Council worker’s life-changing decision to foster – as number of prospect families decline in North West
A mother of three adult children found the perfect remedy for her empty nest syndrome – fostering a young person.
Heart-breaking Christmas for people with dementia as one third unable to spend it with loved ones
Christmas will never be the same again for the thousands of dementia sufferers unable to visit loved ones this Christmas, according
Life’s good, it’s the disease that’s the problem: A carer’s story
A third of people with motor neurone disease (MND) pass away within a year of diagnosis, and more than half
Jump for joy! Wigan couple to skydive for charity that offers disabled and terminally ill kids shot at happy memories
A Wigan couple will be braving new heights and jumping out of an aeroplane (don’t worry, with parachutes) to raise money for their ‘lovely’ friend’s local children’s charity.
Not quite the lady in red: Geordie ‘wiggles’ through Manchester 10k in big pink dress for breast cancer
Geordie Colin Plews is just one of more than 3,000 participants in the Manchester 10k next month – but one of very few who’ll be running the quarter marathon in a dress.
Wigan carer who stole £5k from disabled elderly couple jailed for ‘heinous’ actions
A Wigan carer who stole more than £5000 from an elderly couple suffering from mental and physical health difficulties has today been jailed for a year.
Cruel thief uses ‘care visit’ scam to snatch Worsley pensioner’s gold and cash
The hunt for a callous thief, who tricked his way into the home of a Worlsey pensioner by masquerading as a health carer before stealing from the victim’s house, is underway.
‘Dishonest’ nurse struck off for scalding dementia patient and leaving her with ‘horrific’ blisters for EIGHT hours
Nancy Amewu Aku Hayibor spilt water on an elderly resident while attempting to release a feeding tube during a night shift in August 2013, at Shaw Side Residential Home in Oldham.
‘Sickening’ burglary of Manchester carer as she popped round corner to look after elderly mum
The burglary happened at her Heywood home in Millbank Court sometime between 6am and 12.45pm on June 25.
Where he belongs: ‘Despicable’ Manchester carer behind bars after befriending man, 98, to steal life savings
David Flaherty, 50, of Woodend Road, Benchill pleaded guilty to ten charges of fraud by abuse of position and one of theft at Manchester Crown Court