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Age UK and Gainsborough bus operator celebrate year of charity fundraising

Matt Cranwell (centre)

Age UK and Worksop bus operator celebrate year of charity fundraising

Matt Cranwell (centre)

Age UK and Hucknall bus operator celebrate year of charity fund-raising

An ice sculpture of classic two-up, two-down terraced homes has been unveiled.

An ice sculpture of classic terraced homes has been unveiled

All aboard the Skegness Seasiders

Excitement mounts as local residents get set for Seasider Attractions' summer pa...

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Chungs of Mapperley: An evening of great food and giving back

Stagecoach East Midlands and Age UK's grand day out to Normanby Hall

Worksop bus operator gives local people a ‘Grand Day Out’ to tackle loneliness

Experts have warned that this switch puts thousands of older people at risk

Ad Feature Experts urge older generations to buy digital-ready alarms for safety

Your knitting skills could warm more than hearts—let’s get crafting!

Calling all yarn lovers: Let’s stitch together something extraordinary!

A still from the video to Freezing This Christmas by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers

Who are Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers?

With its own jetty, gym, and spa the Lake District house really is the stuff of dreams

Take a look inside the £4 million home you could win for just a tenner
The latest Omaze draw is one of the biggest prizes yet - a picturesque sanctuary in the Lake District
Gareth Butterfield

Cash prizes are on offer alongside a £4 million house

One week left to enter a special £1m Omaze bonus Christmas prize draw

Prizes of up to £500,000 are up for grabs

Breaking Omaze announces special Christmas giveaway with cash prizes to be won

Omaze Prize Draw: Win £4m lakeside home with jetty and spa in the Lake District

Omaze: Win £4m lakeside home with jetty and spa in the Lake District

Thousands of pensioners will no longer be eligible for winter fuel payments this year. Photo: Other

Winter fuel payments cuts to put ‘huge strain’ on Nottinghamshire services

Across England and Wales, about 3.1 million elderly people lived alone when the census took place in March 2021. Of them, 66,000, 2.1 per cent, had no central heating.

Almost 100 elderly people living alone in Bassetlaw have no central heating

As temperatures continue to plummet the NHS has issued advice to vulnerable people during the cold snap

NHS issues cold weather advice as temperatures plummet

People watch as workers place a giant bobble on top of a 23 foot high bobble hat in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the innocent Big Knit in partnership with Age UK (photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

First News: It's a supersize Bobble Hat

In Great Britain, 11.2 million winter fuel payments were made last winter – up slightly on the 11.1 million made the year previous.

Tens of thousands of older Bassetlaw people receive help to heat homes

Put the plug in the bath before turning on the tap (photo: Unsplash)

Cost of Living Crisis: How to Save Water

Iceland is giving pensioners £30 voucher to help them buy food - how to get one

Iceland shoppers over the age of 60 will be able to make a 10% saving on their shopping (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Iceland to launch discount for shoppers over 60 as cost of living soars

Many young people rely on grandparents for emotional support, research found (photo: Adobe)

Mental Health Awareness Week: Let's hear it for the grandparents

Higher energy bills are stretching many family budgets to the limit (photo: adobe)

Cost of Living Campaign - Pensions up... but bills even higher

Millions of people at risk of losing free prescriptions in government shake-up

Immobility, loneliness and an inability to grieve as normal due to the Covid pandemic is leaving “deep physical and emotional scars” on a large proportion of the UK’s older population, a charity has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pandemic leaving ‘deep physical and emotional scars’ on large proportion of olde...

A charity has warned that older drinkers who do not have smartphones to order food and drinks at pubs and restaurants are at risk of being discriminated against (Photo: Shutterstock)

Older people who do not have smartphones are ‘at risk of discrimination’ in pubs...

One in 10 adults in north Nottinghamshire do not use the internet. (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

One in 10 adults in north Nottinghamshire do not use the internet
One in 10 adults in north Nottinghamshire did not use the internet in the months leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, new figures reveal.
Katie Williams, Data Reporter

Experts have warned that, without visits, elderly people could lose the will to live (Photo: Shutterstock)

Experts warn a blanket care home visiting ban 'could risk premature deaths'

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

Call to bridge digital divide and help older people get online

The lockdown has left a quarter of adults thinking they have no real friends

Carers Week is an annual event which takes place each year, celebrating the fantastic work of carers in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s when national Carers Week 2020 takes place - and special discounts for ca...

Special VE Day programmes on Age UK's The Wireless - includes Angela Ripon prog...

Aldi has made some changes as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Aldi sorry for removing some popular items from its stores

This is how you can help your elderly relatives and friends during the coronavir...

The BBC will delay TV licence fee changes for over-75s - here’s why

Members of the Worksop shed enjoy a pint of their new beer at the brewery.

Head to the bar for a pint of Men In Sheds

Some of the gifts collected for the elderly in the appeal.

Fantastic response to Christmas gift appeal

For many, Christmas is the loneliest time of the year (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how you can tackle loneliness this Christmas by helping those facing it ...

Nearly four million over-75s will have to pay for a TV licence from next June (Photo: Shutterstock)

Nearly 4 million over-75s must now pay the TV licence fee - here’s who’s exempt

Thousands of adults in north Nottinghamshire are regular non-internet users

Thousands of adults in north Nottinghamshire happy not using the internet

Rules around pension credit are changing (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pension credit is changing - here’s everything you need to know

The pensioner population in Bassetlaw is set to grow in the coming years.

Experts warn creaking social care system will not cope with growing pensioner nu...

Girl with Christmas present.

Donate your unwanted Christmas gifts to charity
Just 43% of Brits have ever donated an unwanted Christmas gift to charity despite many of us hoarding them.
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Pensioner household numbers will rise in the coming years

Pensioner household numbers in Nottinghamshire set to rise sharply in coming yea...

David Taylor

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RAF veteran Eddie Humes tours a restored Lancaster Bomber.

Worksop RAF veteran who survived after plane was shot down over Belgium reunited...

Sir Kevin Barron.

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Motorists face a busy time on the roads this Christmas

Prepare your car for long journeys this Christmas

Age UK are having a Summer Chari-tea event

Amy Fahy, Deputy Manager; Sarah Roberts, Area Manager and Liz Reynolds, Shop Manager.

Age UK in Gainsborough is looking for volunteers to help at its new look shop

New John Lewis advert

Iconic Christmas advert shines a spotlight on loneliness for elderly people in N...

New John Lewis advert

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Retford: More than £3,000 raised for Age UK thanks to Ye Old Bell Hotel

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