GET A BAND - NOT A BAN
Designated drivers celebrating the festive season in Bedford town centre this Christmas and New Year can ask for a wristband entitling them to free soft drinks.
3 Dec 2010
National News
Southeastern Travel Update: Service for Saturday 4 December
An update from Southeastern trains reports that they will be aiming to run the planned Saturday and timetable for this weekend, including all engineering work originally scheduled to take place.
3 Dec 2010
Job market challenge for disabled
As a week of BBC features looking at the issues facing people with disabilities - Access All Areas - continues, what challenges does the job market give disabled job-seekers? Job hunting at the best of times can be a demoralising process. But if you are disabled and the country is in the midst of an economic downturn, then it can prove utterly pointless.
3 Dec 2010
Weather Update from Kent County Council - Friday 2 December [2pm]: Watch the Ice!
Kent Highways are warning that roads are likely to become icy across Kent this evening and into the morning. Although gritters will treat primary routes, drivers and pedestrians should watch out for ice.
3 Dec 2010
Disabled woman says mobility cash cuts must be reversed
A disabled woman in a Dorset care home says the government's scrapping of mobility payments will have a "devastating impact" on her life. From October 2012, the £49.50 a week "mobility component" of the Disability Living Allowance, for some care home residents and children, will be axed.
3 Dec 2010
Recall of mental health services called for by charities.
More than £500m could be saved if mental health services in England were run more efficiently, a report says. Better community support, cutting unnecessary hospital stays and reducing sickness absence can all help cut costs, say policy experts.
3 Dec 2010