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Your Stars for the week 25th July - 1st August

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:10:26 +0100

Your weekly Stars, brought to you by Tricia

U-turn "fuels" call for petrol duty cut

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:52:17 +0100

Older people, who are finding it increasingly difficult to keep a car on the road, are warning the Government that their latest move to delay the 2p rise in fuel duty is not enough to keep their votes in the next general election.

The solution is in our hands!

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:42:16 +0100

It's time all we all got together in an organised fashion and told our politicians in no uncertain terms what we expect in terms of fairness as compared to the current "non-working" class on ample benefits, many of whom have never worked a day in their lives.

Victim of the revolution

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:27:30 +0100

How does it feel to be in a building set on fire by chanting revolutionaries and with all the exits seemingly blocked? Thankfully few of us will ever find out. But one woman who did was Merope Coulson. In 1978, aged just 22 she found herself posted to Tehran, a political hotspot ... little knowing that she was walking into a revolution ...

Enjoy a free luxury night away complete with champagne...

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:24:31 +0100

Mature Times has negotiated a special deal for its online readers: book a two-night Champagne Summer Break at any of the Hatton Collection hotels or inns this summer and enjoy a third night bed and breakfast - absolutely free.

Saunter in the September sun for the Meningitis Trust

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:22:27 +0100

The Meningitis Trust is appealing for walkers of all ages and abilities to join in with its national 'Walk in the Park' month during September. The sponsored walks are suitable for all ages and abilities - so why not join the fun and get walking for charity!

Paula's Wines of the Week (July 21st 2008)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:53:30 +0100

Welcome to our new wine column by Paula Goddard, writer, speaker, wine-tasting tutor and long-time champion of the greatest grapes on the planet.

Millions being hit by Post Office closures

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:50:28 +0100

New research shows that millions of older people are struggling with simple day to day tasks as a result of post office closures.

Win a holiday, £500 spending money AND a video camera

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:15:36 +0100

If you love to be beside the seaside, we’ve got the perfect competition for you. Enter the free prize draw and you could win a week for you and your family at one of 37 superb coastal locations around the country, courtesy of Park Resorts … with £500 spending money thrown in AND a video camera to capture all the precious moments. And there are TEN runners up prizes of short breaks to be won as well.

Don't stop me now ... councils must wake up to the role that older people can play

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:20:15 +0100

Councils must take action to utilise the skills and expertise of older people living in their area for the mutual benefit of the whole community, say leding charities in response to the Audit Commission's new report "Don't Stop Me Now".

It's official: sex gets better with age

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:43:43 +0100

Older people just won’t lie down it seems. Mature Times editor looks at a new study from Sweden which shows that an increasing number of 70 year olds are having good sex and more often - with women in this age group particularly satisfied with their sex lives.

Hands up for naturists

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:18:11 +0100

Reading the article on The Strange World of Meetings" I was reminded that many years ago, before all the skin cancer scares started, I used to belong to a naturist club ...

Hospital parking – a stealth tax too far

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:13:46 +0100

I empathise with Peter Nassan (MT June), and I am sure with thousands of others regarding the disgraceful parking charges levied on the sick and their relatives by NHS hospitals.

"Change policy to end rising pensioner poverty," Government told

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:12:30 +0100

Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC), has called on the government to change its pensions’ policy because it is failing to tackle the growing problem of pensioner poverty.

The most honest age revealed

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:10:52 +0100

Honesty, it seems, is something that waxes and wanes with years.

According to a new poll, the older you get, the more honest you become … that is until you reach 64.