Scams – some useful advice
It is an unfortunate fact of life that anyone can be targeted by a scam at any time, and in many cases the victim may not even realise that they have been targeted. There are many different types of s ...
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50% cut from Trading Standards budgets over the last seven years
Dramatic cuts in Trading Standards budgets since 2010 are leaving millions of older people at greater risk of becoming victims of fraud, according to a new policy report by Age UK. In Applying the Bra ...
Senior Moment – Fat Cat Day
Thursday 4th January was dubbed ‘fat cat day’. You may not have heard of this, but it’s the day that the typical boss of a FTSE 100 Company (that’s the top 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exc ...
Do you know how to keep your grandchildren safe on the internet?
Tuesday 6th February is Safer Internet Day, an annual awareness day run by Childnet to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. So where do older people f ...