The so-called ‘kitten season’ has hit the Bristol Dogs Home and RSPCA  Veterinary Clinic hard this year, leaving them swamped with over 30  homeless felines including a box of kittens which were dumped outside the door.

Counsel and Care, the national charity getting the best care and support for older people, their families and carers, has launched a new campaign to produce a national manifesto for older people for the next General Election.

The Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead has been providing loving and highly professional treatment of the terminally ill completely free of charge since the 1970s. The dedication and skill of Marie Curie nurses are legendary, but after more than 30 years of loyal service, the Hospice building itself is now in need of some care - and we are asking Mature Times' readers to help support a refurbishment project.

Former Coronation street actress, Susie Blake, is calling on people across the UK to join Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Blooming Great Tea Party celebrations this summer.

On Sunday 15 June 2008 from 10am-6pm hundreds of carers and their families from local Crossroads member schemes across the North West are meeting up at Blackpool Zoo for a big, fun day out.

 Occasionally an event comes along that makes you stop and think. The inaugural SOPARA  was one such event. As we all recognise, casualties are a sad but inevitable consequence of conflict.

If  you (or someone you know) served under British command in the second world war or were displaced from Poland during 1939-45, then you (or they) may be eligible for long term residential and nursing care at the Government's Ilford Park Polish home in Devon.

Called "Little Poland", it currently accommodates around 100 veterans.

J Mellor, Chairman Wolverhampton and District United Ex-Service Council