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UNCOVERED: Shopmobility - The Untold Story

Leader thinks Nottingham's Victoria Centre should run at-risk Shopmobility service

Shopmobility - which is currently run by Nottingham City Centre - loans out mobility scooters and wheelchairs to registered members free of charge

Nottingham Post · Feb 24, 2023

Victoria Centre confirms wheelchair hire could be axed by council cuts

Nottingham City Council is planning to withdraw the Shopmobility service from the Victoria Centre as it tries to plug a £32 million funding gap.

Nottingham Post · Dec 15, 2022

North Lanarkshire Shopmobility campaigners welcome reprieve for service

Users will be unable to use the scooters and wheelchairs for five months while a review is carried out to continue the provision

Daily Record · Nov 3, 2022

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Under-threat Lanarkshire Shopmobility service transfers to new organisation

The service will still close for the next five months while Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire take over efforts to secure its future

Daily Record · Oct 31, 2022

Shopmobility users stage protest in Lanarkshire as they try to retain service

A convoy of 50 service users were supported by local traders as they highlighted the imminent loss of the 'lifeline' in Coatbridge

Daily Record · Oct 20, 2022

North Lanarkshire Shopmobility users campaign to save 'vital' service

Disabled people who hire scooters and wheelchairs from the Coatbridge and Motherwell hubs want the council to step in to save the service from closure later this month.

Daily Record · Oct 10, 2022

Major concerns as North Lanarkshire shopmobility hubs set to close

The vital mobility hubs in Coatbridge and Motherwell are to close later this month after being deemed "no longer financially viable".

Daily Record · Oct 6, 2022

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Disabled shoppers 'sentenced to stay home' as vital Shopmobility service axed

Electric scooter user John Sharp is hoping to garner support to save Shopmobility Coatbridge from closure, a service he has used on almost a daily basis for 10 years

Glasgow Live · Oct 4, 2022

Paisley service is hosting Tea & Blether in support of World Alzheimer's Day

Shopmobility Paisley and District will hold its own event and all are welcome to join in for a cuppa and a chat

Daily Record · Sep 20, 2022

Paisley service that helps shoppers get around is ensuring everyone can enjoy Doors Open Days

Shopmobility Paisley and District will help people get around the various venues during the event

Daily Record · Sep 14, 2022

Paisley service that helps shoppers get around is delighted with donation of wheelchairs

Shopmobility Paisley and District chairman says: "It has come at a really good time for us ... we were running out of them"

Daily Record · Sep 12, 2022

Lifeline Shopmobility service saved in East Kilbride

The East Kilbride Shopmobility service was suspended last month due funding issues.

Daily Record · Jun 1, 2022

'Lockdown left me suicidal, now I fear for my mental health,' former Lanarkshire nurse says

Nicola Hocking is concerned following the sudden closure of a lifeline charity service

Daily Record · May 10, 2022

Lanarkshire shopping centre's vital Shopmobility service suspended over funding uncertainty

Health and Active East Kilbride say the future of the service is uncertain due to a lack of funding

Daily Record · May 4, 2022

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