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Heading for retirement? Looking forward to a well earned rest, but what then? Police Life looks at advice in preparation for retirement and some of the options available for employment and leisure.
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An affordable alternative to purchasing a holiday home
Wednesday, 3rd April, 2024
Overseas property investment has long been popular with serving and retired police officers. There’s every chance you know a colleague with a holiday home, perhaps... Read more
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The Police Treatment Centres- A Force for Promoting and Improving Health & Wellbeing
Wednesday, 8th March, 2023
We continue to welcome Retired Officers for treatment at our centres in Harrogate and Auchterarder. Both of our Centres are continuously improving and the standard and... Read more
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Costa del Golf!
Wednesday, 8th March, 2023
Golfing hotspots don't come much better than Spain's Costa del Sol - or the Costa del Golf, as many players refer to it. Players have... Read more
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Things I wish I could tell my slightly younger self... continued
Wednesday, 8th March, 2023
I have written a couple of articles now on things I would tell my younger self. It’s time for an update in the light of... Read more
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Downsizing in retirement
Wednesday, 19th April, 2017
In light of the anticipated Government White Paper offering financial incentives to encourage people to downsize in retirement, James Greenwood of Stacks Property Search says:... Read more
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Making your retirement a happy one
Wednesday, 19th April, 2017
Retirement brings many changes, some exciting, others a little more daunting. Having helped look after the finances of the Police family for 150 years, Police... Read more
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Urban Beekeeping Workshops
Wednesday, 19th April, 2017
The St Ermin's Hotel, Westminster, London, home to over 350,00 Buckfast Honeybees, is holding a series of taster urban beekeeping workshops during the Chelsea Fringe... Read more
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Brexit neednt wreck plans for a sunny retirement
Wednesday, 19th April, 2017
Brexit or no Brexit, a large contingency of Britons, including former emergency service personnel, will retire to Europe in 2017, attracted by the warmer climate,... Read more
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Met PC and country’s longest serving officer retires
Tuesday, 3rd March, 2015
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) bid farewell to the country\'s longest serving police officer in February. Born in Croydon in 1950, PC Robert \'Bob\' Brown hanged... Read more
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Northumberland to the Costa Blanca
Tuesday, 3rd March, 2015
Digby Walker is a retired police officer, 67 years young. After a successful career of 21 and a half years, he retired from the police... Read more
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The benefits of starting a franchise
Friday, 14th March, 2014
Retirement can be a daunting prospect, particularly for individuals who retire at a younger age. Many people in their 50s and beyond have the financial... Read more
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Ten reasons to retire in Kent
Thursday, 13th February, 2014
County Homesearch clients are rarely looking for a sedentary lifestyle when they retire or downsize. Sue Carne, Director of our Kent and Sussex office explains... Read more
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Five reasons why people buy caravans and not bricks and mortar
Wednesday, 8th August, 2012
Research carried out by Haven has highlighted five main reasons why families have chosen to purchase a holiday home rather than a brick built house. Read more
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The psychology of retirement
Tuesday, 3rd March, 2009
Retirement is coming; you have worked and served in your role for years and now it's time for 'You'. But what will your time look... Read more
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How Prepared are you? By Bernard Rix founder of Off Duty
Monday, 15th October, 2007
Try the following quiz to see just how prepared you are for your retirement from the Job. The more times you answer "NO", the more... Read more