Christmas is a great time for showing the love of God and telling the salvation story. It’s when you’ll see people who don’t normally come
A white haired lady stands in a summer-lit garden, with a serious expression on her face. She is holding a placard up to the camera,
‘With old age comes wisdom, patience, subtlety, and contemplation, said classical pianist, composer and writer Stephen Hough, ‘all qualities needed to appreciate great and complex
Usually, I write about older people and the issues that affect them. Today’s blog is slightly different. It’s about mothers – a younger mother and
The skills shortage in the workplace is growing fast. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation said recently that there is already a shortage of applicants for over
Again, there’s a petition doing the rounds for people aged over 70 to be tested regularly for their fitness to drive. The current call is based
Two decades of research into Alzheimer’s disease have failed to produce any effective therapies and the time has come to change direction, said the director
Grow old with me, the best is yet to be, the last of life for which the first was made: our times are in His
One of the most extraordinary speeches by a Governor of the Bank of England was given last evening. I’m amazed that it hasn’t been more
A rose by any other name does not smell as sweet. Fact. Our perceptions are affected by our mental filters, plus the connotations that build
At present, to sit on a jury you have to be aged between 18 to 70. But now the maximum age is to rise to
This is Beth. Beth is one of the faces behind today’s headlines. Although, for us, she is one of our STARS. Beth is manager of
Perhaps you heard it on the news this morning, over your tea and toast. ‘Frail old people in England are being left to fend for
Watch out for this! Coming soon, to a theatre near you, is a play described as ‘The great escape, – senior citizen style.’ It’s about
Older drivers do not make the roads more dangerous. That’s official – it’s proven by research. When it comes to driving, what the over 70s
Older people are ‘virtual corpses’, ‘verging on incontinence, idiocy and peevish valetudinarianism,’ according to former Newsnight presenter, Jeremy Paxman. His ire was roused by the
If, as the experts say, we’re going to be living longer, we can expect to be doing a lot of things later in life than
Were you listening to the news on BBC Radio 4 this morning? If so, you may have heard the about the vulnerable people who were
We’re going to miss Victoria Wood. She must have caused a spike in sales of ‘Woman’s Weekly’ magazine after she referred to an alternative use
The Chancellor’s budget announcement that he would remove the personal independence payment (PIP) for people with disabilities (mental as well as physical) has sparked the generations’
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