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Experts have warned that this switch puts thousands of older people at risk

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Craggs Energy to raise vital funds for Age UK Calderdale & Kirklees as part of i...

The proposal would see a one per cent rise in the basic rate of council tax and an additional two per cent increase for the adult social care precept.

Rotherham Council budget approved by cabinet

A still from the video to Freezing This Christmas by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers

Who are Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers?

Pupils from Brightside Nursery and Infant School hand-delivered their handwritten Christmas cards to attendees to help spread some festive cheer

Meadowhall partners with local schools and Age UK to spread festive cheer

With its own jetty, gym, and spa the Lake District house really is the stuff of dreams

Take a look inside the £4 million home you could win for just a tenner

Broomhill is the perfect place to get some Christmas shopping

We visited fantastic shopping area and loved these Christmas gifts

Cash prizes are on offer alongside a £4 million house

One week left to enter a special £1m Omaze bonus Christmas prize draw

Prizes of up to £500,000 are up for grabs

Omaze announces special Christmas giveaway with cash prizes to be won

The 'Crackers for Christmas' event which saw the official launch of this year's Christmas market saw The Moor busier than ever.

11 photos of city's heaving Christmas markets on opening weekend

Omaze Prize Draw: Win £4m lakeside home with jetty and spa in the Lake District

Omaze: Win £4m lakeside home with jetty and spa in the Lake District

The wreath-making session brought generations together at Westbourne School

Westbourne craft event bridges the generations for Remembrance Day

The data shows although 87,880 pensioners in Sheffield received winter fuel payments in the 2022/23 financial year, a total of 74,951 (85 per cent) are expected to lose this type of benefit. Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

LibDems demand action as huge number of pensioners lose winter fuel payments

As part of Rachel Reeves’ money-saving scheme, there will be an 85 per cent cut in the number of pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments in Sheffield when the plans go into effect. Photo: ADOBE STOCK

Huge number of Sheffield pensioners losing winter fuel payment

Across Rotherham a total of 42,185 pensioners who received the payment last year will not receive it this year

Revealed: the number of Rotherham pensioners set to lose winter fuel payment

Across Barnsley, 86.7 per cent of pensioners – a total of 38,779 who received the payment last year – will not receive it this winter.

Huge number of Barnsley pensioners to lose winter fuel payment

Excel Parking has lost its appeal against Karen Bennett's court victory. A judge said she correctly paid and it was 'not necessary' to consider the firm's other terms and conditions

Parking firm's appeal over £280 'fine' dismissed

Age UK Sheffield is set to open its newest store in the city.

First look inside new Age UK charity shop set to open this week

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Number of hospital admissions in Barnsley for elderly

Age UK Sheffield: The Boutique

Age UK Sheffield: 9 curated items at Sheffield's new charity boutique

People from the Caribbean who answered Britain's call to help fill post-war labour shortages being welcomed by RAF officials from the Colonial Office after the ex-troopship HMT Empire Windrush landed them at Tilbury. PA Wire

Northern Lights: Sometimes attempts at inclusion can end up not being inclusive

According to analysis of census 2021 data by the PA news agency, 31,039 people over the age of 65 lived alone in Sheffield – making up 33.7 per cent of the age group. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Hundreds of Sheffield pensioners living alone in homes without central heating

As temperatures continue to plummet the NHS has issued advice to vulnerable people during the cold snap

NHS issues cold weather advice as temperatures plummet

Lost Chord UK Chief Executive Clare Langan

Enjoy a cuppa, a chat and great music with Lost Chord UK

People watch as workers place a giant bobble on top of a 23 foot high bobble hat in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the innocent Big Knit in partnership with Age UK (photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

First News: It's a supersize Bobble Hat

Iceland is giving pensioners £30 voucher to help them buy food - how to get one

A warning has been issued that South Yorkshire pensioners risk missing out on a £650 cost of living payment

Warning issued over 'cost of living' payment deadline

Hair Stylist Conrad Blandford

Hairdresser and charity shop fear parking ban

The Fox Valley Iceland stoer in Sheffield

Iceland discount for Sheffield's over 60s

Iceland shoppers over the age of 60 will be able to make a 10% saving on their shopping (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Iceland to launch discount for shoppers over 60 as cost of living soars

Many young people rely on grandparents for emotional support, research found (photo: Adobe)

Mental Health Awareness Week: Let's hear it for the grandparents

Louise Haigh, MP for Sheffield Heeley.

Mental Health Awareness Week: Sheffielders turn to MPs for support as services s...

Higher energy bills are stretching many family budgets to the limit (photo: adobe)

Cost of Living Campaign - Pensions up... but bills even higher

New dementia service set to launch in Sheffield

Councillors have investigated what support is available to people living with dementia in Barnsley, and recommended a series of measures to improve services.

Councillors recommend measures to improve Barnsley dementia services

The outside of the Coach House in Hillsborough Park in the early morning light.

Look inside new Depot Bakery cafe at Sheffield’s historic Hillsborough Park Coac...

Janet Potts, 85, who lives on the nearby Shepperson Road and has been looking after the park as a volunteer with the Friends of Hillsborough Park for 15 years was the first customer at the Depot Bakery cafe.

Depot Bakery cafe opens for the first time at Sheffield’s historic Hillsborough ...

Artists' impression of the new cafe at the Old Coach House in Hillsborough Park.

Age UK Sheffield’s Old Coach House cafe set to open after £1 million renovation

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