The shadow of the pension pay gap
There has been a huge media focus in recent months on the issue of the gender pay gap for people in employment, but what about the impact of this on pensions, both now and in the future? The gender pa ...
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50% cut from Trading Standards budgets over the last seven years
Dramatic cuts in Trading Standards budgets since 2010 are leaving millions of older people at greater risk of becoming victims of fraud, according to a new policy report by Age UK. In Applying the Bra ...
Paula’s Wines of the Week starting 23rd April 2018
Traditionally picked on St. George’s Day, the flower petals of the dandelion can be brewed into a country wine. It turns out that its leaves can also be eaten as a salad leaf and its horrendousl ...
The plastic problem
No doubt we’ve all seen the recent heavy press coverage about plastic and the effects it has on the environment. Apparently, there are 13 billion plastic bottles sold in the UK every year and at prese ...