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Mothers and over-50s push UK employment to record high
Companies seek new sources of labour as number of workers coming from EU falls. FT.com reports that mothers, the over-50s and students entering work helped drive UK employment to a record high during the three months to the end of February, according to data published...
10 shades of grey: Top ten celebrities who rock grey hair!
You might know Fifty Shades for its steamy love scenes, young Hollywood starlets and glitzy soundtrack; but what about these 10 shades of grey? Yes, we mean the 50-somethings wearing their grey on the outside - with pride, flair and just a touch of sparkle. It’s not...
Monty Don reveals how his golden retriever Nigel helped him through the ‘black periods’ of depression
Monty Don said dogs can help with depression, crediting his golden retriever Nigel with getting him outside again after he suffered from “black periods”. The Telegraph reports that speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the gardener described how looking...
Spreading the ‘Massage Message’
A massage has a host of health benefits. Choice reports that not only does a massage relieve stress, recent studies also show it to be an effective treatment for chronic back pain, it helps us to fight off infection by increasing our white blood cell count and it...
Your 7 a day! The Top (actually useful) food websites
Consumers can be bombarded with food websites promising to be the next big thing, but these tried and tested sites offer proper value. thefoodmarket.com New supermarket for natural products This new online marketplace is all about natural food. It’s a great site for...
1969: The year the dream died
An extraordinary decade was drawing to a close, but the final year of the Sixties had several stings in its tale. 1969 was the hangover after the Sixties party, a time to reflect on where the decade had taken us, but also to retrench and acknowledge that many of the...
Hola España! How to move to Spain and the best places to live
Amidst the Brexit confusion, more and more people are looking to move abroad before the deadline hits. If you fancy joining over 300,000 Brits that call Spain home, then there are a number of factors you need to take into account. N.I.E. Before you do anything in...
Start me up! How to launch an online business
There comes a time in everyone’s work-life when we long for a complete career switch. Working for oneself can mitigate the stresses and strains of corporate life, and whether it be scenery, pace, mindset, or the whole shebang, a change is certainly better than a...
Should job-hogging over-50s all resign?
Too few jobs. Rising unemployment, especially for young people. Here's a radical solution, says commentator on office and workplace life, Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times (born 1959). Wasting time on the internet recently, I came upon a nasty statistic. In the...
Whole of life vs over 50s plan: The true battle in later life
By the latter stage of life many people understand the importance of having life insurance for the purpose of covering rising funeral costs or leaving an inheritance; but what many people of this generation don’t know is that there’s more than just one option...
The health benefits of gardening
Gardening is a fun, rewarding hobby that’s enjoyed by many of us. And with spring here already, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about getting out in the garden. 50 Plus reports that there are some surprising health benefits too. So we recently spoke with...
Spring skin care
The seasons change and so do the needs of our skin. Here are a few tips to help you transition from winter to spring. 50 Connect reports that dry, chapped skin is just one of the cold weather travails we face through the winter months, while finding the right products...