· Bus services in the city centre will be affected.

· Coach services departing from St Margaret’s Bus Station should not be affected.

· Park and Ride services will continue to operate but service 103 will not serve Haymarket while the Parade is in the Centre.

The ‘Work Capability Assessment’ (WCA) is the testing system used to decide what support and out of work benefits disabled people can access.

It is also used to move disabled people off incapacity benefits and onto either ‘Employment and Support Allowance’ (ESA, if found only partly fit for work or unable to work at all) or ‘Jobseeker’s Allowance’ (JSA, if found fully fit for work).

BBC Panorama and Channel 4 Dispatches both did programmes on the work capability assessment (WCA) on Monday 30 July. These programmes are still available to view.

Dispatches, Channel 4.

People across Leicester are being urged to take advantage of an offer of free loft insulation before the scheme comes to an end.

Leicester City Council's Hot Lofts scheme has proved to be a success since its launch in July 2005, and has provided free loft insulation to over 7,000 homes across the city.

Funding for the scheme is due to come to an end in December, so residents from all parts of the city are being reminded to take advantage of the offer while it is still available. The Government's Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT) funding, which finances the scheme, comes to an end on December 31.

The scheme is free to all private sector homes regardless of household income.

Leicester Deputy City Mayor responsible for climate change work, Cllr Rory Palmer, said: "The Hot Lofts Scheme has been very popular and has improved the insulation and energy-efficiency of thousands of homes across the city.

"I'd urge anyone who would benefit from improved insulation to get in touch and arrange for the work to be carried out, as proper insulation will help reduce household energy bills and help cut the city's carbon footprint."

To find out more about the Hot Lofts Scheme contact the installers Mark Group on 0800 731 9654 to book a free insulation check survey.

For further information on this or any other energy efficiency schemes run by Leicester City Council, contact the Home Energy Office on
0116 221 1170 or visit http://www.lcil.org.uk/Editor/scripts/www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/ep/energy-efficiency/energy/home-energy-office/

The equality watchdog could be left with almost no disabled employees if it confirms plans to cut more than 100 jobs, an open letter signed by scores of its own staff has warned.

More than 120 members of Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) staff have signed the letter to the commissioner responsible for initial approval of the proposals, Baroness [Margaret] Prosser, a former president of the TUC.

The Fund has been made available to help meet the additional support needs that a disabled person has that are associated with their disability. If this support were not provided, a disabled person may face an additional barrier in the selection and campaign processes compared to a non-disabled person.

Beware of scam holiday emails

At this time of year many of us are going away on holiday and scammers may try to use this to their advantage.

We have been informed of residents that they have had fake emails sent from their email account to everyone in their contacts list. This example suggests the person has been robbed while on holiday in Spain. The email asks for the recipient to loan them some cash so they can get back home.

• Almost half (46%) said people’s attitudes towards them have got worse over the past year
• 73% experienced the assumption that they don’t work; 83% say coverage about benefits scroungers can negatively affect attitudes; 87% say benefit scroungers themselves have a negative effect on attitudes

People are being warned to not to fall victim to hoax calls from a business claiming to work for Leicestershire County Council.

The move follows a report of a resident receiving calls from a company saying they've been asked to fix their computer. The caller says that the County Council has passed on their details and that they're working with the police.

Our Fair care for the future report describes deafblind people’s experiences of social care in England and Wales. It shows that deafblind people need the social care system to work in particular ways to meet their needs – but this often doesn’t happen.