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Advice on dealing with hot flushes

11:34am Friday 1st February 2008

WITH years of advice from the fashion pages, women in their 50s usually know how to look stylish and to enhance their figure and features with flattering clothes and make-up tips.

Chance for over-50s to get with digital switch

11:34am Friday 1st February 2008

IT is almost time to adjust your television set - as the date for digital TV switchover approaches.

Why stepping up for exercise is rewarding

keep fit: An aerobics class for the over-50s at Total Fitness in Waters Meeting Road, The Valley

11:32am Friday 1st February 2008

EXERCISE is not just for the young and is actually more important the older you become.

Dementia 'must be a priority

11:53am Saturday 4th August 2007

DEMENTIA is set to soar in the North-west with experts forecasting a 33 per cent rise over the next 15 years.

Your letters

11:53am Saturday 4th August 2007

Harold Evans of Breightmet writes: I HAVE been reading the Third Age page since it started and think it is a very informative page. I don't think there are enough stories about older people in newspapers and when there are often the coverage is negative.

Discrimination needs to be tackled

11:52am Saturday 4th August 2007

RACISM and sexism are often talked about, but ageism is a subject rarely tackled in the media.

Is it time to plan for the future

11:50am Saturday 4th August 2007

MORE than 90 per cent of Bolton people have decided what they would like once they have passed away, according to Age Concern.

Time to be more positive about age

11:02am Friday 2nd February 2007

ALL the evidence shows that employers who have a positive attitude to age enjoy lower staff turnover, lower absenteeism and workers with higher levels of motivation and efficiency.

Elusive problem of social isolation

isolated: Depression often follows loneliness

10:58am Friday 2nd February 2007

WHILE many studies are carried out regarding childhood, our knowledge of older people is extremely limited, according to a specialist in elderly medicine.

Young writers focus on the elderly

OLIVIA Grech

10:53am Friday 1st December 2006

OLIVIA Grech and Hashim Ali scooped the prizes in an essay competition in which youngsters wrote about their favourite older people and the status of older people in society.


UK News

Mother accused of killings remanded

Sasikala Navaneethan has been charged with the murder of her son and daughter

Updated 1:06am Saturday 11th October 2008

A mother accused of stabbing her son and daughter to death at their home has appeared in court.


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