"It was charming and kind of sweet and lonely at ... it wasn't even Christmas yet - over the last year," Alderman says. "It starts off, ‘Single bells, single bells,' People kind of laugh ...

“There are a lot of lonely people out there. 'I’ve been lonely before and I know what it feels like. So the thought of anyone being alone at Christmas is heartbreaking. “I know a lot of ...

A Christmas event for isolated residents in ... Together Co chief executive April Baker said the event was held to show lonely people that they were valued, particularly at a time of year that ...

The Archbishop of Wales has said he hopes no one will feel forgotten this Christmas. In his annual festive message Archbishop Andrew John noted that for "too many people" this time of year can be ...

“The truth is, few people are having a picture-perfect Christmas, and if you are feeling lonely you are absolutely not alone in that,” says Kate Jopling, policy and strategy expert on social ...

Nearly six in 10 adults feel lonely most, often or some of the ... Senior researcher Josh Nicholson said: “For lots of people, Christmas is the happiest part of the year. It is when we are ...

it's a matter of doing something about it when we feel lonely," he said. Mr Tebbey said while Christmas time was a social period when people were more likely to reach out to one another ...

Millions of people in Britain - 7% of the population - expect to spend most of Christmas Day alone this ... on December 12th – ‘A Life Less Lonely’. Other key findings from the survey ...