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Works starts to improve towpath accessibility

July 4, 2025
Ian Streets
Work to improve accessibility along a six-mile (9.5km) stretch of canal has begun, with more than £3m being spent on improvements. The repair work along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and…
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Council defends Blue Badge parking charges

June 24, 2025
Ian Streets
Blue Badge holders will now have to pay to use previously free council-owned car parks in one part of Kent if intending to stay longer than three hours. MSN reported…
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Wheelchair user trapped in field at festival

June 17, 2025
Ian Streets
A wheelchair user who was unable to get into a festival after being left stranded miles away in a field, told the BBC she is "really, really upset" and "disappointed".…
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Driver left frustrated over Blue Badge renewal

June 12, 2025
Ian Streets
A man who has had a prosthetic leg for half a century has described a request for more medical information to renew his Blue Badge as "bureaucracy gone mad". BBC…
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Paralympian backs campaign for tube station improvements

June 5, 2025
Ian Streets
Paralympian Lady Tanni Grey-Thompson is backing a campaign to make South Kensington tube station step-free as part of a move to make “one of the UK’s most iconic cultural quarters” more…
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RNIB issues call to improve bus travel

May 31, 2025
Ian Streets
A report by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has highlighted that particular barriers are making bus travel too challenging for many. It also outlines the steps needed…
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Video tutorial shows the right approach to roundabout

May 30, 2025
Ian Streets
A local authority has uploaded a tutorial video to show how people should use a new “Dutch-style” roundabout, which prioritises cyclists and pedestrians. The animated film which has been posted on…
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Tfl seat badge holders report friction from other passengers

April 21, 2025
Ian Streets
Londoners living with disabilities and chronic health conditions told the BBC they have struggled to use a Transport for London (TfL) scheme while travelling, with one even threatened by another…
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Report on modern office design misses key point

April 11, 2025
Ian Streets
Advances in planning and designing work space are bringing benefits in terms of enticing people back into the office – but the people behind the initiative appear to be missing…
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Deaf model takes designer hearing aid covers to pages of Vogue

April 7, 2025
Ian Streets
A deaf woman has featured in British Vogue, modelling designer hearing aid covers. The BBC reported that Imy Harris, 22, from Cheltenham, was featured in the February edition of the…
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