A businesswoman who set up a company making clothes for disabled people has been nominated for a prestigious award. Annabel McMahon, who set up Rackety's of Leek, Staffordshire, has made it to the finals of HSBC's Start-up Stars competition.
A service helping pensioners and people with disabilities in Powys is set to receive a major overhaul thanks to a £500,000 cash boost, say officials. Powys Community Equipment Service supplies items such as hoists to bedridden people, and helps them continue to live in their own homes.
A woman who fought for better disabled access at her local railway station has ended up stuck in the new lift.
The Liberal Democrats today released figures showing that the Winter Fuel Allowance now only covers 36% of the average winter fuel bill, compared with almost two thirds in 2003.
A £7m scheme to upgrade junction 10 of the M20 at Ashford, Kent to allow it to cope with increased traffic from new homes has been completed. The scheme involved the widening and creation of extra lanes and the construction of a new bridge.
Local Liberal Democrats have warned that crowding in Bedford Hospital is increasing the risk of an outbreak of superbug infections.