• Hampshire care home’s Mabel is looking good at 106

    One of the south’s oldest residents has celebrated her 106th birthday at a Hampshire care home.When Mabel Looker was born in spring 1915, the First World War was less than a year old, most British homes were still lit by gas and the cinema was a new craze.When staff at Colten Care’s Belmore Lodge in Lymington asked for her secret of longevity, Mabel replied with a smile: “I would love to know the answer myself.”Mabel’s big day involved a Covid-safe visit from her da

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