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Fraudsters taking advantage of worries over changes to winter fuel payments
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Falls prevention and intervention work saving Welsh health and social care services millions of pounds each year
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Letter to the First Minister regarding Winter Fuel Payments
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Age Cymru Briefing: Winter Fuel Payment – 22 August 2024
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Age Cymru Statement: Energy Price Cap Increase – 23 August 2024
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Age Cymru Statement on Public Toilet Provision
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Older people in Wales missing out on thousands of pounds worth of benefits
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Age Alliance Wales roadshow visiting Haverfordwest in September
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Age Cymru nominates Karl Jenkins for a ‘Changemaker’ award in recognition of his work challenging ageist stereotypes
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Physical health is the most frequently reported challenge facing older people in Wales, Age Cymru survey finds
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Age Cymru’s response to the Chancellor’s announcement on means testing the winter fuel payment
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Age Cymru nominates Mary Lloyd Jones as its first Changemaker
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Age Alliance Wales roadshow visiting Swansea in July
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Age Cymru host election hustings in north Wales to hear how local candidates would tackle the challenges facing older people
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Age Cymru hosting election hustings in south Wales to hear how local candidates would tackle the challenges facing older people
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Political parties urged to make life better for older people in Wales
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Investment in older people’s mental health not matching demand, Age Cymru tells Welsh Government consultations
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Age Cymru marks loneliness awareness week with a story of how one older man keeps connected to the world
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Claiming Attendance Allowance and other benefits could help lift thousands of older people in Wales out of poverty, says Age Cymru
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Age Alliance Wales roadshow visiting Wrexham in June
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Letter to editor re HOPE service
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Age Alliance Wales roadshow visiting Llandudno in June
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Helping older people cope with everyday issues
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Investment in older people’s mental health in Wales not matching demand
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Limit social care cost rises to inflationary levels, charity urges
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Media Invitation Age Cymru - A spotlight on mental health of older people in Wales
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Charity warns older people to be wary of rogue traders looking to take advantage of digital switchover
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Older people's charity hosting a Spring Wellness event at Y Gaer Museum, Glamorgan Street, Brecon
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Older people's charity hosting a Spring Wellness event at the Dewi Sant Centre in Pensarn, Conwy
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Age Cymru launches its fifth annual survey of the over 50s in Wales
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Older people's charities hosting a Spring Wellness event at the Riverside Warehouse in Riverside, Cardiff
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Older people's charities hosting a Winter Wellness event at the Hi Tide in Porthcawl
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Older people's charities hosting a Spring Wellness event at the Riverfront Theatre in Newport
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Retired journalist urges everyone with some spare time to embrace volunteering
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Charities warn older people about insulating lofts with spray foam
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Advice for older people to stay safe, warm, and well during cold spells
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Be a good neighbour to older people in your community this Christmas
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While Christmas can heighten feelings of loneliness, it is an all-year-round battle for many older people
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Loneliness at Christmas widespread amongst thousands of older people in Wales
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Age Cymru hosting a Winter Wellness event at Aberystwyth Museum
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Cost-of-living crisis forcing many older people to stay in work
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Face-to-face banking services crucial for older people to live a full and independent life
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Make sure you’re claiming all your entitlements
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Charity highlights the health benefits of keeping yourself and your home warm this winter
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Volunteer for our Friend in Need telephone service and help an older person overcome loneliness
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Age Cymru urges Welsh public to donate festive gift boxes for lonely older people
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Older people urged to keep their homes warm this winter, despite the financial challenges
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Charity calls for artistic and cultural activities to be made available in every care home in Wales
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Children can play a vital role in helping older people reduce their risk of falling, says National Taskforce
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Reduced bus services could increase loneliness and isolation amongst older people, warns Age Cymru
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Wales could lose a quarter of bus services
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Letter to editor - Help us to improve the lives of older people in Wales
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Age Cymru and Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn showcasing an array of services and activities at this year’s National Eisteddfod in Llŷn and Eifionydd
