Tag: Elderly

Pensioners consider using crime to get ‘an easy life’

Court & Crime

Christine Lavelle - February 27, 2011

INCREASING numbers of elderly Scots being charged with criminal offences has been blamed on high poverty levels. The pensioner ‘crime wave’ was revealed in figures...

Edinburgh’s elderly to receive emergency supplies throughout winter

Local News

Christine Lavelle - December 3, 2010

ELDERLY people in Edinburgh are to be given a helping hand through the freezing conditions with deliveries of emergency supplies. The move comes after it...

Woman, 81, assaulted at home by intruder demanding cash

Deadline News Journalist - October 11, 2010

By Christine Lavelle AN elderly woman was assaulted and injured during a break-in at her home in the Borders. The 81-year-old was in bed when she...

Elderly lady taken to hospital after fire starts in kitchen

Christine Lavelle - October 11, 2010

By Christine Lavelle AN elderly woman was treated in hospital after a fire broke out in the kitchen of her home in Edinburgh. Fire fighters...

Elderly in care homes given less to spend than criminals

Deadline News Journalist - September 12, 2010

By Cara Sulieman OAPS living in care homes are given less money to spend than prisoners. Residents who get their essential living costs covered by the...