BBC's health site offering a collection of articles about many aspects of health. Check your symptoms or diagnosis from alphabetical
lists. Has a special section for the over 50's. BBC Food contains recipes, discussions and cookery techniques.
Saga's home site aimed at the over 50's. Magazine style site which includes a wide range of topics eg. finance, travel, property,
health, care homes and games. The Saga Magazine option gives more options eg gardening, technology. Very comprehensive
resource centre. Some sponsor ads appear.
Granny Look's special website for grandparents who want to find the best sources of fun and entertainment for their grandchildren.
Includes indoor and outdoor activities, trips and holidays, toys and gifts. Well presented traditionallly organised site. Some
sponsor ads appear.
Age Concern's home site. Large site aimed at the over 50's, very comprehensive resource centre offering advice and links on a wide
range of topics such as consumer issues, housing, care homes, health, incomes, pensions, travel, and the online shop.
The National Health's very comprehensive health and symptoms information resource. Search the health encylopaedia or the self
help guide to symptoms. Send in enquiries about your health issues. May seem a little complex at first, but worth getting to
know how this site works.
Five of the main national newspapers. (All papers will have their own site.) Each contains all elements you'd find
in the actual paper - click on the section of your choice to see articles, news, sport, travel, games etc. Find articles
you missed in the archives. Clearly written and straightforward for finding your way round.
The Oldie magazine's home site. Read many of the topical and humorous articles from the Oldie, see archives from past editions. Webster's
computer tips are here too. A few ads.
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Two sites: the principal premium bond and savings site. Check to see if your premium bonds have won anything. Secondly checklottery results for free or sign up and open an account to play the lottery on line.
Reasonably simple site.
Not many categories.
Results in a few clicks.
Modest sized site.
A few more categories.
Medium sized site.
Several categories which may be multi-layered.
May require clicking back and forth.
Fairly complex site.
Multi-category, layered.
Requires clicking back and forth.
Large complex site.
Multi-category, layered.
Requires clicking back and forth.
We rate our own website as:
All About You an on-line magazine aimed at women, which pulls together the best topics from Good Housekeeping, Country Living, SHE, Prima,
House Beautiful, Coast. Covers a wide variety of interesting topics eg food, diet, well-being, homes, hair and beauty,
crafts, country and community. Great for the elderly who are young at heart. Contains sponsor ads.
Internet help for the elderly
Mature Times - A 'voice' for the 50 plus generation, campaigning on major social issues eg pension and benefit rights, caring
issues, leisure interests and looking for friendship. Sponsor ads. Elderly Parents - a useful site offering advice on the care
of elderly parents. Wide range of topics from tackling difficult issues to keeping independence. Clear and well
organised sites.
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Useful websites telling you the price of property in a post code of your choice. Good if you want to know how much houses
in your street sold for. Also has a directory of property professionals nationwide. You need to register but it's
free and quick. Zoopla is a similar site also used by estate agents.
Help the Aged's home site. Aimed at the needs of the over 65's. Offers information on all aspects of the work of Help the Aged,
particularly campaigns, rights and other issues eg. care homes, which affect older people. Also has an online shop.