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Older people across Wales waiting longer for social care assessments, finds Age Cymru report
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Age Cymru welcomes the new Digital and Data Strategy for Health & Social Care in Wales but urges caution – 27 July 2023
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Statement given to the Newyddion website re access to dentistry
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Charities launch nature inspired wellbeing course for the over 50s in Maesteg
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Age Cymru brings its arts exhibition space The Cube to Barry Hospital
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St Joseph’s Primary School in Cardiff signs up to Age Cymru’s Big Step fundraiser
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Age Cymru highlights the importance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
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Age Cymru supporting DWP’s Pension Credit Week of Action
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Loneliness and older people: If you, or someone you know is lonely, then reach out to Age Cymru
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Age Cymru welcomes the new approach to tackle diabetes and improve care from the Welsh Government
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Age Cymru welcomes Welsh Government’s announcement to invest up to £30 million in community care
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Blue Badges: local authorities in Wales need to promote alternatives to online applications
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Energy network companies and leading charities join forces to support older people
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Older people living in off-grid homes urged to apply for their £400 support by 31 May
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Nearly 70 older people Nordic Walk around Bute Park to celebrate National Walking Month
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Gwanwyn Festival 2023: Celebrating the creativity of nature and the nature of creativity in older age
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Charities launch 12-week wellbeing course for the over 50s in the Bridgend countryside
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Age Cymru urges pensioners on low incomes to put in a claim for pension credit without delay
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Charity launches guide to help older people claim all their entitlements
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Gwanwyn Festival 2023: Celebrating the creativity inspired by nature in older age
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Statement regarding the differences in waiting lists between England and Wales
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Letter to editors: Over 50s invited to complete Age Cymru’s What Matters to You survey
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Motorcycle ride honouring army despatch riders named after former WW2 Pembrokeshire veteran
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Older people living in off-grid homes urged to apply for their £400 support by 31 May
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Charity launches an appeal for people to sign up to its Big Step fundraiser
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Age Cymru launches its fourth annual survey of the over 50s in Wales
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Older people in Wales urged to get photo ID so they can continue voting in future elections
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Age Cymru’s response to today’s budget
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Forest arts programme launching for the over 50s in Bridgend
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Join Age Cymru’s Older People’s Consultative Forum - Letter to Editors
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Widespread calls for more support to help older people thrive in the workplace
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St David’s Day: Celebrating the broad diversity of older people in Wales
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Thousands of households with a traditional pre-payment meter have yet to cash in their energy vouchers
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Charity urges older people to claim their £200 from the Winter Fuel Support Scheme before it closes at the end of this month
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Event spotlighting the benefits of an age-inclusive workplace
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Advice for older people to stay safe and well during cold weather spell
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January a good time to plan life beyond 60
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Discharging older people from hospital without care packages
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Response to South Wales Argus
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Nearly a third of people aged over 65 in Wales say this Christmas will be one of their hardest yet due to cost-of-living crisis
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Carers Rights Day 2022: Charities highlight ‘A one stop guide for older carers in Wales’
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Age Cymru volunteers commended at GAVO 2022 awards
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Safeguarding older people in Wales from abuse and neglect
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Age Cymru’s response to today’s Autumn Statement:
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Autumn Statement: Charity urges the chancellor to reinstate the triple lock and raise benefits in line with inflation
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Age Cymru launches its Spread the Warmth campaign to support older people through the winter months
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Armistice Day 11 November 2022: Age Cymru Dyfed and ITV Wales share a film exploring the memories of five veterans in Wales who served during WWII
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Older people need the triple lock reinstated and benefits to rise in line with inflation
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Letter to Editor Re: Reinstating the triple lock on state pensions
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Enabling older people to enjoy the Halloween and Bonfire celebrations
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Age Cymru urges the Welsh public to donate festive gift boxes to help make Christmas a little brighter for lonely older people
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Age Cymru calls on the new PM to protect the triple lock
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Age Cymru Statement on World Osteoporosis Day 2022
