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For those with mobility scooters, it is inevitable that, at some point, your scooter will need repairs in order for it to work at its full potential and give you the quality of movement that you deserve. However, choosing a mobility scooter part supplier should not be an easy decision, and it is important that you are able to trust a seller that will be able to give you the important scooter repairs that you need without any concerns.

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Most mobility scooter part suppliers will be operating off the internet due to the specialism of the stock and the...

The RSPCA is warning of a summer abandonment crisis with a 85% increase in the number of reports about dumped animals in the summer months.

The oldest and biggest animal welfare charity in England and Wales is expecting to see a huge rise in calls about abandoned pets, often dumped in boxes, thrown in bins or left on the side of roads.

Throughout June, July and August last year, the RSPCA received 23,673** calls about dumped animals which equates to one call every 6 minutes.

This is an increase of at least 85% on the number of animals reported abandoned during the...

Taxi driver abuse will not be tolerated, that’s the message being given out by East Devon District Council and local taxi licensing association through ‘No excuse for abuse’ campaign

Following recent reported incidents of abuse and assaults on local taxi drivers, East Devon District Council and the local taxi and licensing association have launched a ‘No excuse for abuse’ awareness campaign, which aims to encourage greater respect from the public for taxi drivers in the district.

Taxi drivers in Exmouth have been experiencing higher levels of abuse at night times and both...

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has been awarded the prestigious Disability Confident Leader status by the Department for Work and Pensions. This is the highest level awardable under the Disability Confident brand and SWASFT is the first Ambulance Trust to be awarded the status and one of only 63 companies nationally to achieve this.

The Government driven national scheme aims to change people’s behaviour across the workforce to include people of all capabilities to have a successful career.

Disability Confident organisations play a leading role...