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Urgent update on UC Bill
Below I have copied and pasted an important article from the DPAC website to try to get it as much publicity as possible. This is just one of many crucial stories that can be viewed on the DPAC website by clicking here. This is a crucial time for disabled people
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A black day for disabled people – disability benefit cuts enforced by government despite widespread opposition
“The fact is that Ministers are looking for large savings at the expense of the poorest and most vulnerable. That was not made clear in

Open Letter to Welsh Assembly Candidates for Wrexham #SaveWILG
I have spent the morning writing to all the candidates in the Wrexham area for the forthcoming Welsh Assembly elections in order to invite them
Positions Vacant
PERSONAL ASSISTANT WREXHAM Required for a 39 year old man, to provide support to remain independent with tasks such as personal care, shopping and preparing

Memory Match – 19-04-03
Throughout the 2015/16 football season I will be contributing to the Wrexham AFC matchday programme. I will be penning a feature called Memory Match, a look
Game for a Laugh
Something needs to change. It was my 39th birthday a few days ago and my pathetically weak circle of friends is in dire need of

Memory Match – 27-02-82
Throughout the 2015/16 football season I will be contributing to the Wrexham AFC matchday programme. I will be penning a feature called Memory Match, a look
I-Spy Update
Visit my Virgin Money Giving page and please give generously in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital. I’ve chosen to begin my I-Spy challenge by focusing

Memory Match – 14-04-34
Throughout the 2015/16 football season I will be contributing to the Wrexham AFC matchday programme. I will be penning a feature called Memory Match, a look

Written statement by the Welsh Government #SaveWILG
Future Arrangements in Wales to Support Former Independent Living Fund Recipients By Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services Members will know from my
The fight goes on…
European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) starts 2016 with an appeal for the UK ENIL starts the year with an appeal to the Independent Living

Letter to Ian Lucas MP for Wrexham
Dear Ian Hope you are well and good to see you, Lesley and Carwyn at the Racecourse the other week – such a shame about

Groundtastic – Scots Scene – Spring 2003
Between 2002-2008 I was Scottish Correspondent for the wonderfully professional Groundtastic – The Football Grounds Magazine. I can not speak highly enough of the editors and contributors

Memory Match – 27-08-49
Throughout the 2015/16 football season I will be contributing to the Wrexham AFC matchday programme. I will be penning a feature called Memory Match, a look

Keep on Keeping on #SaveWILG
So, the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) has been extended to March 2017. This is a reason for celebration and is the culmination of a
The UN Inquiry into the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the UK – Commons Briefing
Source: The UN Inquiry into the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the UK – Commons Briefing

Minister provides an update on the Welsh Independent Living Grant #SaveWILG
TAKEN FROM DISABILITY WALES WEBSITE The Minister for Health & Social Services, Mark Drakeford AM, has responded to a letter from the Co-Chairs of the