Latest news in Yorkshire: September 05, 2017 12:38:27 PM
People living with dementia will be offered the opportunity to block nuisance callers under a new Trading Standards scheme.
In partnership with South Yorkshire Police’s community safety department, the scheme, used by Trading Standards across the country, will give families who have loved ones living with dementia the chance to block nuisance callers.
Andy Foster, from the force’s community safety department, said: “This nuisance call blocker function is designed to protect vulnerable people who are living with dementia from scam and nuisance calls.
“It will hopefully also offer some reassurance to people who have relatives or friends living with dementia that they are not vulnerable to such scams or nuisance calls.
“To qualify for the scheme, the person must have a dementia related illness and receive nuisance calls on a reasonably regular basis.
“It’s definitely a worthwhile scheme and I’d encourage people to find out more information by visiting truecall.co.uk.”
- Woman seriously injured in Doncaster collision
- Two charged following motorbike robbery in Rotherham
- Attempted burglary of Rotherham pensioner – can you help?
- Very Vintage Evening
- Jury out on Taxi driver accused of rape
- Rotherham man remanded for burglary
- West Melton in South Yorkshire
- Work begins on Gulliver’s theme park
- Keeping old people active project
- Signing ceremony marks halfway point in Rotherham Interchange refurbishment
- Will No Smoking Day be the day YOU stop smoking?
- Work begins on Gulliver’s theme park
- Car park for Rotherham magistrates court site
- Student sets up quirky Naughty Unicorn business
- New social media apprenticeship
- Did you witness this collision in Rotherham
- Sheffield fraudster jailed for seven years
- Violent offender jailed for five years following Sheffield street robbery
- Over 35-years behind bars
- Doncaster man charged and remanded with multiple offences
- Cutting food waste
- Man charged with murder in Barnsley
- Warning to motorists in Rotherham
- North’s elected mayors call for post-EU spending powers
- Former Rotherham United striker jailed for 15 years
- Sports Academy teams up with Stocksbridge Park Steels FC
- Wath Brewers Whitworth Son and Nephew
- Luke Perry dies in California – aged 52
- Convicted paedophile pleads guilty to further sex offences
- Prison for man who stole from his own family.
- Arrest after police helicopter targeted in Barnsley laser attack
- Murder investigation launched in Sheffield
- A.I. successfully beats Air Force Colonel in simulated dogfight
- Story of the Oaks Colliery Disaster
- Wath-upon-Dearne Town Centre
- Seven arrested in connection with Mexborough shooting
- Have your say on report for Barnsley’s Pharmacy services
- Fir Vale loses it’s Head in school brawl
- Doncaster drugs den discovered
- South Yorkshire Police Are Recruiting