Tag: Elderly

Bank boss swindled cash from dead man, disabled pensioners and her own neighbour

Deadline News Journalist - March 30, 2010

By Michael MacLeod A SHAMELESS bank manager took over £36,000 from customers including a dead man, a disabled elderly couple and one of her...

Suffering dog found at roadside

Deadline News Journalist - January 13, 2010

By Cara Sulieman ANIMAL welfare chiefs were last night investigating why a suffering dog was left wandering a Scots street to die. The animal was rushed...

Elderly dog found dumped in freezing temperatures

Deadline News Journalist - December 21, 2009

By Cara Sulieman AN elderly dog has cheated death after being abandoned on the first day of freezing temperatures across the country. The German Shepherd was...

Hi-tech home care will relieve strain on hospitals

Deadline News Journalist - August 12, 2009

By Rory Reynolds HUNDREDS of elderly people in Edinburgh are to have hi-tech support devices fitted in their homes to allow them to live more...

Pensioner is suing her council after losing her front teeth

Deadline News Journalist - July 14, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A PENSIONER is suing her council after losing her front teeth in two separate falls on the same stretch of pavement. Marion McKeller,...