Valuable service for so many

As a regular, grateful user of the local Dial-a-Ride service, I have been informed that due to government cuts, Hastings Borough Council is likely to drop the service altogether.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Feb 2017, 14:42 BST
Updated 2nd Feb 2017, 14:43 BST

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This will be hammer blow to the most vulnerable members of our community.

Quite a few users are in wheelchairs, on walkers or crutches and therefore unable to access areas on trains.

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They will be housebound and unable to go to doctors, go shopping, hairdressers, or meet up with friends for lunch.

The drivers are most helpful and friendly. This goes a long way to putting a smile on their clients faces and brighten their day.

MPs should remember they could be in the same situation one day.

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