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  1. Gladys' beef stew recipe

    ‘For best results, use stewing beef, but any leftover meat will be fine. If the meat is already cooked, this will cut down how long the recipe takes by half.’ Gladys This recipe is a traditional stew,

  2. Better Later Lives

    benefits. This worked out as an average of £3,467.93 for each older person it applied to. The results from our follow-up surveys suggest that holistic information and advice programmes like this can

  3. Three cheers for charitable beers

    wasn’t a local brewery capturing the personality of the area. Brixton Brewery was born as a result, with its taproom taking up residence under the district’s railway arches three years later ... through the centre of Brixton, with its unique design featuring small windows so as to deal with the resulting noise and pollution. While the flyover didn’t end up panning out, responses to the Barrier

  4. Menopause symptoms and finding support

    ends when you reach menopause. This can start anywhere from late 20s to late 40s. Menopause is the result of changes in the levels of a hormone called oestrogen. It generally happens between the ages of ... menopause when you haven’t had a period for 12 months. It can also happen earlier, sometimes as the result of surgery or medical treatments, such as a hysterectomy or chemotherapy. Perimenopause and menopause

  5. How to make a complaint about an energy company

    you can make a complaint. These things can include things like: late or inaccurate bills problems resulting from switching supplier or tariff faulty meters issues with their website. For complaints about ... not to make generalisations when it happened why you were unhappy what you'd like to happen as a result of your complaint.  Make sure to send supporting documents as evidence and list these in your

  6. We need to talk about care

    people with no one to speak for them, and I shuddered to think what must be happening to them as a result.   The Prime Minister's promise When he became Prime Minister, Boris Johnson promised to ‘fix ... them worse. Sadly, we can’t bring back the 40,000 plus lives that were lost in care homes as a result of the virus, but at least we can take action now to ensure a similar tragedy cannot happen again

  7. Index of Wellbeing in Later Life

    rather than purely subjective ones It gives weights of importance of each factor to wellbeing, resulting from the statistical analyses of the data. Beneath the aggregate measure there are tiers such as ... related to wellbeing Used structural equation modelling and factor analysis to determine which of the resulting 40 indicators ‘hang together’, which gave us 12 groupings Used further analysis and discussions

  8. Trace your family tree

    tempting to dive straight in and search for a particular ancestor but this tends to produce a lot of results which can be confusing. So it’s best to start with yourself and then work backwards, finding proof ... family tree can be a very time-consuming hobby, but don't underestimate the thrill of unearthing results! Some days will be more successful than others so you can expect peaks and troughs as you gradually

  9. Veteran ID card

    himself. He is looking at how veterans can be better recognised and get access to services. As a result, his team are under a lot of pressure, so that’s why things are being gradually rolled out.” In the

  10. Age UK at Brain Health Day

    health as we age? Well, 9 in 10 of us think so, but fewer than 6 in 10 of us know how. Those are the results from a national survey on people’s perceptions of thinking skills and ageing. The good news ... Association to better understand the impact of the initiative on older people. Presenting the evaluation results, Ryan Gray of the University’s Ageing Lab said that older people who lived in local care homes reported

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