NORTHERN Trains has come bottom of a new league table of rail companies’ passenger assistance provision – while Avanti West Coast was one of the best performers. Operating primarily from Liverpool Lime Street station, with additional...
A BSL-signed short film highlights the challenges deaf people face on trains. Sarah Regan, manager at Hull and East Yorkshire Deaf Centre, who co-produced the film with Hull Trains, said: “People assume that if there are screens with subtitles,...
Research from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) finds three in four blind and partially sighted people can’t rely on rail staff for assistance and information. More than 60% say they are not consistently met by staff at...
All Together NOW! is a registered charity set up to provide a tip top news service for anyone whose life is affected by disability, long-term health condtions or age. The charity – the only one of its kind in the UK – relies entirely on...
EVERTON in the Community’s pioneering BEAT Breathlessness Hub will help another 1,500 people across the Liverpool City Region. The British Heart Foundation is backing the community-based screening hub – the first of its kind in England –...
ON YOUR MARKS . . . and get set to run for a special cause at exactly the same time as people all across the planet. The annual Wings for Life World Run, which has so far raised more than £60 million for spinal research, is coming to Everton’s Hill...