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18/08/2010

100 DAYS ON SAGA REVEALS THAT FEWER THAN ONE-IN-FIVE OVER-50s WERE SWAYED BY ELECTION CAMPAIGN MILLIONS

Millions of pounds worth of General Election campaign cash was wasted on the over-50s with just 17% of older voters switching support despite the massive efforts of politicians. Independent research commissioned by Saga - the travel, lifestyle and financial .....

18/08/2010

SAGA COMMENTS ON FAILURE OF FLIGHT OPTIONS

2010 continues to be a turbulent year for air travel. The announcement that Flight Options has gone into administration is a great shame for both staff and passengers. Thankfully the airline is ATOL protected so it looks like passengers who booked directly .....

13/08/2010

SAGA MAGAZINE IS THE BEST-SELLING MONTHLY MAGAZINE IN BRITAIN

Saga Magazine has retained its crown as the best-selling monthly title in the UK. Despite tough trading conditions that have seen many other titles posting a loss, the average net circulation has risen again – to an impressive 656,080 in the Jan-Jun .....

12/08/2010

RESPITE BREAKS FOR 3,500-A-YEAR EAST OF ENGLAND CARERS SUBJECT TO SEVEN OF TOP TEN WORKPLACE STRESSES

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12/08/2010

TWEET – TWO OWLS RELEASED IN SAGA WOODLAND

Saga, based in Sandgate, has recently received two new residents to its woodland grounds - two young tawny owls. The owls have been looked after for the last three months by the Folkestone Owl Sanctuary, who have helped rear them after they were handed .....

10/08/2010

SAGA CARE FUNDING ADVICE SERVICE COMMENT ON GOVERNMENT CUTS ON RESIDENTIAL CARE

Reports today from the care homes sector show how the economic situation is having an impact on the care homes industry. Southern Cross has reported it is experiencing reduced bed occupancy rates as councils cut costs and keep more residents in their .....

29/07/2010

DEFAULT RETIREMENT AGE: STROLL TO THE BEACH, NOT A JUMP OFF A CLIFF

Emma Soames, editor-at-large of Saga Magazine, says the real challenge surrounding the scrapping of the Default Retirement Age is to make the process more a stroll to the beach than a jump off a cliff. Saga is supportive of government plans to get .....

19/07/2010

FEWER THAN ONE-IN-FIVE OVER-50s SWAYED BY ELECTION CAMPAIGN MILLIONS

Millions of pounds worth of General Election campaign cash was wasted on the over-50s with just 17% of older voters switching support despite the massive efforts of politicians. Independent research commissioned by Saga - the travel, lifestyle and financial .....

16/07/2010

BUS PASS ELIGIBILTY COMMENT

The introduction of means testing to eligibility for a free bus pass would be a highly retrograde and massively unpopular measure. The bus pass keeps older people active and gets them out and about at a time in their lives when it is vital that they .....

14/07/2010

MOBILISE GRANNY’S ARMY TO TACKLE ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR.

A Granny’s Army could be the spearhead of a plan to drive anti-social behaviour off the streets. An RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts) report has suggested that individuals and communities could be trained to tackle low-level yobbery, .....

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