A Shropshire nursing home threw open its doors to the public as staff and residents raised money for a dementia charity.

Leamington Spa-based T (n) S Catering Management scooped a double award win in the care catering category and the contract catering multi-site manager category at this year’s Cost Sector Catering Awards.

A new study published in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, suggests maintaining a higher level of physical activity during middle age may be a key strategy for the prevention of dementia in older age.

National maritime charity the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society celebrated more than 50 years of service from two of its longest serving trustees at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London.

A Telford nursing home has donated a much-loved dolls house to children at a local day nursery to help develop their imagination and interaction.