Author Archives: Mark

Big society has failed local communities

Big society has failed local communities

Following on from last month’s article on loneliness and the many comments we have received from readers, we are having a close look at what is happening to our local communities. The demise of the to ...
Doggy detective retires

Doggy detective retires

Britain’s longest serving police pooch has retired from a successful career of busting drugs gangs to spend more time chasing tennis balls. Brewster, an English Springer Spaniel, served for nearly 11 ...
Cancer, older people and advocacy

Cancer, older people and advocacy

Bob, a volunteer peer advocate, tells Brian’s story Brian is very intelligent, friendly and outgoing with a great sense of humour. He can no longer drive and is in constant pain of varying levels and ...
A pilgrimage to the Holy Land

A pilgrimage to the Holy Land

The crowded plane taking us from Luton to Tel Aviv gave me a glimpse of the first religion of Israel as it was full of orthodox and Hasidic Jews making a pilgrimage to their holy land. The hats and pr ...