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Countdown to Rio: Cockroft pushes harder and further than ever in bid for gold

By John Pring on 1st September 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Countdown to Rio: Cockroft pushes harder and further than ever in bid for gold
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Hannah Cockroft admits she has loved every minute of the celebrity lifestyle that has come in the wake of her two track gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympics. She’s been seen at awards ceremonies, taken part in fashion shoots, and […]

Government ‘has stripped Paralympians of their Motability vehicles’

By John Pring on 25th August 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government ‘has stripped Paralympians of their Motability vehicles’
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Paralympians heading to Rio next week have lost their Motability vehicles after being reassessed as part of the government’s programme of benefit cuts and reforms, a member of the ParalympicsGB team has revealed. Some Paralympians have spoken previously of the importance […]

Countdown to Rio: Nicholls looks for a ‘crowning’ achievement

By John Pring on 18th August 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Countdown to Rio: Nicholls looks for a ‘crowning’ achievement
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She joined Hannah Cockroft on her lap of honour after finishing seventh behind Britain’s double gold medallist in the T34 200 metres in London 2012. But four years on, Mel Nicholls believes she has a real chance of causing an upset […]

Cockroft’s fear of PIP reassessment and losing independence as she heads for Rio

By John Pring on 21st July 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Cockroft’s fear of PIP reassessment and losing independence as she heads for Rio
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One of Britain’s biggest stars from the London 2012 Paralympics has said she is “scared” that she will lose her independence when she is reassessed for the government’s new disability benefit. Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft has yet to be assessed for […]

DLA reforms could dash teenager’s Paralympic dreams

By John Pring on 5th June 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DLA reforms could dash teenager’s Paralympic dreams
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A talented Scottish teenager has described how her dreams of Paralympic glory may have been dashed by the government’s disability living allowance (DLA) cuts and reforms. Kayleigh Haggo has been told that she will lose her entitlement to a Motability vehicle […]

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