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Age Cymru report highlights delays in social care
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Apply for pension credit by 18 August to get £650 cost-of-living payment
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Help Age Cymru support older people through the cost-of-living crisis
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Deputy minister highlights the importance of human rights for older people at the 2022 National Eisteddfod
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Join our Culture Club and help isolated older people visit cultural sites across Cardiff and the Vale
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Showcasing the importance of human rights for older people at the 2022 Eisteddfod
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Charity welcomes the launch of the new Welsh Government Fuel Support Scheme
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Hot weather spell - advice for older people
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Age Cymru recruiting volunteers to work in care homes across Wales
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Age Cymru’s response to the Census Data release for Wales
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Take the Big Step challenge and help Age Cymru support older people across Wales
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Age Cymru statement on the lack of care workers
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Nearly two thirds of older people struggled to access healthcare during springtime
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Journal shines a spotlight on older people in the workplace
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Unpaid older carers experienced a huge surge in responsibilities during the pandemic, finds Age Cymru survey
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Age Cymru's response to the Westminster Government's announcement on support packages
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Energy price cap rise: Age Cymru calls for immediate support from the Westminster Government
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Advocacy provision in Wales on the increase, finds report
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Why some older people may need to prepare for Digital Switchover
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165,000 older households in Wales will be unable to cover their essential spending this year, warns Age Cymru
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Charity celebrates creativity in older age with its annual Gwanwyn Festival
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This is Older: photography exhibition celebrating the diverse lives of older people Oriel, Senedd 23 April – 25 May 2022
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The prestigious Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon: team up with Age Cymru this autumn
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Age Cymru welcomes the Welsh Government's decision to extend the Winter Fuel Support Scheme to older people claiming Pension Credit
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Age Cymru's statement on the conflict in Ukraine
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Letter to Editors: National survey of the pandemic for the over 50s in Wales
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National survey of the pandemic landscape for the over 50s in Wales launched
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Volunteers needed to join our Culture Club and help isolated older people visit cultural sites across Wales
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Ruby Wax to headline Age Inclusion Conference
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Response to the Welsh Government’s Winter Fuel Support Scheme announcement
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Further challenges facing older people in 2022
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Nearly 87,000 older people expect to feel lonely this Christmas
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Jingle Bake for Age Cymru this Christmas
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Charity calls for the public to donate Christmas gift boxes for older people across Wales
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The remarkable story of how Age Cymru’s friendship scheme rekindled the Welsh language in an 83 year old valleys woman
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Age Cymru’s quote on the launch of the Welsh Government’s Strategy for Older People – 30 sept 2021
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Charity seeking volunteers to support families visiting care homes Letter to ed¦ 20 Sept 2021
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Age Cymru quote on falls and deteriorating eye sight - 20 Sept 2021
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Age Cymru’s response to the Welsh Government’s announcement to provide £48million for the social care sector
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The Big Step - Age Cymru launches its fundraising drive for October
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Official statement
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Carers event for the over 50s in the Aberdare area
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Falls amongst older people can have a devastating impact but they are not an inevitable part of ageing
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Tell Me Moore
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Cashless Parking Comment
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Celebrating the work of Project 360 ahead of Armed Forces Day on 26 June 2021
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Claim all your benefit entitlements says charity - 21 June 2021
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Sporting Memories - 11 June 2021
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Bank closures – comment to South Wales Argus 3 June 2021
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Lockdown survey provides an insight into what older people need to emerge from pandemic
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Older carers survey
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Retired IT consultant keeping older people fit, healthy and connected during lockdown
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Age Cymru seeks assurances for older people unable to complete Settled Status applications
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Older people's charity launches its Manifesto 2021 ahead of the Senedd elections
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Woolly warriors needed in Wales for the innocent Big Knit - 27 April 2021
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Woolly warriors needed in Gwynedd a Mon for the innocent Big Knit - 27 April 2021
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Age Cymru's comment on second dose vaccines - 12 March 2021
