Old age is not for sissies
Robert Tanitch reviews Visitors at Bush Theatre, London W12 Barney Norris’s Visitors observes the physical and mental decline of an elderly couple who have spent a long and happy marriage on a farm in ...
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Urgent action is needed to prevent tens of thousands dying unnecessarily
New figures released by the ONS today show that there were 18,200 excess winter deaths last year from cold-related illness such as heart attacks and strokes. Although the overall number of deaths has ...
Over 2 million pensioners struggle to cope with basic tasks
Over two million older people living at home in England experience difficulties with key aspects of living independently, such as cooking, dressing or bathing. Meanwhile, almost half a million older c ...
Sport in Wales warns of us becoming a nation on the sofa
That’s the stark warning from a report launched today by the Sport Wales Advisory Group who – in a UK-first – have worked with trend forecasters to predict the future of Wales and how sport can ...