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Free Covid testing must continue to protect vulnerable – charities

Covid-19 testing should continue to be free for all to protect people at severe risk of illness if they get the virus, a group of charities has said. Speculation has mounted as to whether the Government’s Living With Covid strategy for England will ...

17 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Reptile-loving care home resident, 85, snaps up chance to hold crocodile

A reptile-loving 85-year-old has had her “unique wish” answered after her care home welcomed three scaly visitors. Pauline Wooliams, who lives at Care UK’s Millers Grange in Witney, Oxfordshire, got to grips with stroking and feeding a ...

06 May 2022 at 15:25

Horse’s surprise visit helps bring back memories for elderly care home resident

A horse made a surprise visit to a care home in Surrey as part of a nationwide initiative to help the elderly revisit their hobbies and “bring back memories”. Care UK’s Long Lost Hobbies programme sees residents return to their ...

11 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Over-50s and vulnerable urged to join antiviral Covid-19 trial

Adults over the age of 50 and people with underlying health problems who get Covid-19 are being urged to join a trial testing antiviral drugs. Officials have said that antiviral drugs – which can help alleviate symptoms and ...

25 Jan 2022 at 07:25

Over 50s and vulnerable urged to join antiviral Covid-19 trial

25 Jan 2022 at 01:26

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Legenderry Motor Show returns for 10th year to raise vital funds for Kidney Care UK

The Legenderry Motorshow is returning to Derry's St Columb's Park on Sunday September 25. All money raised will be donated to the charity, Kidney Care UK; a charity which helps local kidney patients here in the city ...

16 Sept 2022 at 17:33

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Legenderry Motor Show raises £9,500 to support local kidney patients

The tenth annual Legenderry Motor Show, held at St Columb’s Park in Derry on 25 September, raised a staggering £9,517 to support kidney patients across Northern Ireland through Kidney Care UK. Commenting Legenderry ...

23 Dec 2022 at 10:33

Care home resident fulfils teenage dream by getting tattoo at 77

A resident at a care home has seen her teenage dream come true after getting her first tattoo. Helen Allen, 77, a resident at Care UK’s Foxland Grange home in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, has always wanted a ...

28 Apr 2023 at 16:06

Great-great-grandmother, 108, says ‘lunchtime tipple’ is key to long, happy life

A care home resident has revealed her secret to a long and happy life is “a tipple at lunchtime” after turning 108 years old. A special birthday celebration for Mary Ann Clifton, known as Rosina, took place ...

17 Mar 2023 at 11:45

Care home residents surprised with trip to see planes they flew as RAF pilots

A care home in Whitstable honoured the wish of two retired RAF pilots who wanted to return to the cockpit of the planes once flown during World War Two. John Orminston, 77, and Alan Sansom, 89, are ...

23 Mar 2023 at 09:51

Care home resident fulfils dream of watching male striptease show at 92

A care home resident has seen her dream come true after watching a male striptease show. Betty Richardson, 92, who lives at Care UK’s Sway Place in Sway, Hampshire, has always had a love for ...

03 May 2023 at 11:12

Care home surprises former rally driver with race car on 101st birthday

A former rally driver has been surprised with a race car on his 101st birthday with a racing-themed celebration at a care home in Kent. The Ashford care home threw a surprise racing-themed ...

02 May 2023 at 12:55

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