We are a campaign group that fights the injustice done to all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes to the State Pension Law (1995/2011 Acts).​​ The 1995 Conservative Government’s Pension Act included plans to increase women’s SPA (State Pension Age) to 65, the same as men’s. WASPI agrees with...
Many of us have experienced technophobes and this made me giggle.
‘Please make this shareable.'
‘I can’t. This is a private Facebook group.'
‘So how can I share it then?‘
'You can’t. This is a private Facebook group.'
‘Why not? Where’s the ‘Share’ button gone? Is there a problem with Facebook?’
‘No. Facebook is functioning...
State pension age increase brought forward Another day another attack on the people of this country. The Cridland Report (ironic if you follow Dorset Eye) proposed that the pension age should be raised from 67 to 68: 'Government to save £74bn by bringing forward the rise in state pension...
A palliative nurse has identified the 5 top regrets that her patients had when looking back over their lives. None are necessarily surprising accept for the fact that most of us could avoid those regrets by acting while we are able. See article Contact us here at Dorset Eye or...
Dying without leaving a will can cause huge problems for the loved-ones left behind, but it seems that a startling number of people are without one. Estimates suggest that as many as 35% of adults aged over 55 do not have a legally valid will, whilst those in younger...
Her family didn't make it to her bedside.
They were not even told she was at the brink of death, and they certainly didn't have a private jet to get there quick enough.
Elsie died alone in her bed. When her family got there they discovered that she was still lying...
A DORSET care home brushed up on its 'owl-gebra' for a flying visit by three birds of prey. Residents at Colten Care's Amberwood House in Ferndown were introduced to a barn owl called Luna; Gizmo, awhite faced African scops owl, and Misty, a 12-week-old Chaco owl. They were brought...
A Bournemouth retiree has used much of his life savings to create a New Security Device after reliving childhood horrors of a terrifying break-in at home more than half a century ago.
Gordon Forrester recalled how as a 10-year-old he protected his mother as someone broke down their front door...
Dorset Police is launching the ‘Older Drivers Forum’ which is designed to help keep older drivers on the road safely, for longer. The forum has received public backing by Lord Julian Fellowes and is made up of experts in road safety from across Dorset, with representatives from emergency services, charities,...
At the beginning of December, the care minister Norman Lamb announced a consultation into improved financial regulation of English care homes, criticising the current processes that are in place. The new consultation has been put into motion as a direct result of the collapse of care home provider Southern...
