Saturday, December 23, 2006

Home improvements mean disabled man and his wife can stay together



Sheffield Today, UK - Dec 11, 2006... But now he's got his independence back. "The new ramp means he can enjoy a pint or a trip to the shops and use his mobility scooter to get around.". ...

They wouldn't pump up my disabled scooter tyre
Norwich Evening News, UK - Nov 25, 2006A disabled pensioner said she felt let down after bosses at a city garage refused to pump up the tyres in her mobility scooter. ...

Staking her life
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Dec 20, 2006... of fact. Lammas, who has breathing difficulties and diabetes and uses a mobility scooter, moved into her house in 1967. The front ...

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Friday, December 22, 2006

Mobility is fragile, stay safe on roads



USERS of electric wheelchairs and mobility scooters are being urged to take extra care on the city's roads as the dark nights draw in.

Emma Bowler: How will I cope with a 'normal' baby?
She was born with a rare disability which her son inherited. Now Emma Bowler is to give birth to a child without the condition.

How will I cope with a 'normal' baby?
She was born with a rare disability which her son Archie inherited. Now Emma Bowler is about to give birth to a child without the condition ...

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DVLA Clampdown on mobility scooter riders

Thursday, December 21, 2006

10am on a busy weekday....the ghostly M62



THIS was the scene on Calderdale's usually busiest commuter route at 10am yesterday.

DVLA Clampdown on mobility scooter riders
Owners of mobility scooters who fail to register their vehicles will face fines in a Government clampdown. Ministers have confirmed that the electric-powered carts must be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - and say action will be taken to ensure riders obey the law.

Staking her life
JOY Lammas is dead serious when it comes to pampering her beloved garden. After all, it has been the delight and pride of the 63-year-old pensioner for over 30 years.

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Patients called to give evidence in botched ops investigation



PATIENTS who had botched surgery at a private hospital have been called to give evidence to a Government watchdog.

Mobility is fragile, stay safe on roads
USERS of electric wheelchairs and mobility scooters are being urged to take extra care on the city's roads as the dark nights draw in. (30/11/2006 16:08:15)

Staking her life
JOY Lammas is dead serious when it comes to pampering her beloved garden. After all, it has been the delight and pride of the 63-year-old pensioner for over 30 years.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Stamp of disapproval



Comet 24, UK - Nov 30, 2006... had a stroke two years ago claims she was told she could not have a chair to sit on while she queued, after being unable to get her mobility scooter inside the ...

How will I cope with a 'normal' baby
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Dec 11, 2006... have mobility issues. I can't walk very far, stairs are difficult and I use a mobility scooter when out and about. I spent much ...

Car winner gives his prize away
Wairarapa Times Age, New Zealand - Dec 17, 2006... Mr Rhodes, who drives only a mobility scooter, said he wanted to give her the car so that when his daughters return from their lives in London they can have a ...

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Illegal: Britain's 250,000 mobility scooters



Safety campaigners demand crackdown on accident-prone mobility scooters whose owners don't bother with insurance, and fail to register their scooters with the DVLA

How will I cope with a 'normal' baby?
She was born with a rare disability which her son Archie inherited. Now Emma Bowler is about to give birth to a child without the condition ...

Illegal: Britain's 250,000 mobility scooters
Loading the weekly shop as they glide up and down the supermarket aisle, Britain's 250,000 mobility scooter owners make unlikely law breakers.

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ITV quiz channel grilled over 'misleading' viewers



Manchester Evening News, UK - Nov 29, 2006... Ellison, 38, from Newton Heath, Manchester, who became addicted to TV quizzes and ran up phone bills of 3,000 trying to win money to buy a mobility scooter. ...

RIPPER: THE SUSPECT He trawls internet for girlfriends
Mirror.co.uk, UK - Dec 18, 2006... Stephens includes a photograph of himself riding a mobility scooter and another close-up shot of him wearing a Union Jack tie with a yellow shirt. ...

Home improvements mean disabled man and his wife can stay together
Sheffield Today, UK - Dec 11, 2006... But now he's got his independence back. "The new ramp means he can enjoy a pint or a trip to the shops and use his mobility scooter to get around.". ...

Scooter rider's concern for pensioner
Suffolk Evening Star, UK - Dec 4, 2006A MOBILITY scooter owner at the centre of a hit-and-run search today told of his concern for the pensioner he knocked into the road, breaking his hip. ...

