We have already railed against industry-driven manoeuvres to require us all to buy and use expensive and complicated electronic equipment...

Yesterday the route my dog Trixie and I found the route we had planned for our afternoon walk was blocked by warning ribbons – a team of...

I go through the papers – well The Guardian and Manchester Evening news - day by day, and look for a summary of items of most interest to...

A Long Read in the Guardian this week got me thinking, got me smiling, got me finding memories which have been quiet for a while: ‘Who...

Just this short while since November 5th and all those noisy fireworks, we have passed into the time of another November time which stirs...

There are few dates in history that we working class kids knew, but November 5th was, and is, firmly embedded because of its celebration...

The congress this year will be at Aston University and takes up November 8th and 9th It is a brave undertaking and we have to be grateful...

Time and opportunity have allowed me to go carefully through the paper from Charles Marshall and others which I wrote about two weeks...

Where are we going with dementia? Last week we faced evidence that a diagnosis of dementia is followed by increased risk of suicide. We...

Fears of dementia and the life which may follow its diagnosis have been found to be associated with an increased incidence of suicide....

Combing through the paper for good news stories, it was a relief to find reference to research which confirms that dogs are sensitive...

Monday the 19th was a day given over to pageant and memories of the years we have shared with Queen Elizabeth 2nd. Emotions were laid...

This is a quote from Dr Richard Restak in an article written for the Guardian by Gaby Hinsliff. Now 80 Restak is still active in the...

The impact of Covid-19 on our lives has been immense – it continues to be hugely important though the intensity of interest and fear...

A tragic and alarming case is reported by the Guardian and other national newspapers, which describes how the driving exhibited by 75...

We have been rejoicing in the experience of working with like-minded people on prospects to improve services for people with dementia and...

It was good to read about Historic England’s project to give some publicity to the lives and communities of ordinary people in humble...

I am sure I am not the first to muse on BC having become ‘Before Covid’ more often than Before Christ. Before Covid – at this time of...

Muddling through the newspapers and other media matters looking for references to older people, people with dementia and related...

Our on-line meeting of Dementia Conversations was an emotional sharing: A had been supported in her submission for NHS Continuing Care...