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• Inverness couple married for 60 years are fools in love

  16-04-2021 10:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  An Inverness couple who got married on April Fool’s Day in 1961 has shared their top tips for staying together, with their main piece of advice – always have a good sense of humour.Andrew (Eddie) Mckenzie, 81, and wife Rita Mckenzie (née Downes), 79, believe they can give couples of all ages some sound advice from their 60 years together and say laughter is the best medicine for a long and happy matrimony.Eddie and Rita first set eyes on each other in Edinburgh where Rita was
  
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• Hallmark Care Homes to pay all England employees the Real Living Wage

  16-04-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Multi-award-winning care provider, Hallmark Care Homes, has announced that all its team members in England will be paid at or above the rate set by the Real Living Wage Foundation from the 1st of April 2021.  This means care worker salaries will now start from £9.50 per hour and £10.85 in London.The increase will ensure a full-time worker paid the new £9.50 Real Living Wage will receive more than £1,200 in additional wages annually 
  
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