Fed up of cooking meals for your children? Good news – research shows that letting your children cook enables them to grow into healthier adults, so put down your wooden spoon and encourage them to cook for you instead. According to recent research, parents who want their offspring to eat more fruit and veg should read more »

Mrs Orrey was the woman who inspired celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to embark on his world-famous school dinner campaign, and now she has been awarded an MBE for her efforts. After serving children turkey twizzlers and pork hippos for 16 years, the mother of three from Nottingham eventually took advantage of her position as a read more »

After health and safety laws put an end to ‘bob-a-job’ week 20 years ago, the Scout Association have decided it is now time once again to encourage young people to help out their local communities. Bob-a-job week was a long lived scouting tradition in which our knot tying friends helped out people in their local read more »

A survey of ten European developed countries has ranked the UK as the worst place to live in Europe whilst France reigns supreme on the top spot. According to the uSwitch quality of life index, the UK has the second lowest hours of sunshine per year, the forth highest retirement age, the third lowest spend read more »

A recent study by insurer Aviva has shown that more and more families are struggling to make ends meet as the costs of living rises, savings fall and childcare costs increase. Aviva conducted a survey on 6,000 families and the results showed that 32,000 people have taken the decision to leave the workforce within the read more »

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