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BBC News
09-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Biggleswade Blue Badge holder dubs process 'bureaucracy gone mad'
A man who has had a prosthetic leg for half a century has described a request for more medical information to renew his Blue Badge as "bureaucracy gone mad".Raymond Dingwall,72, from Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, lost his leg to bone cancer in 1976, and said he had never experienced a problem renewing his disabled parking permit said that after he applied, he received an email asking for more details, including letters of diagnosis, consultant letters - and proof of care requirements.A spokesperson for Central Bedfordshire Council said "all applications are treated as new applications, and we require supporting evidence to ensure fairness and consistency for all applicants". "The information they require I cannot give them as the surgeon who looked after me when I was very poorly has died," said Mr Dingwall."I have not kept documentation of all the illnesses I have and I have never had a letter from a hospital consultant." Mr Dingwall, who used to play semi-professional football for Stevenage FC, had to have his right leg amputated in 1976 because he had bone cancer, and he needed it removed to prevent the spread of had long running chemotherapy and after 12 months he was told the cancer had spread to his lung. He then had part of his left lung said he now struggled to get about mainly due to his secondary "complaints" - he has chronic heart failure, an arthritic left knee, kidney stones, skin cancer on his head and has undergone radiotherapy for prostate says he needs the Blue Badge, which expires in August, as "if the weather was bad I need to park near the shops as I would be like Bambi"."People with conditions that are never going to change and only deteriorate are effectively put through the process as if you have applied from day one, which seems ludicrous," Mr Dingwall said.A spokesperson for the council said he had been contacted by telephone to explain what he needed to do, and he had agreed to provide the information required to process his application. They added: "Our procedures and practices align with national guidance as set out by the Department for Transport and are followed by other local authorities." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Striker Reid extends contract with Stevenage
Stevenage striker Jamie Reid has agreed an "improved and extended" contract with the League One 30-year-old scored nine goals in 49 appearances this season as Boro finished 14th in the table under boss Alex first joined the club from Mansfield Town in the summer of 2021 following spells at Exeter City and Torquay has 55 goals in 197 games for Stevenage and is seventh on their all-time scorers' list.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Stevenage release midfielder Forster-Caskey
Stevenage have released Jake Forster-Caskey following the expiry of the midfielder's 31-year-old moved to the Lamex Stadium from Charlton Athletic in January 2023, and he headlines a list of four first-team players who will the leave the League One Kyle Edwards, defender Kane Smith and midfielder David Hicks also Freeman and Elliott List remain in negotiations over a new deal to stay at the club beyond the summer.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Dan Butler: Stevenage full-back extends contract with League One club
Stevenage left-back Dan Butler has signed a "new, extended and improved" contract with the League One club. The 30-year-old has made 75 appearances for Boro, 38 of them this season, since arriving for Peterborough United in the summer of 2023. Butler began his career at Portsmouth and has also had spells with Torquay United and Newport County. Stevenage finished 14th this season under boss Alex Revell with 57 points from their 46 games, 11 points clear of the relegation places.
