Ask the Experts

So apparently the secret to a healthy diet is less is more http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1256781/Dont-diet-tweak-menu-say-health-experts.html
…sounds kind of obvious but if we just make tiny changes to our daily diet, we’ll add years on to our lives! Sounds great! Just one more piece of fruit and one less gram of salt a day can apparently have a big [...]

I could not believe my eyes… this is what dreams are made of!
The news that Britain’s biggest tenpin bowling chain, Essenden, is opening karaoke rooms at some of its venues is music to my ears!
The company are planning to pilot karaoke rooms at four of its Tenpin centres, in partnership with the Lucky Voice group.
Having [...]

We are constantly being told what we should and should not eat and I think many of us take each news report with a pinch of salt (well, low salt that is). The Daily Mail reported today that eggs are officially a ‘superfood’ and eating one a day can help us lose weight. Sounds great, [...]

Today is International Women’s Day which aims to inspire women across the world and celebrate their achievements.
As an office full of women I think it’s only right that we recognise this event and commemorate the fact that 2010 marks the 100th year of International Women’s Day.
With Kathryn Bigelow making history last night after becoming the first woman to [...]

PR practioners from across the region will be meeting up at the Sandbox at UCLan on Thursday evening to debate the future of PR. It should be a lively session which will help us consider how the PR industry can stay ahead of developments in communications. There are still a few places left at the [...]

Is anybody else loving the fact that they’re actually getting to see daylight at the moment??
On the way into the office… it’s light, on the way home from the office… it’s not quite pitch black!!!
I’ve found myself feeling really upbeat about the fact that we’re getting more than seven hours of daylight.
Definitely need [...]

Over the weekend a report from the Institute of Careers Advisers highlighted a big hole in mainstream careers advice for young people in schools and colleges. So, there seems to be plenty of advice for young people at risk of falling ‘NEET’, but little support for those kids that just want guidance on the right [...]

I’m beginning to think that abstaining from food altogether might be the best idea, seeing as a tasty bowl of soup is no longer safe!
 
The Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has reported that 99% of soups sold in popular high street food chains contain more salt than adults should eat in an [...]

I don’t know about anybody else, but i’ve always been put off attending festivals… just the thought of thousands of unwashed people swilling around in fields turns my stomach slightly.
I’m sure i’d have a fab time at V or Glastonbury if I could just get over my desire to be clean!
It would seem designer Wayne [...]

Do you spend hours battling over the thermostat during the winter months? I know I do, I’m always cold. I’m often found sat on the sofa wearing a fleece and thick socks with the heating turned up, yet my husband will be sat in a short sleeved t-shirt complaining that he feels like he is [...]