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Restauranteur serves up healthy eating message

Restauranteur serves up healthy eating message

A Newcastle restaurant owner is helping schools get the healthy eating message across to children with interactive workshops.

It's time to stop craving and start saving

Tomorrow, 1st July, marks the third anniversary of the smoking ban across England and Wales, when many smokers chose to pack in the habit for good.

Budgeting for health

A new health cash plan, designed to provide cash back on the most frequently claimed health costs, has been launched by Engage Mutual.

Flybe passengers dig deep for Cancer Research

Flybe is making on-board collections to raise vital research funds for its chosen charity partner, Cancer Research UK.

Look online for savings on specs

Look online for savings on specs

People who wear glasses or contact lenses could be missing out on huge savings by failing to look online, according to new research from shopping website Quidco.com.

Smoke-free Brits could save thousands on critical illness premiums

Three smoke-free years could see ex-smokers save £9,150 on the cost of protection and cigarettes, according to moneysupermarket.com.

Yellowbike launches in the New Forest

Yellowbike launches in the New Forest

Electric bikes are now available for hire to tourists and visitors in and around Lyndhurst in the New Forest through a new business called The Yellow Bike Company.

Good health & weight loss in your cuppa?

Good health & weight loss in your cuppa?

Ok so it won't cure cancer or make you lose 100lbs overnight, but a new blend of Java Tea, Green Tea and Liquorice could certainly put you on the right track to good health and a great body.

Travelling with young children? Be prepared

Travelling with young children? Be prepared

As a mum, preparing for the annual summer holiday can be a stressful ordeal - packing for yourself, the children (and maybe even your husband too!), trying to squeeze everything into the suitcase and making sure you don’t forget the passports.

UK consumers confused about care

One in five people in the UK will become a carer for a loved one at some point in their lives, but worryingly, only eight per cent of these would know where to turn for help and support. This is according to new research published by Housing Plus to mark the launch of its new care business, Care Plus.

Research reveals increase in health & wellbeing holidays

Recent research has found that nearly a third of UK holidaymakers have been on a health and wellbeing holiday in the last three years. With travellers venturing on health and wellness holidays for holistic treatments, alternative therapies and beauty treatments.

Liven up lunchtime with Gizzi Erskine

With everyone working harder than ever at the moment, the long leisurely lunch break appears to be a thing of the past. You may find yourselves lucky if you are able to grab 15 minutes halfway through the day, and even then, how many times do you stay at your desk catching up on household bills or emails from friends?

Lesley Waters and Zoe Ball make spicy kebabs

Lesley Waters and Zoe Ball make spicy kebabs

From picnics in the parks to barbecues in the back garden, one of the best things about summer is al fresco dining.

Money doesn’t buy happiness – but financial control does

Happiness, wellbeing and overall self esteem are influenced by our sense of financial control and not by what we earn, according to a study published by Aviva.

Homedics 3D Shiatsu Back and Shoulder Massager

Homedics 3D Shiatsu Back and Shoulder Massager

Experience the latest massager from HoMedics, the experts in health and wellbeing. The new 3D Shiatsu Back and Shoulder Massager (£229.99) is the ultimate addition to the HoMedics massage collection providing an intense sensory experience that takes at-home pampering to a whole new level.