in place until November 2024.
18 May 2023
MP CELEBRATES AS KENDAL’S ‘ROAST MUTTON’ WINS BEST BUTCHER IN BRITAIN
On Wednesday, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron attended the 'Countryside Alliance' Awards 2023 hosted in Westminster which aim to showcase the best of British rural talent.
18 May 2023