Icy Pavements Leaves Elderly "Trapped In Their Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs"
Vulnerable people in Northants are trapped in their homes by under-gritted pavements. Elderly residents in particular say that freezing temperatures have left them virtual prisoners in their homes.
Vulnerable people in Northamptonshire are trapped in their homes by under-gritted pavements. Elderly residents in particular say that freezing temperatures have left them virtual prisoners in their homes. Stuart talks to Derry Miller from Age UK in Northamptonshire, to Phillipa Hunt, Director of Policy for the charity Living Streets which campaigns for street safety, and to Rebecca Miller from Northamptonshire Highways.
Plus:
* "Bedroom Businesses" - young Northamptonshire entrepreneurs setting up their own business from home
* Northamptonshire sports clubs are awarded more than Β£500,000 as part of the Olympic legacy
* The Castle Youth Theatre in Wellingborough stages a a play to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
* A Corby butcher works around the clock making haggis's for Burns Night
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- Fri 25 Jan 2013 06:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Northampton
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