Lonely widower's heart-wrenching poster begging for friends after losing wife

mirror.co.uk:

A lonely widower's put up a heart-wrenching poster in his window begging for friends after his wife died. Tony Williams, 75, lost his wife in May and says he now goes days without speaking to a single person.

With no children or family living nearby, Tony, a retired physicist, said he now feels "cursed" by loneliness. Tony put two adverts in his local newspaper looking for a friend to chat to, but didn't get any replies.

So in a bid to find a pal to listen to music with, or sit in the garden alongside, he had business cards made, to hand out when he went to the supermarket or out for a walk.

Chatty Tony handed out dozens without receiving a call back, so has now put a poster up in his window asking for pals. He said: "It's my last resort.