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Acklam mum backing new film tackling hate crimes against disabled people
Acklam mum backs the campaign, after helping her daughter Katy, who has Down’s Syndrome, through bullying
A mum whose disabled daughter was the victim of bullying has backed a new film launched to encourage people to report hate crimes.
Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger launched the 15-minute film as a training tool to show the true impact of crimes against disabled people, which aims to address the levels of under-reporting across Teesside.
Exmouth pensioners told mobility scooters could be confiscated in “health and safety gone mad” move
Mr Bayliss at the area inside the building where residents used to store their mobility scooters.
Disabled Exmouth pensioners have accused East District Council of being “over to top and excessive” after they were told their mobility scooters will be confiscated if they dare to leave them in corridors outside their council flats.