Mobility is fragile, stay safe on roads
Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK - Nov 30, 2006The advice from police comes after a Peterborough pensioner was left with severe injuries when his mobility scooter was involved in a collision with a car on a ...

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Howick and Pakuranga Times



Times Online - Auckland, New Zealand - Dec 13, 2006BRIAN Backhurst has places to go but no way to get there after his mobility scooter was damaged beyond repair by vandals. Brian ...

Scooter rider's concern for pensioner
Suffolk Evening Star, UK - Dec 4, 2006A MOBILITY scooter owner at the centre of a hit-and-run search today told of his concern for the pensioner he knocked into the road, breaking his hip. ...

Charity crushed disabled man's scooter
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK - Dec 7, 2006CELIA WIGG 07 December 2006 19:45 A disabled man was shocked to discover his mobility scooter had been taken away and crushed by a charitable trust without his ...

Illegal: Britain's 250,000 mobility scooters
This is London, UK - Nov 25, 2006Loading the weekly shop as they glide up and down the supermarket aisle, Britain's 250,000 mobility scooter owners make unlikely law breakers. ...

3,000 phone bill for quiz show addict
Manchester Evening News, UK - Nov 24, 2006A DISABLED woman ran up telephone bills of 3,000 by trying to win money from TV phone quizzes to buy a mobility scooter. Julie ...

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Monday, December 18, 2006

How will I cope with a 'normal' baby?



She was born with a rare disability which her son Archie inherited. Now Emma Bowler is about to give birth to a child without the condition ...

Car winner gives his prize away
The winner of the Wairarapa Times-Age "subscribe and win a car" competition is taking the Christmas spirit to the limit and giving the spoils away. Masterton man David Rhodes' sole entry was plucked from several thousand last week and on Friday he was alerted to his good fortune.

Stamp of disapproval
PROBLEMS have hit a newly opened post office during its first week of trading. Christmas is a postman's busiest time of year but he will have a lighter load when he collects from the small franchised post office branch in McColl's, in Station Road, Letchworth GC, because it does not have a post box.

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Sunday, December 17, 2006

Selecting an Electric Scooter for You or a Loved One



(ARA) - Electric scooters (also known as PMVs or personal mobility vehicles) are an invaluable asset for those with limited mobility. Scooters can help you continue to enjoy getting out while making it easier to get around.

Daughter's plea after dad badly hurt in crash
A DISTRAUGHT Peterborough woman has made a heart-rending appeal for witnesses after her elderly father was seriously injured following an accident on a pedestrian crossing.

DVLA Clampdown on mobility scooter riders
Owners of mobility scooters who fail to register their vehicles with the DVLA will face fines in a Government clampdown on the users of electric-powered carts

Emma Bowler: How will I cope with a 'normal' baby?
She was born with a rare disability which her son inherited. Now Emma Bowler is to give birth to a child without the condition.

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Daughter's plea after dad badly hurt in crash



A DISTRAUGHT Peterborough woman has made a heart-rending appeal for witnesses after her elderly father was seriously injured following an accident on a pedestrian crossing.

Faith is key to Amadeo's personal and literary success
Diana Amadeo has written behind a dresser, in a hammock, and now at a desk.

Mobility is fragile, stay safe on roads
USERS of electric wheelchairs and mobility scooters are being urged to take extra care on the city's roads as the dark nights draw in.

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Illegal: Britain's 250,000 mobility scooters



This is London, UK - Nov 25, 2006Loading the weekly shop as they glide up and down the supermarket aisle, Britain's 250,000 mobility scooter owners make unlikely law breakers. ...

Widow's Bedroom Burglar Terror
Pendle Today, UK - Dec 15, 2006... Former schoolteacher and Trawden Parish Council chairman Mrs Lachman, who needs two sticks and a mobility scooter to get around, said: "I woke up and looked at ...

They wouldn't pump up my disabled scooter tyre
Norwich Evening News, UK - Nov 25, 2006A disabled pensioner said she felt let down after bosses at a city garage refused to pump up the tyres in her mobility scooter. ...

Faith is key to Amadeo's personal and literary success
Boston Globe, United States - Nov 19, 2006... Well enough to give away her Lofstrand forearm crutches and metallic emerald green mobility scooter, Amadeo has continued her volunteer work with homebound ...

Mayor's mobility day
This Is Basingstoke, UK - Dec 3, 2006By Jen Rivett. THE Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane went on a mobility scooter to raise awareness of the everyday problems faced by people with disabilities. ...

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