(WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS) Professor Stephen Hawking is a genius, an icon and probably the most famous disabled person in the world. He’s an instantly recognisable figure who needs very little introduction. But the new film, The Theory of Everything, starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, reveals some of the lesser know aspects of his life…
Poulet Rouge is a simple but enjoyable restaurant in Balham serving – you guessed it – chicken which we visited recently for a post-New Year lunch. The menu is unfussy, pretty much just offering different fractions of chicken (quarter, half or whole) with sides, chips and sauces to go alongside it. All the side dishes…
If you didn’t get enough to please your tastebuds at Xmas here’s a restaurant to try… Kai, Chinese Restaurant, has been a stalwart of the Mayfair dining scene since 1993 and during this time they have been awarded a Michelin Star (2009-2015). They hit The Sunday Times Food List for ‘Britain’s Top 100 Restaurants’, 2015 Edition, and…
The 3 BBS Ticks are the gold standard for style and accessibility. Today we’re giving out 3 Christmassy Ticks for the following 3 things… What to buy / be bought!… Give someone a way to keep their Blue Badge in Style this Christmas by giving them a trendy holder from the Blue Badge Company. They…
The 3 BBS Ticks are the gold standard for style and accessibility. Today we’re giving out 3 Ticks for the following… What to Buy… Produced in studios in Seville and San Francisco, UNYQ prosthetic leg covers are a revolution in prosthetic design. UNYQ fairings and accessories are gorgeous 3D printed embellishments that wrap around your prosthetic…
The European Access City Award is an annual prize set up to reward the European city that has done the most work to improve its accessibility for less able residents and visitors. For 2014, Gothenburg was named the EU’s Access City for its holistic and comprehensive approach to access. Sweden’s second city was declared to…
The Rake, in Borough Market, is an award winning bar specialising in beer and packing in an incredible amount of variety into a very small space. The bar is owned by Richard Dinwoodie and Mike Hill – the two owners of Utobeer – and is a true haven for beer connoisseurs, with the beer changing pretty…
Winter’s just about here (apparently it’s going to the wettest in 33 years – a miniature nightmare for wheelchair users) and at this time of year, as the weather starts to turn nasty and the nights draw in, there’s nothing like some warming grub and a nice glass of wine. So that’s something I’ve been…