SAGA’S CONFRONT LIM DEM LEADER NICK CLEGG

PAUL LEWIS: Hello. In less than two weeks we will have to decide who to vote for in the General Election. The leaders of the three biggest parties in Parliament have agreed to answer questions from Saga readers. Today it’s the turn of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. The Liberal Democrats, of course, have surged [...]

INTERVIEW WITH SANDY VERDON

The brains behind Hobb’s new label, NW3, creative director Sandy Verdon talks to Red Magazine through her style favourites What are your must-haves for spring? With the resurgence of denim, I love the workwear-inspired styles from Twenty8Twelve. I’ll wear them with tomatoe red brogues from Hobbs, which will take me through to summer. What about [...]

KELLY HOPPEN – FIFTY PLUS

You have an interiors shop, an oversubscribed design school and your own interior range, and were made an MBE in 2009. Do you feel like you can relax now? I had no idea it was coming up, I got a letter from the Queen stating that I’d been given the honour, completely out of the [...]

JULIE WALTERS TO PLAY MO MOWLAM

Later this month channel four airs it new film, Mo, staring non other than fab over 50 Julie Walters. The film follows Mo’s rise in the labour government, focusing on her involvment in the 1998 Good Friday Peace Agreement. Stylist magazine, a free magazine out every Wednesday spoke to Julie about the film. What was [...]

HELLO…

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all you fellow fab over 50 women and men to 50 years younger. This blog orginated from Kinnaird Ireland, the well respected, chenille producing nightwear company. I intend to update this site weekly, if not daily, to keep you up to date on news, travel, cooking, [...]