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Age Cymru's Question Time Event - 23 March 2021
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Project to bring HOPE to older people in Monmouthshire - 2 March 2021
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Over 50s urged to plan for their future
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Age Cymru response regarding health boards' communications with older people
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Care Home Guide - south Wales version
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Care Home Guide - north Wales edition
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Care Home Guide
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Statement on survey results
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Letter to Editor
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Supporting older people during challenging times
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Carols at Christmas
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70% of older people had difficulty accessing health services during pandemic
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Age Cymru dismayed by Welsh Government’s omission of older people in its Covid 19 reconstruction plans
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Letter to editors inviting bids for veterans' grants
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Older People's Day 2020
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Age Cymru backs call for action to support safe care home visits
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Tell us your story - Age Cymru seeks older people's views of the Covid 19 lockdown
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Letter to editors re Covid 19 survey
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Improving the portrayal of older people in the media - Letter to Editor
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Comment to BBC Wales News online on the ending of shielding in Wales
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Comment on testing for domiciliary care staff
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Age Cymru responds to BBC announcement that they will end free TV licences for most over 75s next month
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New national project to focus on the needs of older carers
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Mae Age Cymru yn lansio gwasanaeth cyfeillgarwch dros y ffôn o'r enw Ffrind Mewn Angen
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Friend In Need telephone friendship service
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Accessing cash safely – advice for older people during Covid 19
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Tribute to our friend Phyllis
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Covid 19 crisis: Age Cymru makes more than 2,000 reassurance calls to the over 70s in Wales
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Older people being pressurised into signing do not attempt CPR forms - Joint Statement from Age Sector Organisations
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Joint statement on the rights of older people in the UK to treatment during this Pandemic
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Supermarket delivery problems - Age Cymru's response
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Joint statement on COVID-19: Age Cymru and Older People’s Commissioner
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Investment needed to make communities age friendly, finds survey
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New chair for Age Cymru
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Falls Awareness Week
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2010 - 2020: a decade of opportunity, challenge and kindness for older people in Wales
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Pensioners urged to keep safe, warm and well this winter
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Age Cymru launches framework for commissioning independent professional advocacy for adults
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Age Cymru appeals to north Wales public to donate Christmas gift boxes for care home residents
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Veterans aged 60 and over urged to ask about military pensions
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Age Cymru and Business in the Community Cymru has teamed up to deliver the Age at Work programme across Wales.
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Access to Banking: Age Cymru's Response to National Assembly for Wales Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee report
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Veterans aged 60 and over urged to ask about military pensions
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Age Cymru to host winter information day in Rhyl
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Charity advises older people to take a few simple steps look after themselves as heatwave hits Wales over the bank holiday
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Pop up cinema event to celebrate positive ageing
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More than 50 older people Nordic Walk across Cardiff Bay to celebrate Age Positive Week
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Media Invitation - Age Cymru’s Nordic Walk - Monday 30 September 2019 – 10am
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OVER 200,000 OLDER PEOPLE IN WALES CLAIM TO HAVE FELT LONELY DURING LATER LIFE
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High Court pensions ruling for older women
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Transport for Wales makes bus pass application forms readily available for citizens
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Charity advises older people to take a few simple steps look after themselves as heatwave hits Wales over the bank holiday
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Only one day to go before mixed-age couples lose the chance to claim benefits worth up to £35,000 because of pension credit rule change
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Free TV licences: Age Cymru writes to Conservative politicians ahead of leadership hustings in Cardiff
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Welsh Public tells government to keep its manifesto promise and continue to fund free TV licences for Welsh pensioners
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Our response to Care Inspectorate Wales reviews on local authority performances regarding Deprivation of Liberties
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Welsh pensioners to rally in Cardiff on TV licence changes
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Charity urges pensioners to look after themselves as heatwave hits Europe
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£400,000 National Lottery funding for older workers in Wales
