On this week in history
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
NEWS
The ties that bind: Grandparents and their grandchildren
There has been much discussion recently about the changing role that grandparents have in their grandchildren’s lives. Economic pressures coupled with an increase in families where both parents work m ...
Grandmother of 21 grandchildren regains independence thanks to OneFamily
A grandmother from King’s Norton, Birmingham who suffers from spinal stenosis is looking forward to spending quality time with her family after receiving a personal grant from OneFamily to purchase a ...
Older people waiting far too long for essential social care
New figures from Age UK show an escalating social care crisis in England with 2,431,120 bed days lost to the NHS between June 2010 and March 2015 as people wait too long for vital social care. Not onl ...