AGE Concern urges older people to make full use of the new arrangements for postal and proxy voting.

Voters can now get a postal vote for the General Election on demand, at any time up to 5pm on Tuesday, May 29, by asking at the Elections Office at their local town hall, or by filling in and sending the official forms that have been widely displayed in newspapers and on-line.

Older voters are well advised to make their own applications for a postal vote rather than signing a form for someone else to complete.

GORDON LISHMAN,

Director General

Age Concern England.