Castle Cover Feature Articles
Please find below our latest special reports. If you would like to discuss them in more detail, please contact our press office.
- 17th
December 2007 - Restless over-55s get down to business or strut their stuff
While once the retirement years would mean having to settle down and employ
a laidback attitude to life, now it seems the over-55s are indulging in
all manner of hobbies....
- 10th
December 2007 - Extreme or not: Sports are great for the over-55s
All over the country, it seems that the over-55s have decided to adopt
the energy and vitality of their younger counterparts...
- 27th November 2007 - Donkeys on local beaches? Get real!
The travel industry has been altered forever in the last few years. No
longer is a weekly trip in the summer months to Skegness and Blackpool adequate
for a generation bombarded with choice...
- 16th November 2007 - Strictly over-55s only for these games please
the over 55s are not getting left behind, with sporting events popping up with them involved all over the country, it would seem...
- 24th October 2007 - The generation of experience is raring to go
The over-50s generation are enjoying their moments on the planet more than they ever have done beforehand. Such so-called elderly "retirees" are indulging in various activities that would normally be associated with youngsters...
- 27th September 2007 - Mind the gap: over-50s have travel fever
Various parties have recently stated that the over-50s wish to fulfil unrealised foreign excursions, with the gap year taking centre stage. One such report came from the Association of British Travel...
- 25th September 2007 - Financial freedom at 55
Recent research from Birmingham Midshires has stated that the over-55s enjoy a time in their lives never seen before, when they have a greater degree of monetary freedom...
- 1st September 2007 - Sixty things to do before you hit 60
Most of us dream of doing something wacky, wild or just plain weird before we get too old to manage it (or be able to remember afterwards!)...
- 30th August 2007 - Why it really is a dog's life!
For anyone trying to plan their finances for old age and beyond, the news that an American hotel tycoon has left 6 million to her pet dog...
- 31st July 2007 - Overseas travel 'popular among active over-50s'
Instead of just laying back and staying at home during the older years, it appears that a large amount of over-50s are...
- 30th July 2007 - Work hungry over-50s 'feel young again'
There was once a time when the over-50s would be packed off to a care home after retirement. Moving away from...
- 29th July 2007 - Experts Advocate Well-being of Over 50s
One expert has said in July that the over-50s are keen now to keep ill-health at bay and stay active during their twilight years...
- 1st July 2007 - Study Reveals Surge in Silver Surfers
Recent findings by the research company Hitwise, show that more and more baby boomers are plugged in and surfing the web...
- 30th June 2007 - It's Never too Late to Conquer Your Financial Fears
There seems no end to the amount of seemingly everyday events and experiences that will bring people out in a cold sweat...
- 28th June 2007 - Summer Floods Highlight Insurance Crisis
With the country braced for another week of wind and rain, it's not hard to imagine bookmakers offering....
