Top 100 Best Selling Singles of the 70s

Flared jeans, platform shoes, atrocious mullet hairstyles…  Wasn’t it great!  The ’70s hold such fond memories for us fifty-somethings, don’t they! It wasn’t the best of times politically, economically or indeed in lots of ways, but it bred a musical…

A Positive Mindset Can Give You A Second Bite of the Cherry

A positive mindset really does make the difference between misery and joy. As we get older, the glass can seem half empty, and draining relentlessly year by year. But I can tell you from personal experience, that’s rubbish. Yes, the…

Speeding – The Monday Moan

Guilty as charged! I was doing 34mph in a 30mph restricted area through a Bedfordshire village (population 34) in a queue of cars. I was late for my lunch and I was hungry.  Judging by the look of joy on…

Five Ways To Organise Household Expenses Before Retirement

There are lots of things to consider when preparing for retirement. One very important element is managing personal finance – a particular worry for many, as statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority show one in three UK retirees will have…

The Therapeutic Benefits of Writing Your Memoirs.

Every single day you will recollect a moment, instance or memory from your past. One minute you’re watching television and the location of the show triggers a memory of a family holiday from your childhood. Or, you’re at a restaurant…

Seven Tips to Naturally Beautiful Skin

Emily Kidson from Scienea*  gives us the low down on how to look after our skin. Saggy skin and wrinkles are not necessarily down to the inevitable process of ageing, but more to do with the way we treat our…

Humour in Sport – The Monday Moan

The death of Keith Murdock (74) will only mean something to sports fanatics. The humour in sport might register more to you.  So, this week, it’s perhaps a groan rather than a moan. Murdock, a New Zealander, is considered by…