Stockport pensioner inspired by great aunt’s 100-year-old war diary to become author
A 100-year-old World War One diary has inspired a retired engineer to take up his hobby, writing, as a career.
CCTV images released after distraction burglars target woman, 81, in Bury
An 81-year-old woman fell victim to distraction burglars last month.
Swinging Sixties: Manchester retirees keep up lifestyle of 20-somethings, study reveals
It turns out Manchester’s 24-hour party people are still partying as a study reveals the city’s 60-somethings are keeping up with the lifestyle of those in their 20s.
Rochdale care provider slates home’s ‘inadequate’ rating from CQC as ‘inaccurate’
A Rochdale care home for the elderly is reeling from an ‘inadequate’ rating in their latest report by the Care Quality Commission.
Gorton pensioner, 82, jailed for historic sexual abuse of four-year-old girl
A Gorton pensioner has been jailed for six years following the outcome of an investigation into the historic sexual abuse of a four-year-old girl.
Rochdale pensioner, 92, knocked down confronting burglar in high-viz jacket
A 92-year-old man has been left extremely shaken after confronting a burglar in his home last week – with police yet to catch the intruder.
CCTV appeal: 95-year-old lady knocked to ground and robbed in Wythenshawe
GMP are appealing for information after a 95-year-old woman was knocked to the floor and robbed in Wythenshawe.
Bolton pensioner loses life after tragic collision leaves him with fatal head injury
A Bolton pensioner has been killed after a car ploughed into him in a tragic roadside collision just outside Bolton town centre last night.
Witness appeal: Moston woman on mobility scooter mowed down and killed
Witnesses are being asked to come forward to help trace a driver who killed a woman by knocking her off a mobility scooter during a road collision.
‘Vulnerable’ Wigan pensioner held at ‘gunpoint’ during home robbery
A ‘vulnerable’ Wigan pensioner has been left ‘extremely shaken’ after she was ‘robbed at gunpoint’ in her own home on Monday – Greater Manchester Police appeal for witnesses.
Ringing ears, no sleep and even suicide: Manchester sufferer calls for end of ‘flippant’ attitude to tinnitus
Approximately 10% of the UK adult population have or experience tinnitus, a condition which can have a devastating impact on sufferers’ lives, making headlines after Susanna Reid opened up on the issue.