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licence themselves. Meanwhile, Ricky Tomlinson, who played TV-loving patriarch Jim Royle in The Royle Family, has appeared in two recent Age UK videos, rallying against a change that could rob many older people
should look like which, as you would expect, draws heavily on what people using, their carers and family members think should change to make life better. Now it is time for the politicians to listen to
study continues to recruit people aged 65 and over in and around Edinburgh, so if you or any of your family or friends might be interested, you can contact the research team for more details at HealthyAgeing@hw
childhood (long-term memory). Jean, 71 Blackburn Your brain carries the history of yourself, your family and your community Most of us experience ‘normal cognitive ageing’ but some of us have a different
answer the questions. Practice with your local job club, the Jobcentre Plus or in front of a family member or friend. Ask them how you come across and what areas you can improve upon. 2. Read
hub. “The garden here may well be someone’s first step to being part of the Critchley family,” she says. “Gardening is generally something that someone has always been interested
Wise appointment on the MoneyHelper website You can usually choose someone, such as your spouse, a family member or a friend, who'll get your pension pot if you die before reaching your scheme’s pension
you don’t have any energy, you don’t have to go through it alone. Talk to friends or family, and if things have been this way for a while or are starting to worry yourself or those around you
how on their estate in south London, there was a National Front pub over the road. Agatha’s family often had racist graffiti daubed on their door. Agatha, explains Steve, “did a lot of stuff ... that Steve has learned from his mum? “Values, really. Mum likes the notion and closeness of family. She likes the idea that you should still be close as much as you can, despite what you're going
spoke to her father about getting married he said, ‘Yes, on one condition: you go and see the family doctor first and he'll put you in the picture.’ So I went to see him two months before we got ... never had a single big argument. It was a happy life.” Animal lover Kathy soon formed their own family of sorts – starting with a series of Siamese cats. They’d been given a plot of land as