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Life of a genius: Spain’s most famous architect – Antoni Gaudi
It is difficult for us today to believe that the most famous modern Spanish architect met his demise when, at age 73, he was run over by a tram and assumed to be an ordinary beggar for a full day before he was finally identified, too late to be nursed back to health....
Bustling Barcelona! We visit the cosmopolitan capital of Catalonia
Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, is known for its art and architecture. The fantastical Sagrada Família church and other modernist landmarks designed by Antoni Gaudí dot the city. We bring you the best places Barcelona has to offer!...
The secrets of midlife love: The new app for over 50s that’s setting older pulses racing and why it’s never too late to find the one if you follow this advice
Finding love in midlife is hard. Dating second time round can be both daunting and bewildering especially when the rules have changed so much since you were last out there - and no doubt you have, too. The Daily Mail reports that the good news is, that as a leading...
Risks & opportunities of no deal Brexit for property investors
In, out what’s it all about if you’re trading in property? Is the political uncertainty over Brexit a reason for investors to change their behaviour? Choice reports that when the Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, warned last September that a disorderly Brexit...
Brexit NOT impacting UK employment as numbers in work SOAR with over 50s HUGE contributors
Employment in the UK has continued to soar despite claims Brexit could hamper job prospects, new figures reveal. The Express reports that research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows a record number of people in the UK were in employed between October...
B12: The overlooked and often misunderstood vitamin
With many people pledging to cut down on meat as part of a healthier lifestyle, we explain the importance of the often misunderstood vitamin B12. Meat Free Mondays and other high-profile campaigns to get us to cut down on the amount of animal protein we eat are aimed...
New RELEVA Joint and Muscle Balm given rave reviews by acclaimed West End cast of Hamilton
According to a recent study 2 in 5 of our stoic baby boomers (the over 50’s) are suffering in silence with their joint and muscle pain, with 85% having suffered in the last 2 years with hip, knee and back issues. 50 Plus reports that researchers also found that many...
Being a couch potato ‘bad for the memory of over-50s’
Watching television for more than three-and-a-half hours a day could leave adults with a deteriorating memory, a study suggests. BBC News reports that tests on 3,500 adults over 50 found that verbal memory decline was twice as bad in couch potatoes, compared with...
Kettering over-50s group still fighting fit two decades on
Forty over-50s who meet weekly for exercise and health classes are celebrating spending 20 years together. Northants Telegraph reports that the Kettering Over-50s Leisure Activities Group first met in 1999 after Kettering Borough Council asked local Badminton England...
Keeeep counting! Celebrating 40 years of counting garden birds
The RSPB is eagerly anticipating who will be top of the pecking order for a very special anniversary of its’ world famous Big Garden Birdwatch at the end of January. Just one hour every year, for the last 40 years, has made the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch the largest...
De-stressing diet: Easy food swaps to tackle the effects of stress
Stress can compromise nutrient intake by influencing appetite, food choice and depleting the body of micronutrients. Here are some tips to help make the right food choices. Our body’s response to stress is an in-built reaction to threat commonly referred to as ‘fight...
Suzi Quatro: “I’ve always been a rocker at heart”
Even down a telephone line from her home in deepest Essex, Suzi Quatro still crackles with energy at the age of 68. And with her Detroit accent intact, despite living in England for more than 40 years, she is buzzing with life, eager to tell me about her latest...