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SCRAP SIGN THAT INSULTS OLD FOLK, SAY CHARITIESTHE road sign depicting pensioners as hunched and slow is insulting to today’s healthier and fitter older people, say campaigners.
Esther: Life begins at 68...She hardly ranks with the ugly pieces of veg that used to be a feature of That’s Life but Esther Rantzen believes she’s ahead of the game by not being classically beautiful.
A couple's 10-year 60-mile daily trek - for fish and chipsA COUPLE have spent every weekday for the past 10 years travelling 60 miles by bus – to eat their favourite fish and chips for lunch.
Past it? Not on your lifeRETIREMENT is becoming a second adolescence for millions of baby-boomers, it is suggested today.
Dementia doesn't have to rob you of happinessPENNY Garner spent a decade caring for her mother who suffered from dementia. She explains how a revolutionary approach to the condition ensured that her mum spent her final years full of contentment... Toddlers’ flu jab will aid elderlyAN annual flu jab for the under-fives could stop them spreading the virus to elderly, more vulnerable patients, research suggests. Ordeal of sailor, 70A BRITISH sailor aged 70 was stranded in shark-infested seas for eight hours after his yacht foundered during a round-the-world race.
Now councillors jump on pensions gravy trainTAXPAYERS are paying tens of millions of pounds into lavish pensions for councillors, the Daily Express can reveal. Canny spinster who dabbled in shares leaves church £1/2mSHE was a church-going spinster who had worked as a secretary. Parents never stop helping their childrenNEARLY one in 10 parents have grown-up children living with them. Wogan's Radio Fans Fade AwayVETERAN radio presenter Terry Wogan lost 357,000 radio listeners in the first six months of the year.
Preparing to retire in styleFOLLOWING on from last year's success, the second Retirement Show in London takes place on July 18 and 19 at London Olympia's Grand Hall.
Don't let today's hard times spoil your retirementTHE credit crunch has seen workers cutting back on their vital pension savings, warns HOLLY THOMAS...
Matchbox car collector to strike it richA COLLECTION of 3,500 Matchbox cars is expected to fetch up to £500,000 when it is auctioned later this year.
Don't let rise in food prices ruin your dietHAVE your shopping bills been giving you nightmares recently? If so, you’re not alone.
Pension pot poserMAISHA Frost finds out what should be done with a top-up fund which has now been discontinued... Plans to retire are put on holdA HUGE number of people aged over 50 are expecting to work past the state retirement age, it was revealed yesterday – and poor pensions and a lack of savings are to blame. Dakota downed by EU rulesTO the thousands of Allied paratroopers who jumped out of its doors on D-Day, it was a faithful wartime workhorse.
Rise of the tuck-box touristBRITISH holidaymakers are packing baked beans, soup and even tea bags to avoid tummy troubles when they go abroad.
Forced to retire at 65? It could breach your rightsA SOLICITOR forced to retire at 65 by his own law firm had a “fundamental” right to keep on working, an employment tribunal heard yesterday.
The silver cyclistsWITH an average age of 60, these four women cycled across America in just over eight days. They tell ADRIAN LEE why their age proved no barrier to fitness...
Man traces his royal familyRESEARCHER Roy Blackmore claims to have created the world’s largest family tree after tracing 9,390 relatives through more than 50 generations and 1,500 years. Grandad's Army fall in 40 years onPRIVATE Pike is no longer a “stupid boy” but a 62 year old with a distinguished grey beard. Wonder food that protects the brainTOMATOES could become the new weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. |
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