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Housebound Islanders should contact a GP if they are eligible for, but have missed out on, a coronavirus vaccine.

Olive Press News Spain Maureen Payne was awarded a BEM but there has been a hitch! Share \n);document.write(\n \n\n);} MAUREEN Payne, president of Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur, has been one of the region’s most prominent figures in helping people within the community. She was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2020 New Years’ Honours list in recognition of her charitable work, including over a decade as Age Concern president. Northumberland-born Maureen had an active UK life includ...

Age Concern Rotorua celebrates official opening at new premises 28 Feb, 2021 11:04 PM 3 minutes to read Shauni James is the Rotorua Weekender reportershauni.james@nzme.co.nz@thedailypost There were plenty of bonnets and floral attire as people came together to celebrate the official opening of Age Concern Rotorua at its new premises. And the organisation has already experienced some benefits from its new home - 5 Tarewa Place. Age Concern manager Rory ORourke says, "Initially we were apprehensi...

Minister Wilson On Covid-19 Vaccine Progress “If you take into account just the percentage of the population which is eligible for the vaccine, i.e. persons more than 16yrs old, we have vaccinated 27% of the eligible population and immunised 16% of that population,” Minister of Health Kim Wilson said in the House of Assembly today [March 5]. The Minister said, “Currently, Bermuda is executing its vaccine programme using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, one that is probably at the forefront in...

123RF Age Concern says older people will predominantly be affected when Wellington City Council stops accepting cheques from April 1. Cheque users will have to move with the times as Wellington City Council becomes the latest organisation to abandon the payment method. From April 1, the council will cease accepting cheques for any of its services as its bank, ANZ, is removing them as a payment type after May 31. Internet and phone banking, direct debit, direct credit and other payment methods ...

One too many? Joyce Williams, Ōrewa (abridged) Retirement villages – a growth industry with our ageing population – serve a vital need and most do so extremely well. However, too many of these large villages in the one location can be undesirable for several reasons: medical services to the community can only stretch so far and are already overloaded with so many elderly patients in one concentrated catchment; an area with an over concentration of one demographic range is not a desirable o...

SHELTERED housing residents counting down the days until lockdown ends say a garden project has been a lifeline for them. Senior citizens living in St Margarets Court in Greenock, run by Trust Housing Association, cant wait to get back out into the grounds for spring. They have teamed up with Belville Community Garden and Age Concern Scotland to run a number of activities in their outdoor area. Since last March the pensioners at the complex, which offers both sheltered housing and care ...

25 February 2021 Helping older people use technology to connect with their friends and family is the goal of a new business venture set up by three University of Canterbury (UC) graduates. University of Canterbury (UC) graduate Phoebe McCaughan tutors a client as part of a new Christchurch startup called GranSkills. Phoebe McCaughan, Amelia McLuskie and Emily O’Sullivan, recently launched GranSkills to provide one-on-one tech tutoring at home for the elderly. Based on individual needs, the se...

Tributes to cyclist killed near Wigton in crash Jeremy Robinson Tributes have been paid to the cyclist killed following a road collision near Wigton last month. Jeremy Richardson who died following the collision, which did not involve any other vehicles on January 21 at Westward. Originally from Inverness, he had just moved to the area to be nearer family. A friend wrote the following tribute, which has been released by police: The sudden death of Jeremy Richardson, formerly of Springdale, Harr...

A GREEN-FINGERED group is set to be part of a planned £400,000 improvement to Halstead town centre.