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29 Oct 2026
BT urges customers not to ignore the switch to digital landlines
By Lucy Baker, Consumer Digital Voice Director, BT The UK’s old, unreliable Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is being imminently retired as part of an industry-wide upgrade, set to be...
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16 Jul 2026
Moving More, Feeling Better: A Community Approach to Healthy Ageing
Age UK Waltham Forest is highlighting the positive impact that accessible, community-based exercise can have on both physical and mental wellbeing in later life. Its varied programme includes activities such...
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30 Apr 2026
Expansion of community micro-enterprise programme to West Oxfordshire to increase care options in rural areas
People are set to benefit from the expansion of the Community Catalysts’ Community Micro-enterprise Development Programme to West Oxfordshire. A two-year extension means that Anita Wingad, the Project Coordinator, will...
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19 Jan 2026
Rural And Island Communities Under Growing Pressure
A new report examining rural and island communities in Scotland has highlighted growing pressures on childcare and older people’s care, set within a wider analysis of demographic change, workforce availability,...
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12 Jan 2026
Lords Report Warns UK Is Unprepared For An Ageing Society
A new report from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has warned that the UK is significantly underprepared for the economic and social impacts of an ageing population. The...
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06 Oct 2025
Online GP Appointment Requests Now Available Across England
All GP practices in England are now required to keep their online consultation tools open throughout core hours, from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. The Department of Health and...
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11 Aug 2025
Digital Shift Could Deepen Inequality
New analysis from Age UK has found that 2.4 million older people in the UK — nearly one in five (19%) — have limited use of the internet, going online...
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01 Jul 2025
The Widening Disparities in Adult Social Care
A new report from the Institute for Government, Adult Social Care Across England, reveals stark and growing inequalities in access to publicly funded adult social care, with older adults facing...
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