Made of solid black Bakelite, weighing in at ten pounds and with a revolutionary rotary dial with letters instead of numerals, the Bakelite telephone has already been dubbed ‘the iPhone for the elderly’.
Posted: Jan 7th, 2011
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Old people must stop telling people how old they are if new legislation on the retirement age is to reach the statute book, a government spokesman has said.
Posted: Sep 15th, 2010
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The Audit Commission today adds to its findings in support of the government’s aim of keeping old people in their own homes for longer.
Posted: Feb 20th, 2010
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‘My friends and I normally buy our tickets five minutes before the deadline on Saturday nights to chat to all those lovely people who’ve just nipped in for a bottle of wine and some fags,’ explained Margaret Harris, 72.
Posted: Jul 27th, 2009
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Mr and Mrs Etheridge, an 82-year-old couple from Banstead in Surrey, were this afternoon coming to regret their decision to shun the traffic lights and attempt an unplanned crossing of the B2219.
Posted: Apr 25th, 2009
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