Choice

Welcome to Choice Magazine Britain’s leading independent magazine for women and men over 50. We help readers defend their financial, health and relationship assets and provide inspiration to help them enjoy life. This website gives a glimpse of the modern, glossy and colourful editorial available every month as well as providing links for paper subscriptions. Enjoy Choice…and life.

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High life in the Lowlands • It may not have the mountains of the Scottish Highlands, but Dumfries and Galloway is still overflowing with attractions -and is close at hand.

October Days out

Queen Elizabeth II: Remembering our gracious Queen • With the passing of the second Elizabethan age, Choice pays tribute to a sovereign mourned all over the world and looks forward to the reign of King Charles III

King Charles III: Long live the king • He has been preparing for this moment his whole life, and now the reign of King Charles III has finally begun. Choice looks back over the King’s life in pictures

“I’ve just been really lucky” • Following a playing career that never really reached its full potential, this one-time British Number One developed a second career as a much-respected broadcaster.

YOUR VIEWS • Voice your opinions or share your stories with other readers

STAR LETTER

Your Poetry

Travel news

Nutrition for the over-60s

High-tech goggles help community nurses

Yoga class • Gail Willis continues her series of simple hatha yoga moves

Top gadgets for anew season • Make light work of your daily beauty routine at home this autumn with these great gadgets selected by Choice beauty expert Sue Moxley

The happiest days of your life • Why do we become happier with age? David Hughes looks for the answers

Your guide to the best financial advice

Beat the cost of living crisis • Prices are rising and retired people are often the worst effected. Teri Harman looks at how to keep on top of your finances

Rise of the unretired generation • Almost 70 per cent of seniors who retired during Covid want to return to work part-time. Report by Andrew Megson, executive chairman of My Pension Expert

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED • The Choice panel of experts answers your queries on tax, pensions, benefits, investment and the law

CHOICE SAVERS’ SELECTION

Love Me Do and the birth of the Sixties • If the start of the Swinging Sixties can be narrowed down to one date it has to be October 5,1962, the day The Beatles’ first single Love Me Do was released.

1962 and the road to Love Me Do

National heroes Henry Cooper • Much-loved heavyweight Henry Cooper was famous for downing Muhammad Ali – but there was a lot more to the British boxer than this one memorable fight.

Do you remember? The Seekers • The death of the group’s lead singer Judith Durham earlier this year marks the end of an unlikely success story.

CRAFT CORNER Self-close Christmas gift box • Get into the festive spirit with this easy-to-make creation.

Get Sewing Halloween fun • These pumpkin-themed decorations are great to make with the grandchildren

Going plant-based • Have you fancied switching to a plant-based diet but not sure how to go about it? Ella Mills new book how to go plant based has all you need, including these great recipes and many more

Meat: Bring on the subs… • Committed meat-eater Graham Sherwood admits that some of today’s burgeoning plant-based alternatives can make a very satisfactory substitute

Is wine getting expensive? • Inflation isn’t the only reason for higher wine prices. As Graham Sherwood explains, we’re simply buying better…

Food news • Tempting goodies new to the shelves, for people who love their...