Crimes by pensioners in Greater Manchester DOUBLE – but GMP deny problem
Alarming figures have exposed the soaring rate of crimes committed by pensioners in Manchester.
‘Art with a heart’: Spray-paint pensioners use graffiti to highlight Manchester’s pavement hazards
A gang of grey graffiti artists took to the streets of Levenshulme this week in a movement to highlight potential pavement hazards and make the area more age-friendly.
‘Big world out there… on the internet!’: Oldham oldies catching the computer bug
Chadderton pensioners are catching the computer bug, after Age UK Oldham and Oldham Council united to provide them technology classes.
‘A fantastic achievement’: Stockport dementia group shortlisted for Alzheimer’s Society award
The Marple Drop-in was established 16 months ago and is a key part of a bigger project to help make Marple more dementia-friendly.
‘Cowardly’: Police hunt two men after elderly couple fall victim to attempted burglary in Wigan
The incident happened shortly after 12pm on Friday 21 August when the duo burst through the side door of a house on Douglas Bank Drive.
‘Desperate dad’ threatens to rob elderly Oldham dog walkers to ‘feed his kids’
A desperate Oldham robber who threatened two female dog walkers to hand over their bags because he had ‘four kids to feed’ is being hunted by police.
Manchester City Council cuts: Have YOUR say on how £59m gets axed from budget
People are being offered the chance to have their say on services currently under threat by Manchester City Council’s £59million budget cuts
Respecting your elders: Manchester and Salford tip hat to grans and grandads on Older People’s Day
The lives, achievements and contribution to society that the elderly have made are being celebrated by Manchester and Salford as part of Older People’s Day.
Manchester’s poorest elderly live in unnecessary poverty after failing to claim Pension Credit, charity says
Around 38% of pensioners are failing to claim Pension Credi
Newton Heath care home blaze guts bedroom and leaves elderly woman in hospital with burns
Doves Nest Nursing Home was ravaged by fire
Spree of deception scams on elderly people in Greater Manchester continues with robbery of Bolton woman, 92
Robber posed as ‘Good Samaritan’