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Pensioner says of Bristol buses: ‘We may as well be living on a desert island’

Older people who rely on buses for transport are getting isolated in their homes

Bristol Post

Age UK demands clarity over when people can retire and draw their pensions

People should be contacted individually to tell them their retirement date, say campaigners, amid fears the Government is 'moving the goalposts'

Wales Online

More reassurances needed as people lose faith in state pension age, MPs told

Sally West, policy manager at Age UK, highlighted people’s perceptions that the ‘goal posts’ would be moved in relation to their retirement age.

The Independent UK

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England’s worsening care shortages leave older people struggling – Age UK

Charity’s report highlights scale of unmet support need owing to huge shortfalls in workforce

The Guardian - UK

Better care for older people ‘could avoid pressure on hospital admissions’

The foundations for good care and support are often broken or simply not there at all, Age UK said.

The Independent UK

Attendance Allowance claim form top tips which could help older people get up to £369 each month

More than 1.4million people of State Pension age are receiving either £327.40 or £369.60 each month from DWP.

Daily Record

Ashington pensioners forced to use blankets at home instead of heating as energy costs soar

Age UK Northumberland runs a warm hub from its Ashington building five days a week

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Gateshead charity slams 'truly shocking' burglars who made off with iPads and cash in late-night raid

Age UK Gateshead has been targeted numerous times over the last 12 months, with mini buses also stolen and vandalised

Chronicle Live

New energy petition calls for special monthly tariff for older people and disabled households

The petition proposes no per unit charges for gas and electricity customers in those groups.

Daily Record

Knitters create UK's biggest bobble hat to mark 20 years of charity partnership

Innocent Big Knit's woollen creation weighs 129 stone and stands 23ft tall and 20ft wide, and was made from two million yards of yarn

Wales Online

Good News: The best upbeat stories of the week to lift your mood, from Eddie Murphy to the world’s oldest dog

It’s that time of week again, folks. From old dogs to giant hats here’s your digest of the happy news stories you might have missed.

Evening Standard

Mercedes ploughs through crowded charity shop window injuring three people in 'shocking' accident

The busy shop was filled with over 20 people who were left stunned by the sudden appearance of the bright red Mercedes that came to a stop at the till

Wales Online

Welsh TikTok star takes part in challenge to knit the biggest bobble hat ever made in the UK

The giant hat is made up of 545 individual knitted squares an estimated two million yards of yarn

Wales Online

Elderly people waited nearly twice as long in A&E in England as in 2021

Exclusive: rise in typical delays from nine hours to 16 hours to get care or a bed puts over 80s at greater risk of dying, say doctors

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Nottingham Post

UK's largest knitted hat made in Nottingham to raise funds for charity

At roughly 23ft tall, it was quite a sight

The Independent UK

Largest knitted hat in UK made to raise funds for charity

On January 30, avid knitters came together to make the biggest knitted hat in the UK.

Daily Record

Proposed new State Pension age changes could mean you need to work longer before being able to retire

New reports suggest it could rise to 68 by the end of the 2030s, affecting everyone currently aged 54 and under.

Daily Record

New energy petition calls for fixed-rate monthly tariff for older people and those with a disability

The petition proposes no per unit charges for gas and electricity customers in those groups.

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The Guardian - UK

‘It will affect all of us’: how bank closures have hit one UK town

In a week when several big banks announced they were axing branches, we talk to locals concerned over effect on elderly and vulnerable people

Daily Record

New calls for social energy tariff to help older people, low-income households and those on disability benefits

Seven in 10 people aged over 60 support a social energy tariff for low-income households.

Wales Online

New lower energy bills could be used for low-income, elderly and vulnerable

24% of over-60s are living in homes which are colder than they would like them to be, rising to 27% for older people with a disability

The Guardian - UK

Energy bills: calls for ‘social tariff’ when UK government support ends

Charities and non-profit bodies urge Jeremy Hunt to introduce discount tariff from April 2024

The Independent UK

Charities and organisations call for social energy tariff

They warn that many older and disabled people are facing an uncertain future as they grapple with unaffordable energy bills.

Daily Record

Attendance Allowance claim form top tips which could help older people get up to £369 each month

More than 1.4million people of State Pension age are receiving either £327.40 or £369.60 each month from DWP.

Nottingham Post

'Brilliant' Annual Duck Race takes place in Toton after being postponed

This is the 30th annual Duck Race in Toton for Age UK Derby and Derbyshire

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