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Christmas

12 Unique Christmas Gift Ideas for Grandchildren

From experience gifts, to DIY ideas. Here is a list of our favourite, completely unique gift ideas for grandchildren (aged 12+). No tech in sight!

Christmas

Make Your Own Willow Christmas Wreath in 10 Simple Steps

How to make a gorgeous, festively-dressed willow Christmas wreath for your front door - all in ten easy steps.

Bright Ideas

Granny Gets A Grip Gets Comfortable

Granny Gets A Grip is a new retailer selling useful, well-designed products for the Biba generation. We've chosen some of our favourites.

Lifestyle

A dozen top Autumn picks from Scotts of Stow

The days are getting shorter and the nights are drawing but don't worry Scotts of Stow's online collection will save you time and money this Autumn.

Bright Ideas

A Modern Living Solution That Helps You Out!

Half-lodger, half-PA, half-companion*: the possibilities are endless with an innovative way of helping ensure you're not lonely or moving out of your house.

Independence

Hapipod: An Ingenious Way to Tackle Cost of Living Crisis

Andrea Frankenthal put her own intergenerational joy to use with a matching platform for householders to find compatible younger lodgers with useful skills

Surveys

Initial Findings From Our Survey - Some Surprises!

After thousands of you answered the questions in our Lifestage Survey, we've already unearthed some entertaining responses... see what you think!

Bright Ideas

Get to Grips with Spring Cleaning!

Getting to grips with spring cleaning the easy way, with recommendations and tips from our columnist experts Granny Gets a Grip.

Food & Drink

6 Air Fryer Dessert Recipes

Get your sweet tooth fix with these delicious air fryer dessert recipes. From cookies to doughnuts, we've got enough to go around!

Food & Drink

Famous Chefs' Cooking Tips from Their Mums!

You Talk, We Listen. Chefs Both Famous and Homegrown Pay Homage To Their Mums' Culinary Wisdom and the Cooking Tips They Passed On

Self-care

Staying Warm for Less - Granny Gets A Grip

Our experts from Granny Gets a Grip give us their recommendations

70th Birthday

60 Best 70th Birthday Gift Ideas for Him

If you're having trouble finding 70th birthday gift ideas for your husband, brother, dad or any other man in your life, this is the article for you!

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