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Footy coach aiming for 5km run every day in £5k plea for disabled football club

A FOOTBALL coach is aiming to run 5km every day of the year as part of a £5,000 fundraiser plea for his local disabled...

Scots boy, 13, in £2k fundraiser plea for electric wheelchair following 14 brain surgeries for mobility disease

A SCOTS teen is hoping his pleas will be heard in a £2,000 fundraiser for an electric wheelchair, following 14 brain surgeries for a...

Scots university launches wheelchair basketball team for North East students

A SCOTS university is launching its first ever wheelchair basketball team following a £15k cash injection. Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen is launching the team...

Glasgow ex-teacher beats brain surgery with ‘surprisingly trendy’ wheelchair

A 40 year old from Bishopton near Glasgow, has discovered that powered wheelchairs can be ‘cool for younger people’ with the WHILL Model C. Jenna...

Leeds disabled doctor delivers vital care to elderly during pandemic

A Leeds GP trainee with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, is helping elderly and vulnerable people recover during the COVID-19 crisis with support from her WHILL powerchair...

MS sufferer left to hobble about Amsterdam in pain after easyJet broke his £2k wheelchair – and then tried to underpay compo

AN MS sufferer was left hobbling around Amsterdam after easyJet handlers smashed his £2,000 electric wheelchair to bits. Kevin Johnston flew from Edinburgh to Amsterdam...

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