Wrexham is to receive £155,000 of Welsh Government Care and Repair funding, which will ‘directly improve’ lives of older, disabled and vulnerable people in Wrexham, says town AM Lesley Griffiths. The money comes as part of an award of a £4.67m funding boost for Care & Repair services across Wales, announced this week by Welsh [...]

The search is on for Wales’ favourite dish to share. Older people’s charity Age Cymru is asking the public to nominate the food they most like to share ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June. Age Cymru’s Meryl Randell Jones explains: “It’s the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June and the Big Jubilee Lunch [...]

A Welsh charity has published a sexual health and wellbeing booklet for over 50s. ‘Sexual health’ is a fact-filled, informative and often light-hearted look at sex for the baby boomer generation. Age Cymru’s Health Initiatives Officer, Joanne Bass explains: “Whether you’re male, female, transgender, bisexual, gay or lesbian, if you are over 50 this booklet [...]

A 74 year old triathlete in training for the world championships has taken on a new role. Peter Norman has been appointed as the first ever Ambassador for Older People at the Eagles Meadow shopping centre in Wrexham. It’s believed that Eagles Meadow is the first shopping centre in the UK to have an older [...]

Following an open recruitment process, Sarah Rochira has been appointed as the new Older People’s Commissioner for Wales for a four-year term. The Commissioner is a champion for older people providing information, advocacy and support for older people in Wales and their representatives. The Commission has specific legal powers to ensure that public bodies act [...]

Pensioner Renee Williams is proof that it’s never too late to learn. At the age of 74, Renee has just picked up a new qualification thanks to housing association Cartrefi Conwy. Renee, who lives at Y Fron sheltered housing complex, in Old Colwyn, is one of dozens of tenants who went back to the classroom [...]

A whole host of classes are taking place throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf to encourage older people to explore the many benefits of the Internet. The internet is now an integral part of everyday life but more than eight million people in the UK, many of whom are aged over 50, continue to be excluded from [...]

Reading has been a major part of the life of Nansi Selwood – and she is able to continue to do this with the help and support of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Now registered deaf and blind, the 90-year-old retired schoolteacher continues to live independently in her home thanks to the Council’s dedicated Sensory Services [...]

Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Ruth Marks, has called on the Welsh Government to review and update guidance to offer greater protection for residents of care homes at risk of closure. A report issued to the First Minister, Carwyn Jones, highlights limitations in the current guidance, which sets out the responsibilities of a range of [...]

St Mair’s Day Centre in Aberdare recently hosted a “Question Time” with a difference, as Cynon Valley AM Christine Chapman met with the Cynon Valley Area Executive Committee of the National Old Age Pensioners Association of Wales. Mrs Chapman was quizzed by members, who asked the local AM questions on a range of topics from [...]