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Dame Esther Rantzen manning the phone at The Silver Line

The vital helpline founded in Lancashire by Dame Esther Rantzen

An ice sculpture of classic two-up, two-down terraced homes has been unveiled.

An ice sculpture of classic terraced homes has been unveiled

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Local charity urges Lancashire to leave a lasting legacy

Experts have warned that this switch puts thousands of older people at risk

Ad Feature Experts urge older generations to buy digital-ready alarms for safety

Celebrity Chef Theo Michaels and Danforth Care Homes Celebrate Successful Launch of ‘Around the World’ Cookbook in Aid of Age UK

Celebrity Chef Theo Michaels and Danforth Care Homes Celebrate Successful Launch...

Stagecoach Lancashire's Bus operating the 'Grand Day Out'

Stagecoach Lancashire joins forces with Age UK to tackle loneliness with 'Grand ...

The Craggs Energy Team

Craggs Energy to raise vital funds for Age UK Calderdale & Kirklees as part of i...

Paddle for a Purpose

Paddle for a Purpose - Businesses & Locals Invited to Join Age UK Lancashire’s 1...

Age UK Lancashire Launches "Leave It Local" Campaign to Inspire Legacy Giving

Age UK Lancashire Launches "Leave It Local" Campaign to Inspire Legacy Giving

A still from the video to Freezing This Christmas by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers

Who are Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers?

With its own jetty, gym, and spa the Lake District house really is the stuff of dreams

Take a look inside the £4 million home you could win for just a tenner

Together we’re not alone campaign

Age UK’s new research reveals just how lonely Christmas is for older people in t...

Cash prizes are on offer alongside a £4 million house

One week left to enter a special £1m Omaze bonus Christmas prize draw

Prizes of up to £500,000 are up for grabs

Breaking Omaze announces special Christmas giveaway with cash prizes to be won

Omaze Prize Draw: Win £4m lakeside home with jetty and spa in the Lake District

Omaze: Win £4m lakeside home with jetty and spa in the Lake District

Main image: the £4 million house. Inset image: Ken Bruce MBE. Credit: Omaze

Radio presenter launches a multi-million pound house draw
A legendary radio presenter has launched a multi-million pound house draw just outside of Lancashire.
Aimee Seddon

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Age UK Lancs Hospital Aftercare Service Rebrands to Living Well Support Service

Mason Boyle in the army in Cyprus in 2019

I lost my nan while deployed & the winter fuel payments cuts scare me

Age UK Lancashire Canoe Challenge

Join in with Age UK Lancashire’s Canoe Challenge!

Alison Wright and Mark Smith, Eric Wright Group, present cheque to Age UK Lancashire

Age UK Lancashire named charity of the year

Nelson and Colne students paid a special visit to Lancashire's Day Club

Students from Nelson and Colne College bring festive joy to Age UK Lancashire's ...

Age UK Lancashire Christmas Tree Collection

Age UK Lancashire launches Christmas tree collection to help local environment

Jennifer found herself facing life on her own at the age of 71. Photo: Age UK Lancashire

“It is just great to be able to speak to someone.”

Age UK Lancashire’s More Than A Call Winter Appeal is asking people to donate £3 each to help it meet demand for support.

Age UK Lancashire launches winter appeal to support isolated older people

Peter de Vena Franks - Will Aid Campaign Director

Money saving expert urges Lancashire residents to take advantage of 2023 Will Wr...

Peter de Vena Franks, Will Aid Campaign Director

Money Saving Expert urges North West residents to take advantage of 2023 will wr...

Charities in Lancashire could benefit this christmas. Photo: Unsplash

Lancashire shoppers urged to make their Christmas count by supporting their favo...
The UK’s largest charity shopping platform, easyfundraising, is calling for shoppers in Lancashire to do Christmas differently and make their seasonal shopping count this year.
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There were more than 10,000 safeguarding concerns raised about vulnerable adults in Lancashire last year, new figures show.

Huge number of safeguarding concerns raised about vulnerable adults

Regional statistics for the UK

North West paints a bleak picture with 67% of people yet to make a will, survey ...

Hundreds of elderly people living alone in Preston have no central heating

Hundreds of Preston pensioners are living alone and without central heating

Age UK Lancashire

Connecting Veterans: Age UK project helping Lancashire’s 50,000 veterans

As temperatures continue to plummet the NHS has issued advice to vulnerable people during the cold snap

NHS issues cold weather advice as temperatures plummet

Caring is an essential act, one that should be properly rewarded

Blaise Tapp: Shame on a nation which does not care for its elderly

People watch as workers place a giant bobble on top of a 23 foot high bobble hat in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the innocent Big Knit in partnership with Age UK (photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

First News: It's a supersize Bobble Hat

Almost 20,000 older people received help to heat homes last winter

Put the plug in the bath before turning on the tap (photo: Unsplash)

Cost of Living Crisis: How to Save Water

Iceland is giving pensioners £30 voucher to help them buy food - how to get one

Iceland shoppers over the age of 60 will be able to make a 10% saving on their shopping (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Iceland to launch discount for shoppers over 60 as cost of living soars

Many young people rely on grandparents for emotional support, research found (photo: Adobe)

Mental Health Awareness Week: Let's hear it for the grandparents

Higher energy bills are stretching many family budgets to the limit (photo: adobe)

Cost of Living Campaign - Pensions up... but bills even higher

Millions of people at risk of losing free prescriptions in government shake-up

Immobility, loneliness and an inability to grieve as normal due to the Covid pandemic is leaving “deep physical and emotional scars” on a large proportion of the UK’s older population, a charity has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pandemic leaving ‘deep physical and emotional scars’ on large proportion of olde...

The devastating cost of Covid in our care homes has been revealed fully for the first time

"Every death is a tragedy": How almost 1,000 care home residents died of Covid-1...

Age UK Lancashire's project

Lancashire businesses urged to get involved in Age UK corporate challenge

A charity has warned that older drinkers who do not have smartphones to order food and drinks at pubs and restaurants are at risk of being discriminated against (Photo: Shutterstock)

Older people who do not have smartphones are ‘at risk of discrimination’ in pubs...

Older drinkers without smartphones at risk of discrimination in pubs

Older drinkers without smartphones ‘at risk of discrimination in pubs’

Louise Newton, left, with Ann Trowbridge and a Christmas card at the Brookside Care Home on December 1, 2020 (Picture: Neil Cross for JPIMedia)

Many care home residents may not see loved ones before Christmas, charity fears

Cabin Crew (left to right) Matteo Lorenzini, Hanna Essemiani and Charlotte Kelson celebrate easyJet's 25th birthday, as the airline launches the world's first inflight trolley service at home

EasyJet launches home delivery service to keep cabin crew ‘match fit’

Age UK Lancashire is launching Art of Isolation, a visual record of Lancashire in Lockdown, on Monday

Age UK charts visual record of lockdown life

Katie Bird

Virtual Christmas market will raise funds for Age UK Lancashire

Experts have warned that, without visits, elderly people could lose the will to live (Photo: Shutterstock)

Experts warn a blanket care home visiting ban 'could risk premature deaths'

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

Call to bridge digital divide and help older people get online

The lockdown has left a quarter of adults thinking they have no real friends

Friends For You founder Marjorie Hayward

Friends for You: The invaluable Chorley charity transforming lives in lockdown

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