Disabled Woman Forced to Use Jug for Toileting Due to Inaccessible Bathroom for Over a Year Sunday, April 12, 2026 disabled accessibility fibromyalgia housing somerset health disabilityrights homelessness tenants wellbeing Charlotte, a disabled woman from Somerset living with fibromyalgia, has endured unimaginable living conditions for over a year. Due to her chronic pain and limited mobility, she has been unable to access the only bathroom in … Read More
Disabled Woman Forced to Use Jug for Relief After Being Trapped in Inaccessible Home for Over a Year Sunday, April 12, 2026 disability housing accessibility fibromyalgia tenancy healthcare socialservices tenantrights housingcrisis incontinence A disabled woman from Somerset, known only as Charlotte, has faced harrowing living conditions for over a year after becoming unable to use the bathroom in her own home. Suffering from fibromyalgia, a chronic and painful … Read More
We Live in Somerset's Forgotten Valley: Bus Cuts Are Disrupting Our Lives Tuesday, April 7, 2026 somerset buses rural transport cuts community weca publictransport accessibility villages sport Villagers in the rural heart of North East Somerset’s so-called “forgotten valley” are facing serious disruption after significant cuts to their bus services. Over recent years, most scheduled bus routes through this area … Read More
Somerset Teacher Faces Losing Independence Due to Motability Scheme Changes Tuesday, April 7, 2026 motability disability accessibility transportation fees independence paralysis healthcare education welfare sport Kay Millar, a 29-year-old teacher from Frome, Somerset, who uses a wheelchair, warns that recent changes to the Motability scheme will force her—and many others—into isolation. With mileage allowances being reduced and steep … Read More
Somerset Teacher Faces Isolation Amid Motability Scheme Overhaul Tuesday, April 7, 2026 motability disability wheelchair motabilityscheme sommerset accessibility mileage lifestyle disabilityrights transportation sport Kay Millar, a 29-year-old teacher from Frome, Somerset, who uses a wheelchair, says sweeping changes to the Motability scheme threaten to confine her to her home. The updated rules, coming into effect later this year, will … Read More
Motability Changes Threaten Mobility and Independence of Wheelchair-Bound Teacher Tuesday, April 7, 2026 motability disability accessibility teacher somerset mileage wheelchair transport independence health Kay Millar, a 29-year-old teacher from Frome, Somerset, who uses a wheelchair, says proposed changes to the Motability scheme will force her to stay at home, unable to work or socialize. The new rules, effective July 1, lower … Read More