Christmas is traditionally a time for giving and spending time with loved ones. And there are few things that truly capture the festive spirit better than enjoying Christmas dinner together. Unfortunately, this isn’t a luxury that everyone can enjoy, and this is especially true for many homeless people. Christmas can be an incredibly lonely time, […]
Meet Laura, a 25 year old personal assistant working in Reading. She currently lives with her boyfriend in a rented flat on the outskirts of the city, but they are saving hard to buy their own place. We take a peek at what a day in her life is like as she manages her job, […]
We all know exercise is good for you, right? But do you know just how good? It’s amazing what a little bit of exercise can do for your health. According to the NHS “it can reduce your risk of major illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and cancer by up to 50%.” […]
We all know that eating large quantities of sugar is bad for our health, but it can often seem daunting to try and reduce the amount of sugar we consume on a daily basis. It’s Sugar Awareness Week, so we’re looking at how to spot those secret sugars and take action to make sure we aren’t […]
“One in six of us will experience a mental health problem in any given week.” This is just one of the worrying statistics from the Mental Health Foundation’s (MHF) survey, which highlights that pressure in our jobs is perhaps the biggest challenge to our mental health. Work commitments can often mean we’re working longer hours […]
With less than eight weeks to go until Christmas (sorry we just HAD to mention it!) many of us are already thinking about what we need to buy ahead of the big day. Food shopping for the festive season can be a headache, but we’ve provided some useful tips to help you avoid a last […]
We all want to make sure that our wishes are respected once we’re gone, right? But, worryingly, almost two thirds of adults in the UK haven’t got a will. Age UK and other well-known charities, including the British Heart Foundation and Marie Curie, have come together to help tackle this problem by offering free wills […]
The school term is well underway, those new uniforms are starting to fit a bit better and everyone is getting settled into a routine. Working parents will also be weaving together a complicated web of formal childcare combined with help from friends and family to cover the school run and after-school care. Pension planning falls […]
Are you a parent? Did you know that you might be able to save up to £2,000 a year on childcare if your child is under 12 (or under 17 if disabled)?¹ The Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme offers families support towards childcare costs of up to £2,000 per child (up to £4,000 if your child […]
With the State Pension Age increasing from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028, there is more need than ever to consider how we care for our hearts as well as our pensions. According to Heart UK (A UK based charity, giving expert support and education in high cholesterol and heart decease) Coronary Heart Disease […]
Mental health issues can affect us all in some way or another – whether personally or because someone close to us has suffered. Unfortunately it still seems to be a taboo subject and is often not talked about openly, even though mental health awareness has been a subject rarely out of the news in recent […]
Many of us are still in the dark about what ‘organic’ really means – sometimes persuaded by clever packaging that what we are buying is better for us without actually knowing why. But what does ‘organic’ really mean and is it worth spending more on these products to reap the proposed benefits to our health […]
