Tendring District Council has defended plans to charge the elderly £26 to help them to their feet if they've fallen at home.The council, in Clacton, has come under fire after proposing a £25.92 addition to the annual charge for its Careline service. Around 2,500 Essex residents use the service, and the new "lifting service" would mean Careline staff go to the home of the elderly person when they touch an alarm button.Michael Le Cornu, chairman of the Tendring Pensioners'...
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