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Wales & West Housing donates more than £35,000 to help
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National conference providing a platform for older people’s voices in Wales
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Ministerial Round Table on fuel poverty
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Age Cymru presents on funding social care in the future at the Cardiff Business School
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Charity pays tribute to its team of wonderful volunteers
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Pension benefit changes - backdated claims available until 13 August 2019
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Older people from across Wales to descend on Porthcawl for annual conference and rally
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Welsh charity helped older people claim more than £6.5 million in benefits last year
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Age Cymru's response to the tragic case of Joy Worrell
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Charity launches journal on Keeping voice, choice and control when growing older in Wales
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From Caernafon to Cardiff and from Whitland to Wrexham there will be an explosion of art and creativity amongst the over 50s in Wales during the merry month of May
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Allocation of blue badges – an essential lifeline for many older people, has become a post code lottery in Wales
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Help us introduce more older people to the arts and culture, committee told
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Age Cymru urges older people to claim pension credit and housing benefit before government changes rules in May
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The challenges facing carers of older veterans
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Pensioner helps launch thermometer cards reminding older people to keep their homes safe and warm
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Ask About Advocacy
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Unpaid carers amongst armed forces veterans – tell us about your life
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Meet and Greet Day in Pontypridd
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The Prince of Wales to visit Neath care home hosting ground breaking arts project for residents with dementia
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Falls Awareness Week
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Defence Secretary visits Woody’s Lodge in the Vale of Glamorgan
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Age Cymru and South Wales Police join forces to combat scams against older people
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Follow Phyllis’ advice and protect yourself from the cold weather
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Run for older people at one of the UK's fastest marathons and 10k races
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Join the campaign to save free TV for older people
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Response to £35m funding boost for NHS winter pressures
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Volunteers bring early festive cheer to north Wales pensioners
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Meirion Hughes Memorial
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Opening of a new veterans’ centre (Woody’s Lodge)
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Older peoples’ groups invited to bid for winter celebration grants
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Grants available for groups celebrating creativity in older age
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Age Cymru responds to new NEA Report
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Welcoming the Welsh Government’s launch of a national conversation on what can be done to tackle inequalities and poverty experienced by disabled people
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Age Cymru welcomes Welsh Government consultation on loneliness
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Winter Celebration Grants launched
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Opening of a new veterans’ centre (Woody’s Lodge)
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Age Cymru responds to new NEA report 'Under one roof"
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Grants available for groups celebrating creativity in older age
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Supporting retired police officers at Woody’s Lodge centres for military veterans
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New chair for older people’s national charity
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Celebrate Age Positive Week with Age Cymru
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New course enabling the over 50s to enjoy Carmarthenshire countryside through Nordic Walking
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Veterans aged 65 or over: help us build a picture of your needs and aspirations
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Community services vital to combating loneliness and isolation amongst older people, says Age Cymru
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Comment on the drop in bus mileage in Wales13 February 2018
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Chance for older people to shape charity’s priorities
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Opportunity to chair one of Wales’ leading national charities - Deadline May 2018
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Get ready for an explosion of creativity in older age with the Gwanwyn Festival during May 2018
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Gwanwyn Festival 2018 - celebrating creativity in older age
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Charity launches grant scheme to tackle isolation and loneliness – Deadline: 14 May 2018
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Care home placements: Costs overriding older people’s basic human rights, says charity
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Opportunity to chair one of Wales’ leading national charities - May deadline
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Advice to help keep us driving beyond the age of 70
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New chief executive for Age Cymru
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Look out for the flamboyant bus tour in Cardiff on Saturday
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TV comic leads Ystradgynlais workshops as part of a Wales-wide arts festival for the over 50s
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Pensioners gather in Porthcawl for national conference with Vaughan Gething AM as guest speaker
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