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Disabled woman's mobility bike hit by vandals

A DISABLED woman has been stranded in her house since her mobility scooter was vandalised in the middle of the night last week.Read

Disabled adults legal challenge against Hillingdon Council's axe to day centres

THE parents and carers of disabled adults affected by Hillingdon Council’s decision to close three day centres have begun a legal challenge in the High Court.Read

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Ray Puddifoot: A stronger position than other local authorities

Statement to the annual meeting of the councilRead

Terrapins and chocolate pudding

In pursuit of free entertainment, and to counteract all the cake at bedtime, my husband and I took advantage of the brief return of the sun at the weekend to resume exploration of our new locale.Read

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Bus angel proves it's not all gloom and doom

SO OFTEN today, we read in our newspapers of unsociable behaviour, theft and acts of unkindness, so I write this letter to acknowledge that all is not always gloom and doom.Read

To convenient to call this a London to Birmingham line

I THINK I should start by giving a true description of the first phase of HS2, which will be a new line from London to the West Midlands with a connection to the West Coast Main Line (WCML) near Lichfield and a branch line to Birmingham city centre.Read

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Pay vote clears way for investment

Vauxhall car workers have voted massively in favour of a new pay and conditions deal which clears the way for huge new investment in the UK motor industry.Read

Obama set to host world leaders

More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.Read

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