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The weekend of 8 February 2020 saw Storm Ciara hit much of the United Kingdom with destructive, high winds.

Hopefully, paying for long term care in your old age is a long way off. Or, like many families you may have an older family member that needs care now. Whichever scenario applies to you, the cost of a single room in a nursing home costs on average over £800* per week. That’s around £41,600 per year.

If you have a special someone who you think deserves all the best this Valentine’s Day, here’s some suggestions to help you make it one to remember.

Fans of Reggae, Led Zeppelin and live jazz from some leading names on the national circuit will have reasons to be cheerful when they see what Lichfield Arts have to offer in February 2020.

The hugely popular Lichfield Cathedral to Tamworth Castle 10-mile charity run is back for 2020 with hundreds more spaces to meet growing demand.

People can make a New Year’s resolution to protect the environment and support a great local charity at the same time by donating their old Christmas cards to St Giles Hospice.

We tend to arrange more mortgages at the start of the New Year than at any other time. Not quite sure why this is, maybe people are thinking of starting afresh and making changes in their lives. Moving house or re-mortgaging are big decisions, getting financial advice can be invaluable.

With everything from leading names from the worlds of blues, jazz, and folk, comedy, and a ceilidh Lichfield Arts has something for every music fan in January 2020.

Nick Drake is one of the most revered and loved of all this country’s singer/songwriters.