Disabled residents hand-delivered letters to Hampshire County Council cabinet members in Winchester this week (12 March) in a last-ditch effort to persuade them to cancel planned cuts to their bus passes. The cuts will damage the independence and well-being of thousands of people who cannot drive because of their...
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Campaigners and charities urge Hampshire County Council to halt cuts to bus pass for disabled and older people
Community campaigners, disability rights groups, and local charities have come together to oppose planned cuts to Hampshire County Council’s Concessionary Travel Scheme. These cuts would restrict the ability for disabled and older persons’ bus pass holders to travel at key times. The proposed cuts, coming into effect on the...
Preview: Delicate, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Delicate – a new circus show about what it means to be delicate from Extraordinary Bodies, Cirque Bijou and Diverse City will be at MAST Mayflower Studios from Monday 14 to Tuesday 15 November. Delicate revolves around four different characters, united in their frustration at their bodies changing, ageing,...