Filling your free time

One in five older people in the UK admits to feelings of loneliness – and this only intensifies at Christmas. What is causing this crisis and how can we combat the sense of isolation?

After Sally Burton was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, it was through volunteering that she found purpose again…

‘If I gave up work, what would I do?’

Volunteer Rebecca Cook brings some Christmas cheer to lonely people

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After a long walk through the rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales, Rob Beck sat down with a well-earned coffee and slice of cake. It had been years since he’d last walked here – and this time, someth