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A pensioner had an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace – from the comfort of his own living room. John Maynard, 80, had agreed to take part in a demonstration of a Skype-style video-lin ...
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Electricity prices are set to fall…but is it enough?
We all know that the cost of energy for older people is a constant worry, especially as we head towards another winter – many will be concerned about how they will be able to heat their homes adequate ...
Beware bogus callers
Following a recent case where two men were convicted of conning an elderly man out of £147,000 police are advising how to avoid being duped by bogus callers. The team of phoney builders, who relentles ...
Army of grandparents
An army of grans and granddads have been drafted in to help “pick up the pieces” of childcare – with nearly two million giving up work to help, a study has revealed. They are a hidden army of carers – ...