The Queen's Park campaign was prompted by the woes of the Queen's Park Forum, a community group that, like many others, is threatened by cuts to its state funding.

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Bristol Disability Equality Forum said it welcomed the initiative if Blue Badge users could park close to wherever they need to go within the pedestrianised zone.

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The Frenchman, who is understood to be stepping down from his current role as co-chief executive of the Swiss-based World Economic Forum, is credited with successfully restructuring the finances of the theme park near Paris and returning it to profit.

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The potential perils of Mr. Catsimatidis's approach were on display earlier this month when he brought up his ideas for tweaking, but not abolishing, the Central Park carriage-horse industry in front of a crowd of animal-rights activists at a forum sponsored by the group leading the charge to eliminate it.

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