BRIGHTON
Three taxi drivers in the city have died from coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, it has been revealed.
A number of other Brighton and Hove cab drivers are also currently "suffering" from the virus after testing positive.
The deaths come amid a downfall in takings, with some cabbies in Brighton forced to visit food banks to provide for their families.
Brighton and Hove Taxi Trade Forum Association has called for an "urgent" meeting with the council, amid a "catastrophic downfall of customers".
GMB trade representative Andrew Peters said: “This last year the local trade has faced a catastrophic downfall of customers and most of the licensed drivers and proprietors are only just able to hang on.
“Some may have taken advantage of finance holidays for vehicle loans but this was only for a limited period.
“Conversely, some have had to suffer the indignity of visiting a food bank in order to keep food on their table for their family.
“Along with the main points that must be addressed, the state of the mental health and psychological welfare of the drivers and proprietors cannot be underestimated or overstated.
"Sadly I also have to provide an update that three Brighton and Hove licensed drivers have now died due to the virus with a number of others currently suffering from it having tested positive."
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19054044.coronavirus-three-brighton-hove-taxi-drivers-die/
-------------------------------------------------------
ROCHDALE
To claim the Taxi and Hackney Carriage grant:
Complete an application form.
Email your completed application form to external.funding@rochdale.gov.uk. Please put 'TAXI' in the email subject line to ensure your application is prioritised.
Attach to your email a copy of your latest bank statement showing the sort code and account number for the account receiving your grant payment.
Attach to your email photos of the front and back of your Private Hire or Hackney Carriage badge and a photo of your Private Hire or Hackney Carriage driver's licence.
Deadline to claim: 5pm, Friday, 26 February 2021.
-----------------------------------------------------------
A taxi driver from Folkestone says cabbies are desperate for vaccine priority - with several falling ill and his best friend now in hospital on life support.
Father-of-three Mr Main Uddin, 44 and also from Folkestone, believes he caught coronavirus from a customer who was coughing persistently during a journey in mid-January.
After developing symptoms himself, Main was tested and received a positive result on January 23.
His condition deteriorated quickly and best friend and fellow taxi driver Usman Sabir told KentLive that by January 27 he was coughing up blood.
He is adamant that Mr Uddin, who used to run the Green Spice restaurant in Sandgate, has no underlying health problems.
Mr Uddin's condition has now worsened further, and he was placed on a ventilator soon after arriving at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.
On Friday (January 29) he was transferred to St Thomas Hospital in London so that he could be moved onto an ECMO machine - an advanced form of life support reserved for only young, very sick COVID-19 patients.
https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/folkestone-taxi-driver-44-life-4959057
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
COVENTRY
An Uber driver has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years after raping a drunk student who he was giving a lift home after a night out.
Naiem Suleman, 52, attacked the woman after she became separated from her friends in the early hours of 19 January 2019 in Coventry.
He picked up the 22-year-old woman and offered to drive her home, but drove her to a secluded spot where he raped her before dumping her outside her flat.
A court heard Suleman also infected the woman with a sexually transmitted disease.
The woman’s housemates found her in a distressed state and she was wearing Suleman’s work jacket bearing the logo of the company he worked for.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/uber-delivery-driver-raped-drunk-student-good-samaritan-115233075.html
No comments:
Post a Comment