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Lee Freer (right) and Jay Rawlins on their fundraising Ben Nevis climb EMN-210817-100357001

Melton man inspired by his dad to climb UK’s highest peak

10,000 care homes with older residents have now been offered a Covid vaccine (Photo: Getty Images)

A Covid vaccine has been offered to all care home residents in England - what ha...

EastEnders and Carry On star Dame Barbara Windsor has died, aged 83

Care home residents will be able to join family and friends over Christmas - but...

Experts have warned that, without visits, elderly people could lose the will to live (Photo: Shutterstock)

Experts warn a blanket care home visiting ban 'could risk premature deaths'

The lockdown has left a quarter of adults thinking they have no real friends

This is how to pledge your time in support of GMB’s 1 Million Minutes campaign

Steve Freer and Robbie Savage in a scene from a video for a campaign about dementia EMN-190531-174337001

Saltby man joins football stars in dementia awareness campaign

Argos worker Danielle Popple in the saddle PHOTO: Supplied

Melton Argos staff pedal to raise cash for good causes

Pets at Home Melton Mowbray store PHOTO: Tim Williams

Pets At Home Melton store helps raise £50k for Alzheimer's charity

Young farmers selfie with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby PHOTO: Supplied

Archbishop of Canterbury is first recipient of the Leicestershire and Rutland Yo...
Young farmers from Leicestershire and Rutland hope to raise hundreds of pounds for charity after they've come together to produce a 2018 calendar which features photographs that have all been taken by members aged 10-26 years.

(Left to right): Leah Macleod, Tracy Heyes, Emily Bates, Alison Bubb, Jay Horton, Vickie Bailey and sisters Laura Mellors and Stacey Kelly PHOTO: Supplied

Melton care home workers march for Alzheimer's

Alan Pakenham-Walsh, Judy, Ed and Stephen Smithers receive the winners shield from quizmaster Richard Angrave PHOTO: Supplied

Angrave charity quiz night at Holwell Stute raises £500 for Alzheimer's Society

Last year's triumphant quiz team comprising of Ken and Ros Eggleston and Mike Geraldine Page PHOTO: Supplied

Countdown is on for quiz night at Asfordby Hill

Amwell staff Lucy Fraser and Esme Little try cupcakes during National Cupcake Day PHOTO: SCS PR/The Amwell by John Robertson

Melton care home whisks up tasty treats for National Cupcake Day

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Dementia awareness event coming to Stathern

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New venue and time for Melton dementia groups

Sarah Prentice wants to know what will happen to her dad's dementia group at the Jubilee Centre

Suffolk dementia services change leaves users worried about help groups

Volunteers needed to support dementia sufferers

Carel Quaife (80), a resident of Scalford Court nursing home at Melton, with night time leader Suzanne Parker, who walked 8km together to raise money for dementia research EMN-161110-130235001

Pensioner with dementia walks 8km for research into his condition

No-one had any trouble spotting Wallace and Gromit in the crowd PHOTO: Tim Williams

Scarecrows at Hickling had people in stitches of laughter

Prof David Alsop

University Alzheimer’s drug human trials boost

Charity launches new social club